Academic Interview

Students interested in majoring in Music Composition, Music Theory, or Music History are strongly encouraged to schedule an on-campus interview with the appropriate faculty member, and to provide examples of recent academic work in the desired field of study, as described in the following sections:

Composition

Contact Prof. Robert Pound to schedule an on-campus interview. Bring to the interview two to three samples of original manuscripts—any length, any instrumentation. Accompanying recordings of live performances of those works are welcome, as are programs of performances of those works. Also, there will be an interview in which the student will be tested in ear-training skills, some basic compositional skills, and basic repertoire knowledge. If an on-campus interview is not possible, please send your materials to Prof. Pound. (Click here for mailing addresses.)

Theory

Contact Prof. Robert Pound to schedule an on-campus interview. Bring to the interview one substantial, graded academic paper by the applicant on any subject (music preferred, if available) written in high school (college for transfer students), and one sample of graded musical analysis by the applicant that demonstrates the student’s most advanced musical study to date. Also, there will be an interview in which the student will be tested in ear-training skills, some basic compositional skills, and basic repertoire knowledge. If an on-campus interview is not possible, please send your materials to Prof. Pound. (Click here for mailing addresses.)

Music History

Students interested in music history should feel free to provide the department with a short writing sample on a musical topic (submit to “Attn: Musicology Studies”; click here for mailing addresses.) or make an appointment to meet with either Prof. Amy Wlodarski or Prof. Sean Parr to discuss opportunities for musicological study and research at Dickinson.