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[quote=Anonymous]The ability to contribute to a school's musical culture absolutely can be a hook at some schools, and no, you don't need national awards or to be the best ever for musical (or other artistic) talent to help in the process.  But your DC does need to be both very, very good and likely to contribute to the school's music scene AND  be able to show all that on a music supplement.

Start by looking at whether the schools your DC is interested in offer the opportunity to provide music supplement (that will be on the school's admissions website). If they do, it generally means that they might consider it as some sort of hook.  Then see whether what your kid has meets what they are looking for.

Just be aware that music supplements take a LOT of work -- often way more than typical essays and supplements.  Schools with supplements typically want videos of multiple pieces -- sometimes very specific categories of pieces -- as well as music specific resumes and extra short essays describing how they would participate in the school's music scene.

My sense from my DC's experience is that a great music supplement isn't going to make up for not meeting the mark on academic criteria, but it absolutely could give a kid who is one of the many who meet those criteria the factor that moves them into the yes pile.
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