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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are specific instruments really a hook? My kid is very good at a difficult instrument (Interlochen, regional orchestras) but it was my impression this wouldn't matter for admissions (or at least wouldn't matter more than any other activity to show he has dedication and outside interests).[/quote]it can be if the instrument they play is the instrument the band or orchestra needs and they are the best that is interested in the school[/quote]

I have professional musicians and band directors in my family and they say this is a decades-old canard. It is not been true outside of the conservatory/school of music world. [/quote]

Disagree. Selingo talks about this in "Who Gets in and Why." He worked with various AOs. It is a thing.[/quote]

Thanks! Here's hoping Northwestern needs a French horn player in a couple years![/quote]

GL.  I’ve read Selingo’s books and talked with him when he came to the area. Regarding the so-called hook of instruments, I’ll take the intel of my relatives who, together, know dozens of university band directors. [/quote]

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