Yo, I am a music student right now and in my last year. I was wondering for getting a masters in songwriting and production, how did yall pay if you are low income? Did you do TA-ships or get aid. Is it possible to get full ride? I wanted to go to the New York Campus for connections and such. Is it worth it.
I play guitar and am going to be a freshman at Berklee this fall. I’m just wondering what the placement audition is like, in terms of what theory questions are asked and how difficult the sight reading is.
I've seen a lot of people get rejected while they seem to have extremely good auditions and applications so i was wondering about what would make a solid application and audition. This is especially nerve-racking for me as I am applying with guitar as my principal instrument and I am aiming for MP&E. From what I've seen, I think that GPA is quite important for them or at least, it is important to have a GPA above 3.0. Does anyone know what other mistakes that are common in applications, auditions, and interviews? I am also wondering about what type of people they are looking for, especially in interviews. Thank you in advance for the help!
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BM audition and had a really bad vocal moment. Has anyone experienced this?
I finished my Berklee BM audition and overall I felt pretty good about it, but there were two things that are really bothering me.
During the rhythm call-and-response, I definitely struggled more than I expected. Then during my song, my voice cracked and there was one line where I went really noticeably out of tune. I don’t mean just slightly flat/sharp. I genuinely feel like I missed the pitch pretty badly. The evaluator even made a surprised facial expression when it happened, which has been replaying in my head ever since 😭
Other than those moments, I felt like the audition went well like improv, sight singing, melodic and chord recognition and the interview afterward actually went really well.
I’m obviously hoping that a couple of mistakes don’t outweigh the rest of the audition, but I’m having a hard time judging how serious this is because I know how bad that moment felt from my side.
Has anyone here had a similar experience during a Berklee audition like cracking, going significantly out of tune, messing up an ear/rhythm exercise, etc.? What happened with your admission afterward?
I’d especially love to hear from people who felt like they had a really bad moment during their audition but were still accepted. I’m trying to get a realistic idea of how much these individual mistakes matter.
Hello! I am going to be applying for Berklee very soon. However, I have some questions. I play piano, all of percussion, and I sing. I only have interest in the film scoring program as my main musical skill is in composition - specifically melodically heavy works (neo-romantic) and I love and have connections to the film scoring world; naturally that would be my choice.
As for an audition for someone like me, what should I do? Should I write a piece and perform it on piano (I’m not the most amazing pianist but I have played for 9 years). I have no clue! Thank you!!
Hi! I’m an international student planning to apply to Berklee for Music Business / Music Industry for Fall 2027.
My final high-school average is 72.6%, and I’m wondering if anyone who was admitted had a similar academic average.
I’d especially love to hear from people who were admitted to Music Business or Music Industry:
What were your high-school grades/GPA?
Did you submit IELTS/Duolingo? What score?
What did your music background/portfolio look like?
What extracurriculars or professional experience did you have?
Did you submit recommendation letters? How important do you think they were?
I’m already involved in music and film scoring, so I’m hoping my experience can help balance out my academic record.
Would really appreciate hearing from anyone who got in with grades around this range. Thanks!
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Yo! I main electric Bass and I was wondering what did you guys do for your prepared Audition piece, I don’t want to do something that’s been done a lot or is “cliche” or something along those lines
hiii so I was originally thinking in majoring in performance but now i’m currently thinking about songwriting. i was wondering how beginner level the songwriting classes are considering songwriting has been a major interest of mine but i’ve never actually written a song yet. thanks!
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