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A MOMENT FOR SOME NUMBERS*-

80% of Arts graduates report being “satisfied” or “Very satisfied” with their salaries laries 46% of Arts ts grad aduat uates es donat ate e to artistic tistic causes uses 42% of Arts ts grad aduat uates es are emp mplo loyed ed outsid side e the arts ts $45,000 00 average erage salar lary y for r arts ts grads with th a BA, BFA A or BM 75% continue tinue to practic ctice e some me form rm of Art t regar gardless ess of main n emp mplo loym yment ent

*Tak aken en from

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trat ategic ic Natio ional al Arts ts Alumni mni Proje ject)- http://s //snaa aap.india indiana.ed a.edu/p /pdf df/2 /2014/SN /SNAA AAP_AR AR_2014.p .pdf df

THE VALUE OF AN ARTS EDUCATION

“My arts education has affected my civic and community life in a pleth ethora

• ra of ways.
• s. I am very

y capable le at plannin ning g and manag aging ing comm mmun unit ity y events.

• ents. I am an effectiv

ective e pub ublic c speak aker er at suc uch h events.

• ents. I am a l

leade der r and have e confide idenc nce leading ding ot

• ther

hers.

• s. I

speak ak mul ultiple tiple languages uages that t allow w me e to be effecti ective e in mul ultip iple le communi mmuniti ties.

• es. The

e arts s trainin ning I receiv ceived ed has so ful ully y permeated my whole person that it effects everything I do. “

• SNAA

NAAP respon ponden ent

Is Music the Key to Success? CONDOLEEZZA RICE trained to be a concert pianist. Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the Federal Reserve, was a professional clarinet and saxophone player. The hedge fund billionaire Bruce Kovner is a pianist who took classes at Juilliard.

• Joan

anne ne Lipma man, n, Wall Str tree eet t Journ rnal al, , Oct 12, 2013

Nobel l medic icine ine winn nner er says: ys: I ow I owe it t all to m my y bassoon soon teacher

By Steve Harrow on October 14, 2013 Have you ever wondered "is it worth the sacrifice of having my child study an instrument, even if it will not be his/her chosen profession"? A Nobel Prize winner thinks so. Thomas Sudhof, who shares this year’s Nobel Prize for medicine and physiology, told The Lancet in August 2010 that he owes his powers of analysis and concentration to studying a musical instrument. When asked "who was your most influential teacher, and why?", he replied, "my bassoon teacher, Herbert Tauscher, who taught me that the only way to do something right is to practice and listen and practice and listen, hours, and hours, and hours."

Show me the money. . .

Did you know that, “9 percent cent of the e 100 0 riches hest t peop

• ple

le on the e Forb rbes es list studied udied arts in college lege — more re than n those

• se who

ho majored in economics (8 percent) and finance (3 percent)?” An An article cle on The e Daily Prince incetoni nian an highl hlight ghts s severa eral l corporat rporate leader ders s who

• foun

und suc uccess cess in the e corpora rporate e worl rld d by majoring

• ring in

art histor

• ry.

TYPES OF TRAINING

• Certi

tifi ficate vs. Conse servator

• ry

y vs. Libera ral Arts s vs. Compre prehe hens nsive Un Univer ersity sity

• Certificate/for profit
• Conservatory – Myths and legends
• Liberal Arts and the Arts
• Comprehensive University
• Terminology? It all just depends on the college in the end. . .

BFA, BM VS. THE BA

• Does it matter?
• What about a “Safe” double

major?

• Can’t I just minor?

TIPS FOR COLLEGE VISITS

• Best

t to go wh when college is s in sessio ssion n (avoid d summer) er)

• Don’t get too hung up on facilities
• Dance
• Participate in a class if possible
• Musi

sic

• Try to observe a lesson with the teacher you plan on studying with – better than

trying to take a lesson with an unfamiliar teacher

• Theatr

tre

• Sit in on a freshman acting class, see how open and welcoming the students are (or

are not)

• Visua

sual Arts

• Ask about support and costs of materials, access to studio space, gallery space

ACCREDITATION ISSUES

NASM NASD NAST Region

• nal

l Ac Accredita ditati tion Why this does or does not

• t matter
• er. . .

.

DANCE

Ballet et – years s of formal traini ning ng – studen udents ts start as young as 3 or 4, and train n for years.

• s. Speci

cifi fic c body type pe and physic sical ability y needed d (thi hink nk Joffre frey y Ballet) et) infl fluen uenced d by classic sical al musi sic Jazz – can incl clude ude tap, not

• t as formal

mal a style yle, , heavily y infl flue uence nced d by m musi sica cal theatre atre Modern rn – Athlet etic, c, uses s a wi wide e va variety ty of musi sic. c.

WHAT DO DANCE PROGRAMS LOOK FOR?

• Not “dance team”
• Long, formal

mal traini ning ng with th a rigor

• rous

us progra gram

• Summer

er intens nsive e work rk with th a p profess essiona nal Dance comp mpany

• Severa

ral l years s back ground nd

• Audition

n based

• Phot
• tos
• s required

quired many time mes s for admiss ssion

• Pre-Scre

creen n vide deos

• s may be r

required quired to be i invi vited d to auditi tion

DANCE AUDITIONS

• Start

t in October, , and conti tinue nue throug ugh h late March

• In perso

son n auditi tions

• ns are alwa

ways s preferre erred

• Some schools do regiona

nal auditi tions ns

• Stude

udents nts have a p prepa pared red routin utine, then n take a c class ss at the auditi tion

• n
• Scholarships

hips are tied ed to auditi tion

• Male dancer

ers (espe peci cially y talent nted, ed, tall ones) are worth h their r weight ht in scho holar arship hip

SCHOOLS FOR DANCE

Un Univer ersity sity of Illino nois-Urb rbana na/Cha Champa paign n Illinois nois State e Univ. . Univer ersity sity of Miss ssouri uri – Kansa sas s City ty Western ern Michi higan gan University ty Indi diana na University ty – Blooming mington

• n

SUNY Y – Purcha hase se Fordh dham m / A Ailey Dance Progra ram Domini nica can n Un Univ-Ca Calif liforn

• rnia – Alonzo Lines

es Ballet et

• Univ. of Utah

h Boston n Conse servator

• ry

Point t Par Park Univ. . The Univ. . of the Arts s

• Univ. of North

h Carolina School of the Arts Southe thern rn Met ethodis dist t Univ. . Flori rida da State e Univ. . The Univ. . of Michig higan n Juill lliard d The Hartt tt School- U o

• f Hartf

tford d Temp mple Univ.

MUSIC

• In

Instr strum umen enta tal

• Voc
• cal

al

• Ja

Jazz or

• r Clas

assi sical cal?

• Musi

usic c Bu Busi sines ness/ s/Pr Prod

• duction

uction

• Mus

usic ic Ed Educ ucat ation ion

WHAT DO MUSIC PROGRAMS LOOK FOR?

• Instr

strumentali umentalists ts

• 3-4 years of private lessons (at the very least)
• Youth Orchestra and/or Community Music School – Merit, Peoples, MWYA etc
• Participating in school’s Band/Orchestra program
• A’s in music classes, especially Band/Orchestra
• Focusing on 1 instrument
• Vocalists

sts

• 2-3 years of private lessons
• Piano skills a HUGE advantage
• Participating in school’s choir
• A’s in music classes, especially Choir
• Can sing in 2-3 languages, usually Italian, French, or German

MUSIC AUDITIONS

• Deadli

line nes s for Musi sic audition

• ns

s may be ea earlier er

• Tend

d to be i in Februa uary, thoug ugh h many schools

• ls have earlier

r dates

• Piano,

, voice, and someti etimes es ot

• ther

r progra rams ms have a P Pre-sc scree reeni ning ng require quireme ment, nt, prior

• r to auditi

tions ns

• Region
• nal

l audi diti tions ns are somet etimes s ava vaila lable le

• Videos
• s are accepted,

d, live auditi tions

• ns preferre

erred

• Best

t wa way to get et rejected ed is s to igno nore re the Audi diti tion n require quireme ment nts

• Colleges are lazy, they won’t change their audi

diti tion n require quireme ments nts from m Year to Year, , stude tudents nts can look them up now to see what will be r requ quire red d by mid-seni nior r year

• Need to be ab

able to read musi sic – there re is s usua ually an entra rance nce musi sic theory y test t to weed out non-re reade aders

SCHOOLS FOR MUSIC – MIDWEST OPTIONS

DePau Paul Univ. Northw hwest estern rn Univ. Roosevelt t Univ.

• Univ. of Chica

cago North h Par Park Univ. . Southe thern rn Illinois nois Univ. . – Carb. Western ern Michi higan n Un Univ. Indi diana na Univ. Bloomingt ngton Indi diana na Univ. South th Bend Valparais aiso Univ. Un

• Univ. of Miss

ssouri uri – Ka Kansa sas s City ty

• Univ. of Miss

ssouri uri – Columb mbia August stana na College Lawrence ce Univ.

• Univ. of Michig

higan Michig higan an State

• Univ. of Illinois

nois – Urbana/Cha /Champaign paign Un

• Univ. of Illino

nois – Chicago Northern hern Illinois nois Univ. Monmouth uth College Columb mbia College ge Chica cago

SCHOOLS OF MUSIC – CONSERVATORIES

Juill lliard Manhattan attan School of Musi sic The New School – Manne nes Boston n Conse servator

• ry

Berk rklee College e of Music sic San Franci cisco sco Conservat atory New Englan and d Conser ervat atory Oberli lin n Conser ervatory The Longy School of Musi sic at Bard d College ge The Hartt tt School – Univ. . of Hartfor

• rd

SCHOOLS OF MUSIC – MUSIC BUSINESS

Columbia College Chica cago

• Univ. of Illinois

nois- Chica cago DePau Paul Univ. Western ern Michi higan gan Univ. Southe thern rn Illinois nois Univ. . – Carbond ndale Belmont nt Univ. Berk rklee College e of Music sic Californi

• rnia

a Institut stitute of the Arts s (CalArts) ts) The Hartt tt School- U o

• f Hartf

tford Temp mple Univ. Univer ersity sity of Southe thern rn Californi

• rnia

MUSIC EDUCATON

VanderC rCoo

• ok School

l of Musi sic Northw hwest estern rn Univ. Illinois nois State Un

• Univ. of Illino

nois- Ur Urbana/Cha Champa paign Indi diana na Univ. Bloomingt ngton Michig higan an State e Univ. Penn State (Any Big Ten School – to be h honest) st) Western ern Michi higan gan Roosevelt t Univ.

THEATRE (YEP, RE)

• Act

ctin ing

• Musi

usica cal l Thea eatre tre

• Tec

echni nical cal Thea eatre tre

WHAT DO THEATRE PROGRAMS LOOK FOR?

• Great

t Engli lish/ h/Readin ding ski kills ls

• Audition

n based

• Not
• t as much

h int nterest rest on formal mal trainin aining (though ugh it will help at auditi tion n time me)

• Should

ld do the scho hool l play

• Doesn’t need to have professional experience (some colleges get annoyed with

this)

• Student is “coachable”
• Stude

udent nt is a t team player r and can fit t into an ensemble le

• Unusual

sual look alwa ways s helpful pful

THEATRE AUDITIONS

• January

y and Februa uary

• Unified

d Theatre tre Auditions ns – 1st

st week of Februa

uary in Chica cago

• Live almost

t alwa ways s preferre erred

• 2 Monologue

ues s – contra trast sting, , from

• m plays,

s, age an and gender r appropri

• priate
• Songs

s – 2 minut nutes es

• Usual

ally y do not

• t need a d

dance routi tine ne prepa pared, red, stude udent nts s do a c class

• Check audition requirements for any thing they don’t want (no Shakespeare, no

self-wri ritt tten n piece ces) s)

THEATRE SCHOOLS - ACTING

Roosevelt lt Un Univ. DePau Paul Univ. Northw hwest estern rn Univ. – No auditi tion

• n

Un

• Univ. of Eva

vansvi nsvill lle Southe thern rn Met ethodis dist t Univ.

• Univ. of Illinois

nois- Chica cago Juilliar ard Columbia College Chica cago Corni nish h College of the Arts CalArts ts

THEATRE SCHOOLS – MUSICAL THEATRE

Roos

• sevelt

lt Un Univ. Viterbo bo Un Univ. Millikin Un Univ. Indiana ana Un

• Univ. Bloomi
• oming

ngton

• n

Un Univ. . of Michigan an Boston

• n Conser

ervator

• ry

Western rn Michigan an Un Univ. Un Univ. . of Illinoi nois-Urbana ana/C /Cham ampa paign gn Point nt Pa Park rk Un Univ. Cal Arts Oklahoma ahoma City Un Univ. Carnegie Mellon

• n Un

Univ. Syracus cuse e Un Univ. Emerson

• n Un

Univ. NYU SUNY Y – Purcha chase se UNCSA Florida a State Un Univ. Elon n Un Univ. Baldwin n Wallace ce Un Univ. Webster r Un Univ. Un Univ. . of Cincinn nnati ati Webster

THEATRE SCHOOLS – TECHNICAL THEATRE

North h Centr tral College

• Univ. of Eva

vans nsvi vill lle Indiana na Univ. – Bloomingt mington Columbia mbia College ge Chica cago Baldwi win n Wallace e Univ. Cal Arts Elon Corni nish h College of the Arts DePa Paul Emerson n College Ithaca ca College Corne nell l College (Iowa)

VISUAL ARTS

Pa Paintin ting/Dr Drawi wing Mi Mixed ed Me Media Gr Graphi hic c De Design Phot hotograp raphy Fi Film Art Hist story

WHAT DO VISUAL ARTS PROGRAMS LOOK FOR?

• Portfolio

lio

• 10-15 pieces of work
• Digitized, ready for upload
• Art classes in High school
• Artist Statement
• Most focus on the portfolio
• Visual Storyteller
• Scholastic Arts Competition

VISUAL ARTS - PORTFOLIOS

SAIC hosts sts the Chicago Portfoli lio

• day each fa

fall (typica pically ly 3rd

rd week of October)

er) Some schools will allow stud udents nts to upload d work rk for criti tique ue Visua sual Arts s schools are great about High h School visits sits, will offer r classes ses Typic picall lly y due by December r 15 Scholarships hips are awar warde ded d on Portfolios,

• s, can be i

increa reased sed with th grades

VISUAL ARTS SCHOOLS

ALBERTA COLLE LEGE OF ART + DESIG IGN Alfred ed Univ iver ersit ity, , Schoo

• ol

l of Art & D Design gn Butler ler Univ iver ersit ity CalArts (Calif lifornia

• rnia Instit

itute ute of the Arts) Calif ifornia

• rnia Coll

llege ege of the Arts Colleg lege e for Creativ ive e Stud udies ies Columbus umbus College lege of Art & Design ign Cooper per Union ion Schoo

• ol

l of Art Cornish nish Coll lleg ege e of the Arts Kans nsas City y Art Instit itute ute

MORE VISUAL ARTS SCHOOLS

Kend ndall ll Coll llege ege of Art and Design ign Laguna una College lege of Art + Design ign Lesley ley Univ iver ersit ity Coll llege ege of Art and Desig ign Maine ine Coll llege ege of Art Memph mphis is College lege of Art Maryl yland nd Instit itute ute and Colle lege ge of Art (MICA ICA) Milw lwaukee ukee Instit itute ute of Art and Design ign (MIA IAD) Minne nneapol polis is Colle lege ge of Art and Design ign (MCA CAD) New Hampsh pshire e Insit itute ute of Art OCAD Univ iver ersit sity Otis Colleg lege e of Art + Design ign

MORE VISUAL ARTS SCHOOLS

Pacif ific c Northwes est Colle lege ge of Art Paris is Coll llege ege of Art PARSONS THE NEW SCHOOL L FOR DESIG IGN Penns nsyl ylvani nia Academy emy of the Fine e Arts Pratt instit itute ute RISD San Francis ncisco co Art Instit itute ute Schoo

• ol of the Art Instit

itute ute of Chica cago

• (SAIC)

IC) Schoo

• ol of the Museum

eum of Fine ne Arts,B ,Bos

• ston
• n

Schoo

• ol of Visua

ual l Arts (SVA) UIC C Art & A Art History

• ry

Univ iver ersity of Illinois linois at Urbana na-Ch Champa paign ign Watki kins ns Colleg lege e of Art, , Desig sign n & F Film lm

AND A FEW LAST VA SCHOOLS

NYU- Film Columbia College Chica cago

• – Film

lm Furman man Univ. - Art Hist stor

• ry

Carneg egie Mellon Univ. – Art Hist story Southe thern rn Met ethodis dist t Univ. - Pai Painti ting ng & Art Hist stor

• ry

Flori rida da State e Un Univ. Corne nell College (Iowa) wa)

CLOSING THOUGHTS

Great t Value in Arts s Educa cati tion Transf nsferrab errable le skill lls s are huge Many colleges’ websites are terrible, but they do put their requirements out there (and they don’t change) It’s not you, it’s tricky Juill lliard d is not

• t the only school

l out there re So many great options

• ns for arts

s kids ds. . . .

Get your arts kids to the NACAC PVA Fair!

Chic icago ago Per erform rmin ing g An And d Vis isua ual Ar Arts F ts Fai air

• Univ. of Illinois-Chicago

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