Can I get into a music/arts college with no experience in the feild?
I think music and performing arts is my passion and I want to learn to sing, dance, and act. I currently have no experience or practice whatsoever... Could I get accepted by a college/university? I mean, you go to school to learn after all.
I want to be an actor but i have no experience?
I really want to be an actor, i know i have to get experience but i am finding it hard to find workshops and classes in my area. What would be the best way to get experience-go college or to a workshop, im not able to afford a drama school yet. If i go college when i finished the course would i then have to go drama school or could i look for acting roles straight after?
College Cheerleading, no experience?
Okay, I'm a senior in high school. and I've always secretly wanted to be a cheerleader. But I never tried out (couldn't make the practices, missed the try outs, the girls are like the movies lol, etc) So i was thinking of trying out in college. I have no actual cheering experience but I did dance for 13 years, so I can defintiely pick up choreography and I'm fairly confident I could dance and be a base (I definitely weigh to much to be a flyer) But like I said I have no actual experience. I've watched videos and cheer competitions and I feel like I could do the dances. Do you think that If I did gymnastics over the summer and trained so I could at least do basic tumbling I have a shot in college as a freshman? Like would it be worth trying out? Just wondering. Thanks!
Can you major in music without any previous music experience?
No. To be admitted to a college or university music program, you’ll probably have to audition before they allow you to begin a music major of any kind. It depends on what your major is. If you want to major in an instrument, you need at least 5–10 years of lessons in that instrument. If you want to major in voice, you need voice lessons behind you or at least a decade or so of choral work that has prepared you to sing art songs at the college level. For theory/composition, piano preparation is essential. Even a couple of years of piano lessons will make a huge difference. In my opinion, you won’t be able to pass an audition without previous music experience, and that’s good because a music major program is demanding and will eat you alive if you don’t come in with enough music training to keep up with your classes.I majored in music and came in with a few years of piano lessons (enough to get through the audition) and a history of choral singing since age 4, including multiple choirs throughout my teens. I could read music very well. I didn’t finish as a music major because at the time my college didn’t offer a theory/composition major, but I loved that first year in the music department. I worked really hard and loved every minute of it.If you have no music experience but still want to study music at the college level in the music program (not just music appreciation), then I recommend you take theory and piano classes at a community college for at least one year just to see if you have the aptitude for it. Make sure you tell your teachers at the community college that your goal is to major in music and which college/university program you are interested in. They should know how to guide you. Good luck to you.
Interested in music major, no experience.?
I'm an oboe major in college. YOU CANNOT be a music major without having a major instrument. You need to audition into the dept where ever you go and competition is very high. Any music major means your going to be doing 12-15 classes per semester. We do 12+ hour days and you do a performance minimum 2 times a week. You are required to be in at least one ensemble and they usually force you into more. If you have no experience with voice or an instrument you are going to be screwed. Have a back up plan
Can I major in Musical Theater with no experience?
I am currently about to go into my sophomore year of college and I am majoring in English. I really want to double major in MT, but at the particular school I'm transferring to, you have to audition AND submit a resume of past experience, a headshot, and a recommendation letter from someone who knows your acting pretty well. I was planning on auditioning for Fall of 2013 (That's when I'm transferring from CC to University), and I was planning to take voice lessons and possibly acting lessons (not necessarily for this, it's something I wanted to do anyway but I realize it will help). So I'm just wondering, let's just say for a second I was an excellent actress and singer and aced that part of the audition. Would I still even be able to be considered if I don't have past experience and don't have a resume to present? And even if I started trying to be in different community productions, I don't know if it would be enough to build a resume, and I don't know if I'd have time because I work and go to school. I'm willing to sacrifice as much time as I can to be able to pursue this, but I guess I just want to know if I'd even have a chance with no experience. Helpful answers are greatly appreciated, thanks!
Can I take AP Music Theory (class) without any prior experience?
You should absolutely enroll in AP Music Theory at your school and be very grateful it is offered because the majority of K-12 institutions do not offer this invaluable subject. Unlike other AP classes which assume many prerequisites in order to comprehend the advance subject material, AP Music Theory begins at the fundamentals level and takes you through an introduction to music theory. According to the AP College Board, Music Theory, the content of the course “should seek first to instill mastery of the rudiments and terminology of music, including hearing and notating: pitches, intervals, scales and keys, chords, meter, and rhythm..” In other words, this is the same content as a music fundamentals course for a beginning student with no prior experience.You will take the steps to read, write, and analyze music, as well as develop your ear and sight singing (aural skills). Be prepared to work hard. Although the course may seem slow at the beginning, depending on your experience, the language of music is complex and requires a great deal of practice outside of the classroom, more than your average course. Musicians work hard because it is incredibly rewarding.I’ve assessed many first-year college students for placement in the music theory series, and even with an AP score of 5, they very rarely pass directly into Theory II. This is mostly because AP Music Theory often does not cover species counterpoint and/or their aural skills are not advanced enough for Theory II. Do not let that possibility disappoint you, though, because it is best to start a college/university-level theory series with Theory I, even if some of it is review. The review will only help you become more fluent.
Can one study music at the university level without experience playing an instrument?
The answer is that it depends on the institution. The universities I attended all required you to pass some devilishly hard tests to even get in to the music department. For example, UC Berkeley, which doesn't even have a performance major, required you to write down a 4 part Bach chorale. They played the whole Chorale on the piano, with repeats. AA, BB. Then they played A, slowly. Then B, slowly. Then AA BB again. There were about 30 people in the room and some were sobbing by the end. I managed to get down most of it. They didn't require perfection - I believe if you could get the bass and soprano down, they would be happy. NEXT, you went into a room with all the faculty there. There was a piano and you had to sight read some easy stuff. Playing piano is essential to studying theory and composition. I think the last thing was that you had to sight sing some part from something. This was nothing compared to how hard the theory classes were! As a violist, my piano playing was not great, but I was able to do the rest. They needed viola players for their orchestra, but they could have not accepted me into the music department and made me play anyway. There are institutions which will take anyone, and their full tuition. But you will have a hard time making it if you can't play at least piano.