They may recommend certain graduate schools that specialize in your area of interest. Check to see that these schools have faculty members who share your interests. Fourth , prepare a portfolio to send along with each application. Fifth , contact faculty members for recommendations and to discuss possible improvements to your portfolio. Sixth , and finally, consider making a trip during Winter or Spring breaks to visit and evaluate the schools to which you have applied.
Many programs require such a visit.
In some cases, a scholarship will cover not only tuition and fees but will also provide a monthly living allowance. Do not let worries about money discourage you from applying. It is, of course, impossible to provide a comprehensive bibliography for the discipline of academic music study. Katrina's main interest is in ethnomusicology, particularly Latin American Music. She is a Latin American Studies concentrator.