Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC ESSAY PROMPTS
l A 300-500 word essay describing your educational
background, objectives and future career plans..
l This should be composed in a word processing program and
copied and pasted into the online application.
l Composition applicants should prepare an additional essay describing any previous experience as a composer or
arranger and, in general,
the types of music the applicant has written (i.e. instrumental, choral, jazz,
etc.).