Sample Performance Resume for a Music Major

Or, Wolfgang Mozart Applies to College

Is your child thinking about applying to a music school or conservatory? In addition to the usual college admissions application, conservatories generally require a performance resume from their prospective music or theater arts majors. They want to know about their applicants' educational background, as well as their ensemble and solo experience, awards and major repertoire. Here's a sample performance resume to get you started, but be sure to check out this College Admissions 101 for Music Majors round-up of helpful tips too.

SAMPLE PERFORMANCE RESUME

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, harpsichord, violin, music composition

Getreidegasse 9, Salzburg

Music Education:

• Salzburg High School music department under director Heinz Baton, est. graduation June 1774
• Private keyboard and violin instruction with Leopold Mozart, 1760-present
• Master classes with Joseph Haydn, 1770-present

Ensembles:

• Mozart Family Trio, with Nannerl and Leopold Mozart. Compositions by Wolfgang and Leopold Mozart in Salzburg and the royal courts of Europe, 1762-present.
• Accademia Filarmonica, Bologna, Italy. Works by G. Martini, 1769-present
• Salzburg High orchestra, Heinz Baton, music director. Performances of “Shenandoah” and “Shaker Song” by Weplaythis Everyear, 1770-1774
• Court musician, Salzburg, 1773

Summer Camps and Festivals:

• Salzburg Music Camp, 1771
• Harpischord Fest, 1772

Awards:

• Salzburg Idol runner-up, 1766
• Billboard Classical Top 100, annually 1766-present
• Der Grammy Award 1769, 1770, 1771, 1773