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but rather they send them to the department chair of music for review? < FWIW it might go through the chair as a matter of bureaucratic procedure, but then may be farmed out to some other prof from the department who actually evaluates it. What goes back to Admissions is (or used to be) a numerical score. My general advice has been to skip portfolio submissions unless they are at least somewhat relevant to your intended concentration, since yours will be judged against aspiring concentrators.
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