Audition Performance Requirements
All degree programs in the department require that all students must audition for the department prior to admission.
Audition time is approximately 15 minutes. Students may select music to be performed. It is suggested that students perform two pieces or movements in varying styles rather than one piece. See below for more specific audition requirements.
All instrumentalist should be prepared to perform major scales for the full range of their instrument up to as many flat and sharp keys as possible, plus the chromatic scale for the full range of their instrument.
Maintaining the Award
In order to continue receiving the award, the student must reapply each year by:
- Completing the Institutional Scholarship Application by March 1st. (click here to go to the Institutional Scholarship Application Page)
- Completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by March 1st
- Maintain a 2.5 overall Grade Point Average
- Maintain a 3.0 GPA in music coursework
- Make regular and satisfactory progress toward a music degree in the area awarded by audition
- Perform as required in ensembles and other departmental duties as assigned
Percussion
Winds
Strings
Piano
Voice
Two contrasting selections, one preferably in a language other than English. Selections should display the student's talent adequately. Students may perform in the jazz or Musical Theatre idioms if proficient in one of those styles.
Students will be asked a) to sight-read their part in a choral piece while the other parts are played on the piano, b) to sing the major, harmonic and melodic scales a capella, c) to sing the major, minor, diminished, and augmented triads a capella, and d) to play a vocal line on the piano.
