Scholarship Information
Your scholarship audition will also serve as your entrance audition. To apply for an entrance/scholarship audition, please complete the online admission form.
You will receive confirmation and specific audition time slot upon receipt of application.
2010 Scholarship Dates
- Saturday, January 30, 2010
- Saturday, February 20, 2010
- Saturday, March 20, 2010
- Thursday, August 12, 2010 (entrance auditions only)
Students should choose literature that demonstrates their strong points. Accompaniment is recommended but not required.
Area Requirements:
Keyboard
- Scales and arpeggios in all major and minor keys
- Three contrasting pieces from the standard repertoire (one should be memorized)
- Sight reading
- Two songs of contrasting style (one in a foreign language is desirable)
- NOTE: Accompanist provided for voice auditionees.
- A movement of a concerto or sonata OR any solo from the standard repertoire for the instrument
- Scales
- Sight reading
- Snare Drum: Your choice of either a concert or rudimental snare drum solo from the solo and etude books of the following composers: Anthony Cirone, Vic Firth, John S. Pratt.
- Keyboard/Mallet: Our choice of any major and natural minor scale, two octaves ascending and descending; any complete solo by G.H. Green; AND at least a 16-measure excerpt of a four mallet solo.
- Timpani: Any etude from The Solo Timpanist by Vic Firth or a similar etude by another composer.
- Drum Set: Demonstrate basic styles of rock, swing, Bossa Nova, and any Samba
- Scales and arpeggios
- One movement of a standard concerto
- One contrasting work (movement of unaccompanied Bach, a sonata movement, a concert piece)