Music Scholarship Opportunities
Music Scholarships Available for Fall
(up to FULL TUITION)
For more information, contact Laurie Homuth at 847.317.7035 or schoolofmusic@tiu.edu.
Eligibility
All students involved in the School of Music, regardless of major, are eligible to audition for a music scholarship. The factors weighed by the music faculty in deciding whether or not to award a scholarship may include (to the extent known): performing ability, sight-reading ability, the needs of the ensemble, ensemble participation, willingness to work, music major/minor status, previous applied music study, attitude, full-time/part-time status, grades, and financial need. We will give prospective music majors priority, but we offer many awards to non-majors.
Renewability
The music scholarships are automatically renewed for up to ten semesters if the student fulfills the conditions specified in the award letter.
Audition Requirements
Scholarships are awarded at the discretion of the music faculty on the basis of a scholarship audition. Please prepare the following for your scholarship audition.
Piano:
Prepare at least two contrasting pieces from the standard solo repertoire. They may be contrasting in terms of style, tempo, and/or historical period. The strongest auditioner will have prepared three contrasting selections from different style periods (i.e., baroque, classical, romantic, or 20th century) and will perform them from memory.
Example: A prelude and/or fugue from The Well-Tempered Clavier by Bach
The first movement from a sonata by Mozart or Beethoven
A characteristic or programmatic piece by a romantic or twentieth century composer
Pianists may also be asked to sight-read an accompaniment from the standard song repertoire, as accompanying is often part of the scholarship requirement for pianists.
Voice:
There are two possible options for auditioning in voice.
I. For those who are currently or who have recently studied voice with a private teacher:
Prepare at least two contrasting pieces. They should be contrasting in terms of style, tempo, or historical period. The strongest auditioner will have prepared three contrasting selections, differing in language, style period and/or genre (e.g., 18th century Italian song, American music theatre, German lied, opera, or oratorio) and will perform them from memory.
Example: English art song or oratorio aria
Italian art song or opera aria
German, French, or Spanish song
You may also be asked to sight-read.
II. For those who have never studied or not recently studied voice privately:
Prepare at least two contrasting pieces. They should be contrasting in terms of style, tempo, and
general mood. The songs may derive from choral literature performed in high school, American music
theatre, hymns, or contemporary Christian songs. The strongest auditioner will perform from memory
and select pieces that will best display his or her vocal abilities.
Example: Two challenging vocal passages from pieces sung in high school choir -- considered one "piece"
Hymn or National Anthem
Music theatre piece or contemporary Christian song
You may also be asked to sight-read.
A combination of pieces from both options is also a possibility. Please check with the Music Office if you
have questions.
String, Woodwind, and Brass Instruments:
Prepare at least two contrasting pieces. They may be contrasting in terms of style, tempo, and/or historical period. The strongest auditioner will have prepared three contrasting selections from different style periods (i.e., baroque, classical, romantic, or 20th century) and will perform them from memory.
Example: An etude or study that displays technique and agility
A piece from the standard solo repertoire for the instrument
An excerpt from the band or orchestra literature
You may also be asked to play major or minor scales and to sight-read from a band or orchestra part.
Percussion:
Snare Drum: an etude demonstrating your present level of technical ability (e.g., from Portraits in Rhythm by Anthony Cirone, Contemporary Studies for Snare Drum by Fred Albright, or 12 Etudes for the Snare Drum by Jacques Delecluse), rudiments, and orchestral style rolls at all dynamic levels.
Two of the following:
a) mallets: a two and/or four mallet solo demonstrating present level of technical ability and musicianship. Major and minor scales and arpeggios (with inversion)-two octaves up and down with right and/or left hand lead
b) timpani: a two-drum (or more) timpani solo (e.g., from The Modern Method for Timpani by Saul Goodman, The Solo Timpanist by Vic Firth or Technique for the Virtuoso Timpanist by Fred Hinger.) Demonstrate rolls at various dynamic levels and ability to tune to given pitches.
c) drum set: demonstration of various styles (e.g., swing, funk, samba, bossa nova, mamba, waltz, rock), trading "fours" in 3/4 and 4/4
When Can I Audition?
Three audition dates are scheduled for the 2008-2009 school year:
October 11, 2008
November 8, 2008
February 14, 2009
March 29, 2009
It is best to audition on one of these days if possible, but audition dates may be scheduled individually upon request.
To schedule an audition, please contact Laurie Homuth at schoolofmusic@tiu.edu or 847-317-7035.
For more information on financial assistance, visit Financial Aid.
