Music Scholarships

In-Person Auditions

Here’s the process for an in-person audition on one of our pre-scheduled audition days. If you don’t see a date that works for you, reach out and we’ll set up a time that works for you.

Vocalists:

• Introduce yourself – tell us about your musical interests, singing experiences, and any ensembles that you currently sing with or have in the past.
• Perform two contrasting vocal works that show off your musicianship and skill as a singer.

Instrumentalists:

• Introduce yourself – tell us about your musical interests, playing experiences, and any ensembles that you currently play with or have in the past.
• Perform two scales of your choice.
• Perform two contrasting musical examples that show off your musicianship and skill as a player. These may be etudes, excerpts, or any other pertinent musical example.

Virtual Auditions

While we’d love to meet you in person, we do accept virtual auditions. To start, please follow the instructions listed below to record your audition video. You’ll then upload your video in our Performing Arts Audition Form. To populate the video upload field, be sure to select ‘online audition’ in the Audition Information section of the form.

• Audition Instructions
• Performing Arts Audition Form

Video Instructions for Vocalists:

• State your first and last name, the title of your song, and the composer’s name.
• Perform one (1) solo in any style that best demonstrates your vocal abilities: classical, musical theatre, original composition, or folk/traditional.
• Balance your accompaniment/accompanist with your standing position.
• Record a frontal view from the waist up.

Your video should be a single, continuous take. No edits.

Video Instructions for Instrumentalists:

• Introduce yourself – tell us about your musical interests, playing experiences, and any ensembles that you currently play with or have in the past.
• Perform two scales of your choice.
• Perform two contrasting musical examples that show off your musicianship and skill as a player. These may be etudes, excerpts, or any other pertinent musical example.

Your video does not need to be one continuous take. You may record each portion of your audition separately, and splice them together into a single video.

External Scholarships, Support Opportunities, & Resources

GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

• Benji Grinberg Scholarship – $1,000 scholarship opportunity for students passionate about music and pursuing a collegiate education
• Glenn Miller Birthplace Society – for high school seniors and college freshmen who intend to make music a part of their future
• National Association for Music Education Scholarship List – NAfME national scholarship database
• National Federation of Music Clubs – Collection of music scholarships
• National YoungArts Foundation – Scholarship for 15- to 18-year-old visual, literary or performing artists
• Petrichor Records International Music Competition – Prizes awarded for soloists, ensembles, and composers

Church Music

• Choristers Guild Ruth K. Jacobs Scholarship – for full-time students preparing for church music ministry

Composition & Arranging

• American Society of Musicians, Arrangers, and Composers – Scholarships for student studying composition and arranging

Music Education

• Jazz Education Network – scholarships for future jazz educators
• John Philip Sousa Foundation Hawkins Scholarship – for students pursuing a career in instrumental (band) music education
• VBODA Sydney Berg Scholarship – Renewable scholarship for high school seniors entering college as an instrumental music education major. March 1 application deadline.

MUSIC REPRESENTATION & EQUITY RESOURCES

• CBDNA Mike Moss Conducting Study Grants – for conductors from historically-excluded groups, to provide access to conducting symposia.
• Lift Music Fund  – Micro-grants for under-represented communities in music