Fine Arts: Music Scholarship Auditions

 All prospective music majors are required to audition for acceptance into the music department. The audition is an opportunity to present studies or compositions that best represent a student’s performance capabilities. The top students to audition will be eligible to receive the newly created Joan and Thomas Phillippe Young Artist Award. The winners of the Young Artist Awards who enroll at Southern Wesleyan as music majors will receive a scholarship award that may be renewed annually during four years of study subject to their continued advancement as determined by the Department of Music.

Other important audition information:  

1. .Audition dates:

January 19, 2008
February 1, 2008
March 8, 2008
April 5, 2008  

2. The student should bring a list of significant musical accomplishments while in high school or college to the audition.

3. All auditions must be completed by April 5 to be considered for the Phillippe Scholarship Award.

4. Awards will be based on performance, sight-reading and musical background.

5. Contact Professor Jane Dill to set up an audition time or to request an accompanist.

Prof. Dill may be contacted at jdill@swu.edu or at (864)644-5294. Other dates may be requested if the student is unable to attend one of the announced dates.

The following are guidelines for selecting audition material:  

PIANO  

Prepare two compositions in contrasting styles. Choose at least one composition from standard classical literature. At least one composition should be performed from memory. Sight-reading is also required.

VOICE  

Prepare two songs in contrasting styles. Choose at least one selection from classical literature(NATS, All-State, Solo/Ensemble lists will provide a guideline). Both selections should be memorized. If possible, one song should be in a foreign language (Italian, French, German, Spanish or Latin). Sight-reading is also required. Please bring your own accompanist or sheet music for our staff accompanist.

WIND, PERCUSSION AND STRINGS (INCLUDING GUITAR)  

Prepare two selections in contrasting styles plus sight-reading. Play major scales at least one octave; two if within your working range. Play chromatic scale over the entire working register of your instrument. Please bring your own accompanist or sheet music for our staff accompanist.