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Concordia College at Moorhead

Moorhead, MN

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Instrumental

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Instrumental

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BM Performance

Piano

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BM Performance

Voice

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No PrescreenScholarship AuditionScholarship InterviewUniversity App Required

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Program Recognition

•Concordia is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music

Training

•Instrumental BM students complete an intensive professional curriculum with private instruction, theory, history, conducting, chamber music, and ensemble participation every semester

•The catalog divides instrumental study into Strings and Winds/Brass/Percussion paths, with coursework adapted to the student's principal instrument

Performance & Productions

•Students appear in recitals during the first two years, present a half recital as juniors, and complete a full senior recital while gaining solo, chamber, and large-ensemble experience

School Info

Snapshot

3.58

Avg GPA (W)

63%

Admit Rate

school-wide

61%

Grad Rate

1.8K

Enrollment

$59K

Earnings

10yr after

Costs & Aid

Tuition & Fees

$33,780

Before aid

Cost of Attendance

$50,460

Before aid

Average Net Price

$24,902

After aid

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Program Highlights

Program Recognition

•Concordia is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music

Training

•Instrumental BM students complete an intensive professional curriculum with private instruction, theory, history, conducting, chamber music, and ensemble participation every semester

•The catalog divides instrumental study into Strings and Winds/Brass/Percussion paths, with coursework adapted to the student's principal instrument

Performance & Productions

•Students appear in recitals during the first two years, present a half recital as juniors, and complete a full senior recital while gaining solo, chamber, and large-ensemble experience

Program Highlights

Program Recognition

•Concordia is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music

Training

•Instrumental BM students complete an intensive professional curriculum with private instruction, theory, history, conducting, chamber music, and ensemble participation every semester

•The catalog divides instrumental study into Strings and Winds/Brass/Percussion paths, with coursework adapted to the student's principal instrument

Performance & Productions

•Students appear in recitals during the first two years, present a half recital as juniors, and complete a full senior recital while gaining solo, chamber, and large-ensemble experience

Key Info

Enrollment Term

Fall 2027

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Deadline

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Deadline

Early-Bird Deadline (December finalist auditions)Nov 15, 2026

Final Deadline (February finalist auditions)Feb 1, 2027

Auditions

Live Finalist Audition (Moorhead)Dec 4, 2026

Live Finalist Audition (Twin Cities)Dec 11, 2026

Live Finalist Audition Weekend, Day 1 (Moorhead)Feb 14, 2027

Live Finalist Audition Weekend, Day 2 (Moorhead)Feb 15, 2027

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Prescreen Requirements

Resume (Required)

•Include performance experience, ensembles, training, and musical accomplishments

Video or Audio Recording (Required Unless Exempt)

•Video is preferred; audio is accepted

•A recording made with a cell phone is acceptable

•Conductor's/Faculty's Choice Award recipients advance without a recording

Repertoire List

•Brass, woodwind, or string applicants: one solo, etude, or similar work demonstrating performance ability

•Percussion applicants: two solos showing melodic and non-melodic percussion

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Additional Materials

Repertoire List

•Brass: two contrasting movements or selections, one lyrical and one technical

•Woodwind: two contrasting unaccompanied works from standard repertoire

•Two selections demonstrating any two of snare drum, timpani, or mallet-keyboard instruments

•Violin/viola: two contrasting solo works; cello/bass: two contrasting solo works

•Organ: a Bach work, a Romantic or modern work, and one hymn

•Guitar or harp: two contrasting solo movements or selections

Scales & Technique

•Woodwind applicants also perform major scales and a full-range chromatic scale

•String applicants prepare major and melodic-minor scales plus arpeggios at the octave ranges specified for their instrument

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Good to Know

Application Logistics

•Apply and be accepted to Concordia before scholarship consideration

•Submit one Music Scholarship Application; applicants may include separate recordings for up to three performance areas

•University application is available through Common App or Concordia's application

Dual-Purpose Audition

•No separate degree-audition application is needed when the scholarship audition also serves as the BM Performance entrance audition

Transfer Pathway

Instrumental BM transfer applicants complete the performance audition and interview for professional music-degree admission, then consult the music department for aural-skills, theory, and piano placement while prior coursework is evaluated.

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What's The Process

Prescreen

•Submit the area-specific scholarship recording through the Music Scholarship Application

•Applicants with a qualifying Conductor's/Faculty's Choice Award advance without a recording

Live Audition

•Finalists complete a live audition and interview in Moorhead or the Twin Cities

•Prepare the BM-level requirements for the principal instrument if the scholarship audition will also serve as the BM Performance entrance audition

Scholarship Info

Music Scholarships

•Awards range from $1,000-$5,000 per year and may stack with academic scholarships

•All applicants are considered for the $26,500-per-year Christiansen Award

•Some awards require private lessons and major-ensemble participation

School Info

Snapshot

3.58

Avg GPA (W)

63%

Admit Rate

school-wide

61%

Grad Rate

1.8K

Enrollment

$59K

Earnings

10yr after

Costs & Aid

Tuition & Fees

$33,780

Before aid

Cost of Attendance

$50,460

Before aid

Average Net Price

$24,902

After aid

Official source College Scorecard

Program Recognition

•Concordia is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music

Training

•Instrumental BM students complete an intensive professional curriculum with private instruction, theory, history, conducting, chamber music, and ensemble participation every semester

•The catalog divides instrumental study into Strings and Winds/Brass/Percussion paths, with coursework adapted to the student's principal instrument

Performance & Productions

•Students appear in recitals during the first two years, present a half recital as juniors, and complete a full senior recital while gaining solo, chamber, and large-ensemble experience

Updated 43m ago