Scholarship Audition
•Honors Music Scholarship audition is for scholarship consideration only
•Audition is not required for program admission
•Audition is performed on the applicant's primary applied instrument or voice
•Repertoire and technical requirements differ by applied area (voice, band/orchestra, piano, guitar, organ)
Repertoire by Applied Area
•Voice: two contrasting selections — one aria, art song, or classical musical theater selection, and one art song in English; both memorized
•Band/Orchestra: two contrasting works (sonata, concerto movement, or Grade 5-6 contest solo); major, minor, and chromatic scales; percussionists prepare a contest solo plus snare rudiments and mallet scales
•Piano: two contrasting pieces from different periods (at least one memorized); major and minor scales with arpeggios plus a chromatic scale
•Guitar: two contrasting pieces from different periods (at least one memorized); two major scales and an arpeggio study (Giuliani, Sor, Carcassi, or Carulli)
•Organ: a work of J.S. Bach, a Romantic or 20th/21st-century work, and a hymn; major and minor scales with arpeggios plus a chromatic scale
Audition Format
•Auditions held in O. Max Gardner Hall
•Total audition time is roughly one hour
-30 minutes to warm up and/or rehearse with the staff accompanist
-30 minutes for the audition
•Video audition accepted for those living a great distance away (must arrange with the Department of Music)
Additional Audition Elements
•Sight-reading and pitch-matching included (vocalizing added for voice)
Contact
•Department of Music: gwumusic@gardner-webb.edu or (704) 406-4448
