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Hillsdale College

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No PrescreenScholarship AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App Required

Audition format

In-Person or Virtual

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ProgramOfficial Program Page

Program snapshot

Admissions

No PrescreenScholarship AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App Required

Audition format

In-Person or Virtual

Training

•Liberal arts music program emphasizing performance, theory, and music history within a classical education framework

•Senior recital required on primary instrument or voice (or half recital plus a project in theory, history, pedagogy, or composition)

•Option to double major in music and another discipline

Facilities

•John E.N. and Dede Howard Music Hall with two recital halls, 25 practice rooms, a jazz studio, and a percussion studio

Performance & Productions

•25% of non-music majors participate in ensembles

•Ensembles include orchestra, choir, chamber choir, big band, pep band, and chamber ensembles

•Professional Artists Series brings eminent musicians to campus for master classes and clinics

Professional Development

•Sigma Alpha Iota international music fraternity (women)

•Phi Mu Alpha national music fraternity (men)

•Mu Alpha independent men's music fraternity

Academic info

Snapshot

3.93

Avg GPA (W)

21%

Admit Rate

school-wide

90%

Grad Rate

1.6K

Enrollment

Costs & Aid

Tuition & Fees

$33,189

before aid

View full data on College Scorecard

Program info updated May 27, 1:16 AM

Program Highlights

Training

•Liberal arts music program emphasizing performance, theory, and music history within a classical education framework

•Senior recital required on primary instrument or voice (or half recital plus a project in theory, history, pedagogy, or composition)

•Option to double major in music and another discipline

Facilities

•John E.N. and Dede Howard Music Hall with two recital halls, 25 practice rooms, a jazz studio, and a percussion studio

Performance & Productions

•25% of non-music majors participate in ensembles

•Ensembles include orchestra, choir, chamber choir, big band, pep band, and chamber ensembles

•Professional Artists Series brings eminent musicians to campus for master classes and clinics

Professional Development

•Sigma Alpha Iota international music fraternity (women)

•Phi Mu Alpha national music fraternity (men)

•Mu Alpha independent men's music fraternity

Program Highlights

Training

•Liberal arts music program emphasizing performance, theory, and music history within a classical education framework

•Senior recital required on primary instrument or voice (or half recital plus a project in theory, history, pedagogy, or composition)

•Option to double major in music and another discipline

Facilities

•John E.N. and Dede Howard Music Hall with two recital halls, 25 practice rooms, a jazz studio, and a percussion studio

Performance & Productions

•25% of non-music majors participate in ensembles

•Ensembles include orchestra, choir, chamber choir, big band, pep band, and chamber ensembles

•Professional Artists Series brings eminent musicians to campus for master classes and clinics

Professional Development

•Sigma Alpha Iota international music fraternity (women)

•Phi Mu Alpha national music fraternity (men)

•Mu Alpha independent men's music fraternity

Key Info

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Deadline

Early DecisionNov 1, 2026

Regular DecisionMar 15, 2027

Program AppApplication

Deadline

Music Scholarship Priority PrescreeningDec 15, 2026

Scholarship Audition Requirements

Optional audition for scholarship consideration - not required for program admission.

Video (required)

•Representative video recording of your performance abilities

Resume (required)

•Musical resume

Letters of recommendation (required)

•One to two letters of recommendation

Statement (required)

•Brief written statement

•All materials are for the music scholarship application, not admission

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Application Process

•Apply via Common App or the Hillsdale College application portal

•No separate arts supplement required for program admission

Scholarship Application

•Music scholarship application is separate from the college application

•Priority deadline: December 15 for prescreening materials and completed college application

•Applications after priority deadline considered on a rolling basis depending on available funding

What's The Process

Music Scholarship Audition

•Prescreening round in the fall: submit a representative video recording of your performance abilities, musical resume, one to two letters of recommendation, and a brief written statement

•Successful prescreening candidates who receive notification of admission by February 8 may schedule a full audition

•Campus auditions preferred; remote video auditions may be requested in exceptional cases

•Auditions completed by March 8, with scholarship notification on or before April 1

•Applications after priority deadline considered on a rolling basis depending on available funding

•Specific audition requirements available upon request from the Music Department

Gateway Audition (300-Level Lessons)

•All music majors must pass a Music Department juried audition before registering for 300-level lessons

•This is an internal progression requirement, not part of the admissions process

Contact

•Music Department Admissions Coordinator: Stacey Jones-Garrison

•(517) 607-2287 / sjones@hillsdale.edu

Scholarship Info

Music Scholarships

•Merit-based scholarships available to music majors, minors, and non-major ensemble participants

•Awards include a waiver of lesson fees

•Renewable for up to four years based on academic and musical performance

•Recipients must enroll in individual lessons and participate in a departmental ensemble each semester

•Separate Chapel Choir scholarship available with its own application process

Academic info

Snapshot

3.93

Avg GPA (W)

21%

Admit Rate

school-wide

90%

Grad Rate

1.6K

Enrollment

Costs & Aid

Tuition & Fees

$33,189

before aid

View full data on College Scorecard

Training

•Liberal arts music program emphasizing performance, theory, and music history within a classical education framework

•Senior recital required on primary instrument or voice (or half recital plus a project in theory, history, pedagogy, or composition)

•Option to double major in music and another discipline

Facilities

•John E.N. and Dede Howard Music Hall with two recital halls, 25 practice rooms, a jazz studio, and a percussion studio

Performance & Productions

•25% of non-music majors participate in ensembles

•Ensembles include orchestra, choir, chamber choir, big band, pep band, and chamber ensembles

•Professional Artists Series brings eminent musicians to campus for master classes and clinics

Professional Development

•Sigma Alpha Iota international music fraternity (women)

•Phi Mu Alpha national music fraternity (men)

•Mu Alpha independent men's music fraternity

Updated May 27, 1:16 AM

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