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The Cline School of Music: Scholarship and Audition Information

Scholarship Audition Dates

  • February 16, 2013, 8:45 AM
  • March 23, 2013, 8:45 AM

Scholarship Opportunities

North Greenville University offers professional degrees within a strong liberal arts setting in church music, performance, and music education. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of auditions and are renewable each semester depending on satisfactory academic and music progress. 

Audition Information

The audition is an opportunity to display your talent, ask questions about North Greenville's Music program, and meet the faculty. It is required that all prospective music majors audition for acceptance into the Cline School of Music. It is asked that students seeking music scholarships submit a letter of recommendation from their music teacher to the Chair of the College of Fine Arts prior to the audition. You should arrange your audition by completing the attached audition application form and returning it to the Dean of The College of Fine Arts at least one week prior to the requested audition date. Students are encouraged to bring their own accompanist. One will be supplied if requested. The School of Music will inform you of the results of your audition as promptly as possible. 

Audition Requirements

Auditionees should be prepared to:

Piano: (memorization required)

  1. Play a movement from a sonata  by Haydn, Mozart, or Beethoven.
  2. Play a selection from Bach's Two or Three Part Inventions, Suites, Partitas, Toccatas or the Well-Tempered Clavier.
  3. Play a composition from the Romantic, Impressionistic, or Modern Era.
  4. Play major and minor scales, two hands, four octaves.

Voice: 

  1. Perform from memory two pieces of contrasting style, selected from sacred song, art song, oratorio, or opera literature.
  2. Vocalize and demonstrate musical memory.
    •  Taped accompaniments are not allowed.
    •  An accompanist will be provided if needed.

    Brass, Woodwinds, Strings:

    1. Play two compositions in contrasting styles from the standard literature.
    2. Play scales or technical etudes suited to the individual instrument.

    Percussion:

    1. Sight-read and play rudiments and scales.
    2. Demonstrate ability in at least two of the following areas:
      • Snare drum (rudimentary and/or concert solo or etude)
      • Keyboard (2 or 4 mallet solo or etude)
      • Timpani (concert solo or etude)
      • Drumset (basic styles and improvisation)

    Organ:

        Students with no organ background:

        1.     Play major and minor scales.

        2.     Play one of J.S. Bach's Two or Three Part Inventions, a Prelude and Fugue from the Well-Tempered Clavier, or a work of similar difficulty.

       Students with prior organ background:

    1. Play two pieces of contrasting styles.   

     

    Application Instructions

    1. Download a copy of the scholarship application (Microsoft Word format).
    2. Complete the application and email to Liz.Boehm@ngu.edu, FAX to 864-977-2193, or mail to:

    North Greenville University
    Attn: Dr. Jackie Griffin
    P O Box 1892
    Tigerville, SC 29688


    If you would like North Greenville University to provide an accompanist, please send a copy of the score at least two weeks before the date of the audition.