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THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA
SCHOOL OF MUSIC
APPLICATION FOR MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP
MARCH 1 DEADLINE
School o f
Date received:___
Area coordinator:
The University of Montana
PROCEDURE FO R APPLYING FOR
SCHOLARSHIPS
1. Submit this scholarship application form.
2. Ask your principal or counselor to submit the Recommendation Form. (If transfer student we willneed a
transcript from your previous school.)
3. Have your high school or private music teacher submit a letter o f recommendation.
4. Audition personally for a member o f The University o f Montana School o f Music faculty or submit a tape/CD
representative o f your ability. Please see our audition requirements on back or visit our website as listed below.
.T oday's Date:
Name:
_Cit\y_
Street:
Phone:
State:
E-mail Address
_Zipj_
Student ID or SN
I wish to audition on the following instruments}:____
Vocalists please check your voice part:______Soprano
Number o f years o f private study:
Alto
Tenor
Bass
Baritone
________________
Private teacher's name and a d d ress:________________
For each instrument, list several compositions (and the composer) from your studies:
I will audition (check one):
ByC D ______
in p e rso n _____ D a te :______________________________________
(Please see our audition requirements pg 2)
High School(s) attended:__________________________________________ Graduation y e a r:_______ Current G P A :___
List any post-high school education_______________________________________________________________________
In what field do you intend to major at college?____________________________________________________________
Have you applied to The University o f M ontana?_______________________Have you been admitted?
___________
W hen do you plan to enter?______________________________________________________________________________
DEADLIN E F O R SC H O LA RSH IP A PPLIC A T IO N IS M A R C H 1. Applications arriving after this date will be
considered if funds are available. Send /Fax application materials to:
Dr. Maxine Ramey, Director
School o f Music
University o f Montana
Missoula, MT 59812
Original in student file
Phone: 406- 243-6880 Email: griz. music@umontana.edu
xc: Area coordinator
Website: www.um t.edu/music. Fax: 406-243-2441
Scholarships are available to qualified students without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex or handicap.
Scholarship and Entrance Audition Requirements
Piano
Two contrasting pieces from the
standard repertoire (no arrangem ents
please), at least one o f which is
mem orized. Example: Bach
Invention or Prelude &Fugue,
Haydn, M ozart or Beethoven Sonata
m ovem ents; D ebussy Preludes;
Chopin Nocturnes, Preludes; Brahms
Intermezzi; 20th century works Bartok, Prokofiev, Ginastera, and
Shostakovich.
Y ou are not lim ited to abovem entioned works or composers. In
addition
to
your
repertoire
presentation, you will present scales
and arpeggios, 4 Octaves. You will
also receive a sight reading exam at
the audition.
Organ
1. At least 5 years o f private piano
study prior
to
entering
the
University. Prior organ study is not
m andatory for acceptance into the
organ program.
2. Perform ance o f two contrasting
pieces from standard piano or organ
repertoire.
Exam ples (piano): SEE ABOVE
Exam ples (organ):
Eight little
Preludes and Fugues o f Bach;
chorale preludes b y Buxtehude,
Pachelbel, W alther, Chorale Preludes
by Brahm s;
M endelssohn sonata
m ovem ents; church service music.
Y ou are not limited to the abovem entioned works or composers. In
addition
to
your
repertoire
presentation, you will play a hym n o f
your choice, and receive a sight
reading exam.
Requirem ents for scholarship
consideration are the same as the
entrance requirem ents lists above.
For m ore info: Prof. Steven Hesla
406-243-6055
steven.hesla@ um ontana.edu
Dr. N ancy Cooper (organ)
nancy, cooper@ um ontana.edu
Voice
1. All new /transfer students desiring
to becom e voice m ajors m ay
audition for scholarships.
Only
m usic m ajors with voice as their
principal instrum ent will receive
scholarships.
2. Auditions will be held in Room
10 (basem ent level) in Professor
B asinski's office. The tim es for the
auditions will be available from the
m usic office and/or the vocal bulletin
board as part o f the audition day
schedule.
3. Please Arrive 10 m inutes early to
fill out an audition form.
4. Be prepared to sing 2 songs or
arias by b y memory. O ne o f the
selections m ust be in a foreign
language.
5. An accom panist will be provided.
Y ou m ust bring a copy o f your music
for the accom panist. The m usic m ust be
printed in the same key that you sing.
Do not ask the accom panist to
transpose.
6.
Those students who receive and
accept a m usic scholarship are not
required to audition again.
Students
who are not offered scholarships m ust
re-audition in the summer or fall to get
into a voice studio.
7. All new /transfer students who wish
to becom e voice m ajors m ust audition
to be accepted into the vocal area.
Requirem ents for scholarship
consideration are the same as entrance
requirem ents listed above.
For m ore info: Prof. Anne Basinski
anne.basinski@ umontana.edu
Strings
1. 3 octave m ajor and/or m inor scale
2. 10 m inute perform ance o f w ork or
works from the standard repertory
dem onstrating contrasting style, tempo,
technique, and/or articulation.
Representative
Repertoire
for
O rchestral String Instruments: (this list
represents sam ple repertoire only and is
n ot m eant as an exclusive listing o f
works).
Violin:
Concertos by J.S. Bach, Haydn,
M ozart, Vivaldi, Bruch, M endelssohn;
Six Handel Sonatas; Schubert or
D vorak
Sonatinas;
Unaccompanied
Bach Sonatas or Partitas; M ozart or
Beethoven Sonatas.
Viola:
Concertos by Telemann, J.C. Bach,
Hoffm eism ter; Marcello Sonata in G
m ajor; M ozart Sonantina in C; Five Old
Dances by Marais; Bloch Suites for
Viola.
Cello:
Concertos by G oltennann, Boccherini,
Haydn, Saint Saens; Sonatas by
Vivaldi, Handel, Sammartini; Fame
Elegie;
Bruch
Kol
Nidrei;
Unaccompanied Suites by J.S. Bach.
String Bass:
Concertos by Capuzzi, Elragonetti,
Dittersdorf;
Sonatas by Marcello,
Vivaldi,
Handel,
Galliard,
Eccles,
Romberg,
Telemann;
Progressive
Repertoire b y George Vance, Books 46
Guitar:
Concertos by Vivaldi, CastenuovoTedesco, Rodrigo, Giuliani. Solo works
and/or Etudes by Dowland, M ilan,
Sanz, Visee, Weiss, Bach, Scarlatti,
Sor, Giuliani, Llobet, Tarrega, Albeniz,
Torroba, Ponce, Villa-Lobos, Brouwer.
Requirem ents for scholarship
consideration are the same as the
entrance requirem ents listed above.
For m ore info: Dr. M argaret Baldridge
m argaret.baldrdige@ um ontana.edu
Woodwind
Requirem ents for all new and transfer
students wishing to enter into
woodwind studios as m usic m ajors or
m inors are as follows:
1.
Chrom atic
scale
ascending
and
descending fiill range o f instrum ent in
slurred 16th note patterns at quarter
note=60.
2.
All m ajor scales, ascending and
descending two com plete octaves* slurred
16th notes at quarter note=60.
C larinets: E,F,G scales should be
perform ed 3 octaves.
Saxophone and oboes: F#, G, Ab and A
should be perform ed one octave.
B assoons:
Bb, B and C should be
perform ed 3 octaves.
3.
Two contrasting solos or etudes
dem onstrating
lyrical
and
technical
com m and o f the instrument.
4. All students are expected to sight read
during the audition.
5. Oboists and bassoonist are expected to
have m inim al basic skills in the art o f reed
m aking.
Requirements for scholarship
consideration are the same as the entrance
requirem ents listed above.
For m ore info: Dr. Jennifer Cavanaugh
jennifer.cavanaugli@ umontana.edu
Brass
French Horn:
1. All M ajor scales.
2. Two m inor scales (student's choice).
3. Chrom atic scale (low C to high C).
4. Solo or etude o f lyrical style.
5. Solo or etude o f faster, technical style.
Solos and Etudes should be selected to
dem onstrate the student's tone, range,
rhythm, intonation and technique.
Low Brass:
Chrom atic scale from low E to high Bb
tongue and slurred separately.
Trom bone and Euphonium: a selected
etude from R ochut's M elodious Etudes
Vol. I.
Tuba:
A selected etude from B ordogni's Bel
Canto Studies.
Excerpts from a prepared solo performed
at district or state m usic festival.
Trumpet:
1. Slurred chromatic scale from low
F-sharp to high C in eight notes.
2. Choose either A or B:
A: prepared solo or etude o f appropriate
difficulty and should dem onstrate both
lyrical and technical playing, (possibly
y o u 're prepared solo perform ance at
district and/or state m usic festival.)
B: The required All-State M aterial for
your state for this year.
3. Sight reading
Requirements for scholarship
Consideration are the same as the
Entrance requirem ents listed above.
5 stroke roll, Single stroke roll [Play
each open (slow) to closed (fast as
possible) to open]
Buzz Roll: P lay 16 count buzz roll
starting pp, crescendo to ff and
dim inuendo to pp
Solo:
Perform a prepared solo
(rudim ental
or
orchestral)
of
appropriate difficulty
M allet K eyboard:
Perform a prepared solo or etude o f
appropriate difficulty
T im pani:
Perform a prepared solo or etude
Drum set:
Styles: Dem onstrate ability to play
the follow ing styles: m edium swing,
up tem po swing, bossa-nova, samba,
16-note based funk.
Phrase every
four bars with a light fill.
Soloing: Pick one or m ore o f the
above styles and trade fours with
yourself (play 4 bars o f time, 4 bars
or solo and repeat). You m ay also
play a prepared written solo.
M ultiple Percussion:
Perform a prepared solo or etude.
2. Student m ust bring his/her own
sticks and m allets. The University
will provide the instruments.
Some Representative Solo Material
Sources:
Snare D rum :
W ilcoxon, The AllAm erican Drummer,
150 Solos
W ilcoxon, Solos for the Advanced
Swing Drum m er Pratt, 14 Contest
Solos W haley, Recital Solos
M allet Percussion:
Goldenberg,
M odem School for Xylophone,
Vibraphone & M arim ba (Play any o f
the etudes in the back) M cMillan,
M asterpieces
for
M arim ba
Pimental/M oore,
The
Solo
M arim bist Rubank/Q uick, Soloist
Folio W haley, M usical Studies for
the Intermediate M allet Player
Hatch, Challenge Peters (any o f his
solos), M usser (any o f his solos)
T im pani: Firth, the Solo T im panist
Schistine, The D eveloping Solo
Tim panist W haley, Solos and Duets
for Timpani
M ultiple Percussion:
O 'Reilly,
Solos for the Percussion Player
Goldenburg,
Studies
in
Solo
Percussion Kraft, M orris Dance
Kraft, French Suite Beck, Episode
for Solo Percussion
Requirements for scholarship
consideration are the same as the
entrance requirem ents listed above.
For m ore info: Dr. Robert LedBetter
406-243-4819
robert.ledbetter@ um ontana.edu
For m ore info: Dr. James Smart
406-243-4382
iam es.sm art@ um ontana.edu
Percussion
1. Student m ust perform on Snare Drum
and at least one o f the other areas listed
below.
Snare Drum:
Rudiments: Flam. Flam-tap. Paradiddle.
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