Full tuition and partial tuition scholarships are available for both music and non-music majors for participation in ensembles.  All students who have been admitted to JSU and who are in good standing at the time of application are eligible to receive an ensemble scholarship.  Scholarship awards are based upon the qualifications of the student and the needs of the music department.

Scholarship Dates are February 5 & 6, 2010 and March 5 & 6, 2010

All qualified students are encouraged to apply.

[ Instrumental Scholarships ]

[ Piano, Strings, Vocal Scholarships ]

Anyone wishing to audition for a scholarship will need to register online when the above scholarship application links are live.

These auditions may serve as audition for:

  1. Scholarship application

  2. Admission into the Department of Music.  Formal admission into the Department of Music is required if you plan to major in Music or Music Education.  Prospective music majors must also complete diagnostic placement exams in basic music theory and piano which may be accomplished on the audititon day. Please visit us at Our Degrees Web Page for further information on admission into the Department of Music.

Choose your instrument:

Piano
Voice
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
Clarinet
Bass Clarinet		 Trumpet
Horn
Trombone
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Percussion

PIANO:

  • Two pieces in contrasting styles from memory preferred, but not required.
  • Will be asked to sight-read.
  • Major and harmonic minor scales 2 octaves.

VOICE:

Any selection from the following books:
  • 24 Italian Songs and Arias (G. Schirmer)
  • 26 Italian Songs and Arias (Hal Leonard)
  • Joan Boytim's First Book series, et al.
  • Expressive Singing Anthology (Van Christy, ed.)
  • Pathways of Song
  • Anthology of Italian Song of the 17th and 18th Centuries
  • Classic Italian Songs for School and Studio
  • Italian Arias of the Baroque and Classical Period
  • The La Flora Collection

FLUTE:

Two contrasting movements from suggested solo flute repertoire.
  • J. S. Bach or G. F. Handel Sonata
  • Telemann Fantasie
  • W. A. Mozart Concerto in G or D Major
Suggested Etude Material:
  • Melodious and Progressive Studies Book 1
  • Berbiguier Etudes - 18 Etudes
  • Alles Etudes - 26 Selected Studies
  • Karg-Elert - 30 Studies Op. 107

OBOE:

All-State Material and any of the following:
  • Albinoni - Oboe Concerto in Bb Op. 7, No. 3
  • Chromatic Scale (Lowest to Highest)
Suggested Etude Material:
  • Barret - Etudes / Studies

BASSOON:

All-State Material and any of the following:
  • J. B. Senáille - Allegro Spiritoso
  • Chromatic Scale (Lowest to Highest)
Suggested Etude Material:
  • Weissenborn Etudes
  • Rubank Advanced Method Etudes

CLARINET:

Suggested Solo Literature:
  • Adagio and Tarantella - Cavallini
  • Clarinet Concerto in A Major - Mozart
  • Concert and Contest Collection for Bb Clarinet - ed. Voxman
  • Concertino - Tartini
  • Concertino for Clarinet - Weber
  • Fantasy Pieces - Schumann
  • Five Bagatelles - Finzi
  • Three Pieces - Stravinsky
Suggested Etudes:
  • 32 Studies - Rose

BASS CLARINET:

Suggested Solo Literature:
  • Concert and Contest Collection - ed. Voxmen
  • Sonata III - Galliard, arr. by Kreiselman and ed. by Marx
Suggested Etudes:
  • Advanced Studies from the works of Julius Weissenborn
    Adapted for Alto and Bass Clarinets

TRUMPET:

Suggested Solo Literature:
  • Trumpet Concerto - Haydn
  • Trumpet Concerto - Hummel
  • Sonata VIII - Corelli
  • Concert Etude - Goedicke
  • Carnival of Venice, Theme and Variations - Arban
Suggested Etude Material:
  • Characteristic Studies - Arban
  • 27 Melodious and Rhythmical Studies - Small

HORN:

Suggested Solo Literature:
  • Any Standard Solo
  • All-State Material

TROMBONE:

Suggested Solo Literature:
  • Concertino - David
  • Morceau Symphonique - Guilmant
  • Andante and Allegro - Ropartz
  • Andante and Allegro - Barat
Suggested Etude Material:
  • Book 1; #4 or #11 from Melodious Etudes for Trombone - Bordogni-Rochut

BASS TROMBONE:

Suggested Solo Literature:
  • Concerto in One Movement - Lebedev
  • Sonata III - Galliard
Suggested Etude Material:
  • #4, 9, 15 from Melodious Etudes for Bass Trombone - Ostrander

EUPHONIUM:

Play any combination of two contrasting style solo movements or etudes.
Suggested Euphonium Solos:
  • Andante et Allegro - J.E. Barat
  • Beautiful Colorado - Joseph De Luca
  • Sonata in F Major - Benedetto Marcello
  • Morceau Symphonique - Alexandre Guilmant
  • Andante and Rondo - Antonio Capuzzi
  • Rhapsodie for Euphonium - James Curnow
  • Concert Prelude - Derek Bourgeois
  • Euphonium Concerto - Joseph Horovitz
Suggested Euphonium Etude Books:
  • Melodious Etudes for Trombone Book 1 - Bordogni / Rochut
  • Melodious Etudes for Trombone Book 2 - Bordogni / Rochut
  • Melodious Etudes for Trombone Book 3 - Bordogni / Rochut
  • Arban Complete Method for Trombone and Euphonium
  • 40 Progressive Studies for Trombone - H.W. Tyrell
  • Etudes de Perfectionment - Charlier

TUBA:

Play any combination of two contrasting style solo movements or etudes.
Suggested Tuba Solos:
  • Allegro from Concerto Grosso, Op.3, No.4 in f Minor - G.F. Handel
  • Sonata for Tuba and Piano - Don Haddad
  • Introduction and Dance - J. E. Barat
  • Six Studies in English Folk Songs - Ralph Vaughan Williams
  • Concerto in On e Movement - Alexey Lebedev
  • Tuba Concerto - Edward Gregson
  • Tuba Concerto - Ralph Vaughan Williams
  • Serenade No. 12 for Solo Tuba - Vincent Persichetti
Suggested Tuba Etude Books:
  • Arban Complete Method for Tuba
  • The Complete Vocalises for Tuba - Marco Bordogni
  • 70 Studies, Vol 1 - V. Blazhevich
  • 70 Studies, Vol 2 - V. Blazhevich
  • 60 Selected Studies for Tuba - G. Kopprasch
  • 50 Etudes for Tuba, Vol. 1 - Boris Grigoriev
  • 50 Etudes for Tuba, Vol. 2 - Boris Grigoriev

PERCUSSION:

Unconditional Acceptance: Applicant shows strength in all three areas below.

Conditional Acceptance: Applicant has weakness in one of the areas below and should take a secondary applied to strengthen that specific area.

Not Accepted: Applicant could take secondary applied lessons and reapply at a later date.

Snare Drum

Play a Solo or Etude or a comparable piece from the list below.
  • Recital Solos for the Snare Drum by Garwood Whaley; Meredith Music, pub., 1980
  • A study between pgs. 25 and 44 from Intermediate Snare Drum Studies by Mitchell Peters; Mitchell Peters, pub., 1976
  • Demonstrate competency for any of the P.A.S. 40 International Drum Rudiments

Keyboard Percussion

Perform a published 2 or 4 mallet solo or etude written for marimba, xylophone or vibraphone. Possible sources include:
  • Modern School for Xylophone, Marimba, Vibraphone by Morris Goldenberg; Chappell, pub., 1950
  • Fundamental Method for Mallets, Book 1 by Mitchell Peters; Alfred, pub., 1995
Play any of the 12 major scales and arpeggios - two octaves, up and down.

Timpani

Perform a published timpani solo or etude using three or four drums. Possible source includes:
  • Fundamental Method for Timpani by Mitchell Peters; Alfred, pub., 1993
Demonstrate competency in tuning, rolling and dampening.