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Scholarships and Application for Music Degrees

What to Prepare for Admission / Scholarship Auditions
University of Central Missouri

Please contact the applied faculty member in your area for more detailed information. The links below will take you to specific information for your instrument or voice:

Piano
Voice
Woodwinds
Brass
Percussion
Strings

The Voice Audition for music consists of:

Singing two songs from the classical music repertoire (show tunes and popular music are not appropriate for admissions/scholarship auditions) before the Voice/Choral Faculty.
- should be memorized
- singers must furnish their own accompanist
- one of the pieces must be in a foreign language (typically, Italian, German, French, or Spanish)
Sing scales and vocalise to demonstrate range
Tonal memory and reading skills will also be tested

The songs should be similar to those sung for District Music Festival (click: "PML" in the menu list).

Woodwind, Brass, and String Auditions consist of:

Prepared solo(s) or etude(s)
- accompaniment is optional
- memorization is not a requirement
Major scales (through four sharps and four flats - all instruments except violin, viola, cello, and double bass must perform scales)
Sight reading (all instruments except violin, viola, cello, and double bass must sightread)

Percussion: Please see audition information detailed on UCMpercussion page.

Literature one would perform for District Music Festival (click: "PML" in the menu list) would be very appropriate for the audition. Woodwind, Brass, and Percussion materials used for the Missouri All-State Band Auditions would also be appropriate. Please contact applied instructor in your area for specific audition length and details. Students are encouraged to select literature which best reflects their musicianship and performance skills.

Be sure and read about our ADMISSION POLICY for the Department of Music.