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Music Department Scholarships for Music Majors and Minors

Music Studio Scholarships are talent-based awards given to music majors and minors by annual audition. The scholarships range from $200 to $2000 per academic year.

The Lichtenstein String Quartet Scholarship is awarded to four string students each year (two violins, one viola, one cello). The scholarship amounts to $8000 per person for the academic year. It is highly competitive and is awarded based upon an annual audition.

The Jace C. Hoffman Memorial Scholarship is for music eduaction majors and carries an award of $500 per academic year.

The Texas Jazz Festival Scholarship in Honor of Wanda Gregory awards selected students a scholarship of $1000 per academic year.

Music Department Scholarships for Non-Music Majors

The Music Department offers a limited number Music Activity Scholarships to non-music majors who participate in our major ensembles. The scholarships are based upon student ability and the needs of the particular ensembles, and range from $200 to $2000 per academic year.

Information on Scholarship Auditions

All scholarship auditions consist of three parts. First, the student will prepare two selections (see information below for specific areas). Second, the committee will ask to hear a few major scales up to four sharps or flats (two octaves when possible). Third, the student will be given a short sight-reading excerpt. Auditioning students will want to give the best impression possible. It is best to come well-prepared and dressed nicely.

Wind Instruments:
Prepare two contrasting movements or selections, typically one selection should be faster and technical in nature and the other slower and lyrical or expressive in nature.

Vocalists: Prepare two contrasting art songs or arias, with one in a foreign language.

Pianists: Prepare two selections from two of the following style periods: Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Contemporary.

Percussionists: Be prepared to audition in two of the following areas: snare drum, keyboard percussion, timpani, drum set.

Stringed Instruments:
Prepare two contrasting movements or selections, typically one selection should be faster and technical in nature and the other slower and lyrical or expressive in nature.

Lichtenstein String Quartet: Prepare one movement of an unaccompanied Bach partita or sonata and one movement of a standard concerto.

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Application (PDF)

Bring a completed Scholarship Application to your audition.

2008/2009 Audition Dates

Saturday, January 17, 2009

Saturday, February 28, 2009

Saturday, March 28, 2009

To schedule an audition time contact:

Dr. Shawn Smith
Director of Bands
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
6300 Ocean Drive
Corpus Christi, TX 78412


Phone: (361) 825-2375
Fax: (361) 825-6097