Music Scholarships at Carthage
By audition Carthage offers a generous number of Music Scholarships to music majors and non-majors alike. They range from $2,000 to $13,000 a year and are renewable. Each year the college awards over $150,000 in renewable scholarships.
Scholarships are awarded in the amounts of:
$13,000 - one award
$10,000 - $7,000 - three awards
$5,000 - $4,000 - nine awards
$3,000 - nine awards
The larger awards go only to music majors, of course, but an additional number of renewable $2,000 scholarships are awarded to majors and to non-music majors who are required only to participate in a college music ensemble and, for the first two years, to study private music lessons.
Audition dates:
- Saturday, February 9
- Saturday, February 16
- Saturday, February 23
- Saturday, March 1
The results of all music auditions are included in students' financial aid packages sent out in March by the Office of Financial Aid.
Many students audition when they are on campus for the Lincoln Scholarship competition. Many others audition on one of several scheduled audition days, on a Capture Carthage day, or within reason, by appointment. Please call (262) 551-5859 for more information and to arrange an audition time. You may also request an audition by sending an e-mail to: music@carthage.edu
What to prepare: 2 selections of music of contrasting style. There will be sight-reading and scales asked of instrumentalists, and sight reading and exercises in tonal memory for vocalists. Percussion: Choose 2 of the following areas of performance: Snare Drum, Keyboard Percussion, Timpani, Drum Set (demonstrate, time, skills and soloing) *If you are auditioning in two areas, please prepare 2 selections for your primary performance area and one for the secondary. Memorization of selections is preferred for vocalists.
Accompanist: We will provide an accompanist if needed. Please bring the music with you for the accompanist on the day of your audition. If you prefer, recorded accompaniment is acceptable.
Where to go: Auditions are held in the H.F. Johnson Fine Arts Center, room 140 or room 142. This building is located just south past the chapel. Turn right when you pass the chapel heading south. There is a visitor parking lot to your left. Our building is directly north. There are two sets of doors. Please enter the southwest doors, turn to your right and go downstairs. There are practice rooms available on both floors for pre-audition warm-ups.