The Music Department Scholarship was established to recognize the achievements of students in the Music Department, and to assist Music Majors in defraying the cost of tuition and fees. New incoming freshman and transfer students for Fall 2012 may apply for the Music Department Scholarship if they meet the following criteria:

• Ability to demonstrate music accomplishment;
• Demonstrated academic excellence;
• Have an Admission application that is received by the Undergraduate Admissions Office by the Scholarship deadline (March 30, 2012). Please note: It is not necessary to have already been accepted to Columbia College at the time you apply for this scholarship, though you must have an Admissions file received by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions by March 30, 2012.
• Demonstrated financial need through a completed financial aid application (FAFSA).

CLICK HERE TO APPLY FOR THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT SCHOLARSHIP and upload samples of your work. 

 

ALL NEW INCOMING STUDENTS WHO APPLY FOR THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT SCHOLARSHIP ARE REQUIRED TO AUDITION 

FALL 2012 AUDITION DATE:

FEBRUARY 4, 2012

To make an audition appointment, call 312 369-6149.

In-person auditions are preferred, but if you cannot make a live audition date, call 312 369-6149.

 

Audition Requirements

Students should prepare for their auditions with music that best represents their current abilities. Students auditioning for Jazz Studies or the Contemporary, Urban and Popular Music Program have additional requirements (see Jazz Studies Requirements or Contemporary, Urban and Popular Music Requirements). 

Vocal Audition Requirements

HE Baccus – classical, musical theater - 312 369 6109 - hbaccus@colum.edu

Bobbi Wilsyn – jazz, gospel, pop - 312 369 6143 - bwilsyn@colum.edu

Perform two selections in contrasting styles: one song of your choice and a second which you may choose from the list below. An accompanist will be provided. Bring a copy of the music, in the key you will be auditioning, for each of your selections.

Suggested repertoire includes, but is not limited to, the following:

·       Classical

17^th & 18^th century Italian songs & arias: Schirmer, Alfred Publishing Company

 Any from the following (must be a solo song or aria): Bach, Barber, Copland, Debussy, Fauré, Mozart, Puccini, Purcell, Schubert, Vaughan Williams

Folk song arrangements by Britten, Niles

·       Pop/Contemporary Styles

Songs of: Harold Arlen, Donald Fagen/Walter Becker, Tony Hatch, Donny Hathaway, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Billy Joel, Elton John, Carole King, Lennon/McCartney, Lieber/Stoller, Sarah McLachlan, Joni Mitchell, Harry Nilsson, Dolly Parton, Astor Piazzolla, J. Robbie Robertson, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Sting, James Taylor, Jimmy Webb, Stevie Wonder, Hank Williams

·       Musical Theater

Songs of: Leonard Bernstein, Jerry Bock, Kander & Ebb, Lerner/Loewe, Rice & Mencken, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Harvey Schmidt, Stephen Sondheim, Jule Styne, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Meredith Willson

·       Jazz

Hoagy Carmichael, Vernon Duke, Duke Ellington, George and Ira Gershwin, Billie Holiday, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer, Cole Porter, Jimmy Van Heusen or Kurt Weill and any other established jazz standards from musical theatre repertory

·       American Patriotic Anthems

America the Beautiful

Lift Every Voice

My Country ‘Tis of Thee

The Star Spangled Banner

COMPOSITION

Composition Audition Requirements

Marcos Balter – Composition - 312 369 6276 - mbalter@colum.edu

Present samples of your compositions; provide scores and/or recordings, if available. Bring two copies of each sample.

Instrumental Performance Audition (Non-Jazz) Requirements

Bill Boris – guitar - 312 369-6182 - wboris@colum.edu

Sebastian Huydts - piano - 312 369-6309 - shuydts@colum.edu

Doug Lofstrom - 312 369 6324 - dlofstrom@colum.edu

Tom Hipskind - thipskind@colum.edu

10-minute time limit. Required Scales (12 major scales) and Sight Reading.

Bring your instrument (other than piano or drums); prepare two selections in contrasting styles; bring two copies of each of your selections.  Please note: Students auditioning for Jazz Studies or the Contemporary, Urban and Popular Music Program have additional requirements (see Jazz Studies Requirements or Contemporary, Urban and Popular Music Requirements).

• Guitar: Classical - prepare two short classical pieces of contrasting styles.

• Electric Bass - prepare two short pieces of varying styles; demonstrate ability to play changes in Swing, Latin, Funk Rock Fusion - prepare two pieces in varying styles; demonstrate familiarity with chromatic bar chord concept; demonstrate twelve-bar blues progression and improvisation; demonstrate funk/shuffle comping patterns

• Drums - Styles: Be able to play effectively in a variety of styles, including: 

Jazz Swing: Play medium-tempo (qtr=130), 12-bar blues form (such as “C-Jam Blues” or “Straight, No Chaser”). Be able to trade ‘4’s over two complete choruses Play uptempo (qtr=240 or higher), 32-bar AABA form (such as rhythm changes, like “Oleo”). Be able to trade ‘8’s over this form. Optional: Swing on the A sections, Samba on B section. Play jazz ballad (“Misty” or “Body and Soul”) with brushes

Latin: Play bossa-nova at qtr=125 Play uptempo samba at qtr=200 Play Afro-Cuban: Songo (qtr=90), or 12/8 Nanigo (dotted qtr=110) 

Pop/rock: Play 8th-note rock groove, medium tempo (qtr=100), 4 bars, play fill on 4th bar, repeat. Play 16th-note rock/funk groove, qtr=85, 4 bars, play fill on 4th bar, repeat. Play James Brown’s “Cold Sweat” groove at qtr=112 

Technique: Play rudiments selected by adjudicator, medium tempo, such as: Single Paradiddle 5-Stroke Roll Flam (Alternated) Flam Tap Single Drag Tap 

Sight-Reading: Read and play one of the two: Jazz/big-band chart with kicks and rhythmic band figures Rudimental snare drum solo

• Piano: Perform a piece of your choice (from memory) in any style; perform a second piece (from music or from memory) in a contrasting style. Sight read a short excerpt; demonstrate your current level of technique in scales, cadence chords, exercises, etudes, etc. Bring a hard copy of the music for both pieces you will perform.

Please note: the following are only suggested pieces; any standard work of comparable quality is acceptable. Students should prepare an audition best representing their abilities.

• Clarinet-Eb/Bb Soprano: 32 Etudes for Clarinet, C. Rose; Carl Fischer - Etude #15 - Adagio, Meas. 1-Fine, (p. 16); Etude #26 - Allegro furioso, Meas. 1-Fine, (p. 26)

• Flute/Piccolo: Melodious and Progressive Studies - Book II, rev. Robert Cavally; Southern Music - Etude #5, Moderato, Meas. 1-64, (pp. 20-21); Etude by Kummer, Meas. 1-Fine, (p.51)

• Keyboard: Modern School for Xylophone, Marimba, and Vibraphone, Morris Goldenberg; Chappell and Co. - Etude #5 - Allegro, Meas. 1-31, (p. 64)

• Multiple Percussion: Portraits in Multiple Percussion, Anthony J. Cirone; Belwin Mills (1996) - Etude #1, Meas. 38-64, (p. 3)

• Saxophone: 27 Virtuoso Studies for Saxophone or Oboe, L. Bassi trans. Gerardo Iasilli; Carl Fischer - Etude #7 - Largo sostenuto, Meas. 1-Fine, (p. 16); Etude #16 - Marziale, Meas. 1-Fine, (pp. 36-37)

• Trumpet: Complete Conservatory Method for Trumpet, J.B. Arban, ed. Edwin F. Goldman and Walter M. Smith; Carl Fischer - Etude #8 - Allegro moderato, (14 Characteristic Studies), Meas. 1-Fine, (p. 292); Etude #1 - (12 Celebrated Fantasies & Airs), Intro and Theme, (p. 301)

• Trombone: Selected Studies for Trombone, H. Voxman; Rubank, Inc. - Etude in GMajor - Andante con moto by Blazhevich, Meas. 1-Fine, (p. 26) Etude in A Minor - Allegretto by Vobaron, Meas. 1-Fine, (p. 21)

• Bass Trombone: Concert Etudes for Tuba (or Bass Trombone), David Uber; R. King Music/Alphonse Leduc & Co. - Etude #8 - Andante con moto, Meas. 1-17, (p. 12); Etude #13 - Allegretto grazioso, Meas. 1-40, (p. 17) Euphonium BC: Arban's Famous Method for Trombone, J.B. Arban, ed. Charles L. Randall and Simone Mantia; Carl Fischer - Etude #8 - Allegro moderato, (14 Characteristic Studies), Meas. 1-Fine, (pp. 214-215); Cavatina, (12 Celebrated Fantasies & Airs), Intro and Theme, (p. 255)

• Tuba: 70 Studies for BBb Tuba Volume I, Vladislav Blazhevich; R. King Music Etude #9 - Andante cantabile, Meas. 1-Fine, (p. 8); Etude #8 - Veloce, Meas. 1-Fine, (p. 7)

Jazz Studies Requirements

Scott Hall - 312 369 6322 - shall@colum.edu

10-minute time limit. Bring your instrument (other than piano or drums); prepare two selections in contrasting styles; bring two copies of each of your selections. You will be asked to sight read and improvise.

Please note: the following are only suggested pieces; any standard work of comparable quality is acceptable. Students should prepare an audition best representing their abilities.

Now’s The Time, C. Parker; Blue Monk, T. Monk; So What, M. Davis; Freddie the Freeloader, M. Davis; Caravan, D. Ellington; Little Sunflower, F. Hubbard; Straight No Chaser, M. Davis; All Blues, M. Davis; Solar, M. Davis; Blue Bossa, J. Henderson; Satin Doll, D. Ellington; Take the “A” Train, D. Ellington

Contemporary, Urban, and Pop Requirements

Gary Yerkins - 312 369 6110 - gyerkins@colum.edu

Instrumentalists:

Bring your instrument (other than piano or drums). Prepare two songs of your choice by selecting one R&B song and one Pop/Rock song from each of the lists below. You will be presented with a short sight-reading piece appropriate for your instrument.

Optional: In addition to your two prepared songs, you may prepare a selection of your choice which you feel demonstrates what you do best. For this, you may play solo or bring a pre-recorded background track and play to that.

Singers:

Prepare two songs of your choice by selecting one R&B song and one Pop/Rock song from each of the lists below.

Optional: In addition to your two prepared songs, you may prepare a selection of your choice which you feel demonstrates what you do best. You may sing a cappella or bring a pre-recorded background track and sing to that. 

Singer/Songwriters:

Prepare one song of your choice by selecting from the lists below.

Perform two of your original songs. Please bring in 2 typed copies of your original song’s lyrics and a neatly printed lead sheet.

Optional: You may also supply recorded example of your work in addition to your live audition

CUP Audition Repertoire: 

R&B

Red House (Jimi Hendrix)

Son Of A Preacher Man (Dusty Springfield)

Use Me (Bill Withers)

Brown Skin (india.arie)

 

Pop/Rock

Addicted to Love (Robert Palmer)

Good Thing (Fine Young Cannibals)

People Got to Be Free (Rascal)

A Change Would Do You Good (Sheryl Crow)

If I Ain’t Got You (Alicia Keys)

Stand By Me (Ben E King)

Hard to Handle (Black Crowes)

Oh Darlin’ (Beatles)