Auditions

An audition before members of the music faculty is required of all students who declare music as a major. The student majoring in music may choose the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), the Bachelor of Music (B.M.), or the Bachelor of Music Education (B.M.Ed.) degree. The Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in music is a broad program with approximately one-third of the curriculum in music with an option for various minors. The Bachelor of Music degree is designed for the student who is interested in music as a profession. The Bachelor of Music Education degree, which is designed to meet the standard educator licensure requirements for teachers of music, is for the student who plans to teach in the public schools. (Educator licensure requirements will be found in this catalog under School of Education.) The Master of Music (M.M.) is also offered at Mississippi College. 

Application for Audition

Undergraduate Audition Guidelines

The audition may include a brief, general information interview (no advance preparation needed for the interview) in addition to the performance of the prepared songs. The student should not plan to use CD or taped accompaniment. Please note that the department DOES provide piano accompanists. Original copies of the music or music contained in a notebook should be provided for the accompanist.

Attire should be professional and suitable for an interview.

Vocal:

• Prepare two songs of contrasting styles from the classical music tradition (i.e., Italian, French, German, Spanish or English art song and/or aria), one of which should be in English.
• A song from standard musical theater repertoire or a traditional hymn may be substituted for one of the songs of the classical music tradition.
• Popular songs (e.g., country, gospel, contemporary Christian, praise and worship, rhythm and blues, urban, pop, jazz, etc. ) are not suggested.

Instrumental (Brass, Woodwind, Percussion):

• Perform two (2) movements from solos or etudes of contrasting styles and tempos of the performer's choice. The music should feature the strengths of the player's technique, range, musical control, dynamic range, and overall ability. Memorization is not a requirement for the audition.

Organ:

Organ Performance:

• One Bach piece
• One 19th/20th Century Piece
• One piece of the student's choice
• One hymn

Church Music/BA/Music Education-Organ

• One Bach piece
• One contrasting piece
• One hymn

Piano:

• Perform from memory two (2) selections of standard piano literature representing two different periods or styles: example - Baroque, and Romantic; Classic and Contemporary, etc.

Scholarship Audition Dates for 2007-08

Auditions are held in Aven Fine Arts building on the Mississippi College campus. Students will meet in the Jean Pittman Williams Recital Hall and be escorted to the audition room.

Saturday            December 1            12:00 pm
Saturday            January 26            9:00 am
Saturday            March 1            9:00 am

Please check the Department of Music website www.music.mc.edu for an online application. If you do not have internet access, call 601-925-3440 to request that an application be mailed to you. The completed application should be mailed to Department of Music, Box 4021, Clinton, MS, 39056. It should be received no later than one week prior to the audition date.