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Auditions
You must audition before members of the music faculty in order to be admitted as a music major and considered for music scholarship awards. This process is separate from the process for admission to the college. The first step is to schedule your time.
Upcoming auditions will be held:
- Saturday, November 14, 2009
- Friday and Saturday, January 15-16, 2010
- Friday and Saturday, February 5-6, 2010
Scheduling Your Music Major Audition
Call the Music Office at 318-869-5235 to schedule a time for your audition and brief interview with the faculty. The dates printed above are our primary audition days when the entire faculty will be present to hear you. If you cannot be present on one of those days, notify our office, and we will try to schedule an alternate time for you.
When you come to the audition, you will also be taking placement tests in music theory and piano. Should you become a student at Centenary College, these tests will help us place you in the proper piano class and theory section for the Fall semester. We understand that there is a large variation in backgrounds and experiences of students wishing to study music. We do not expect everyone to have the same skills. The piano placement test will be taken individually, after your audition and interview. You will be notified of the theory placement test time for your audition day.
Repertoire for Music Major Auditions
All applicants will be asked to sight-read a short excerpt
Brass and Woodwinds
Major scales; two brief selections (one lyrical, one technical), or, a movement from a major concerto.
Organ
At the organ: three hymns and two selections of the applicant's own choosing. At the piano: Major and minor scales and arpeggios, and two selections of the applicant's own choosing.
Percussion
Major scales: two octaves on a mallet instrument; plus, Snare Drum, Timpani, and Keyboard selections.
Piano
Three contrasting selections, one from each of the following style periods: Baroque, Classical, and Romantic/Twentieth Century. All selections are to be memorized.
Strings
Major Scales (C, G, D, A, F, B-Flat, E-Flat, A-Flat), Melodic minor scales (a, e, b, f-sharp, d, g, c, f); two brief selections (one lyrical, one technical), or, a movement from a major concerto.
Theory/Composition
Bring examples of your compositions in score form, if possible. Perform one selection on your major instrument.
Voice
Two contrasting selections, memorized. Art songs or arias are preferred. If possible, one selection should be in a language other than English.
Scheduling an Ensemble Audition
Call the music office at 318-869-5235. We will try to schedule your audition at the time most convenient for you. If you have a campus visit already planned, please let us know.
Ensemble Audition Repertoire
Brass and Woodwinds
Major scales and one brief selection.
Percussion
Major scales on a mallet instrument and one snare drum or keyboard selection.
Strings
Major Scales (C, G, D, A, F, B-Flat, E-Flat, A-Flat) and one brief selection.
Voice
For either Camerata or Centenary College Choir, the director will hear you perform one brief selection of your choice, then will vocalize you to check your range, and hear you in a short sight-reading excerpt.
Non-Music Majors Ensemble Participation
There are places available in our performing ensembles for non-majors. You do not have to audition for the full music faculty in order to be admitted to one of the ensembles, but you must audition for the director of the ensemble in which you want to perform. The music office can help you schedule this audition. We do have some small scholarships available for non-majors, but you must schedule your audition for us before you complete your financial aid process at Centenary, or it may not be possible to consider you for a music scholarship.
