Music scholarships are available for any incoming first-year student regardless of major. Whether you are pursuing a major or minor or you simply enjoy music, you are eligible for a music scholarship.
Scholarships are available for voice, string, brass, woodwind, percussion and keyboard musicians. They range in amount and they’re renewable every year that you are studying at SNC.
In-person auditions will be held on Nov. 16, 2024, and Jan. 25, 2025, for incoming students who plan to attend SNC beginning in the 2025-26 academic year. Please register by Friday, Nov. 1, for the November audition and by Friday, Jan. 10, for the January audition.
The priority date for video submissions is Dec. 1, 2025, for incoming students who plan to attend SNC beginning in the 2025-26 academic year.
Registration links will be posted here on Aug. 1, 2024.
Please contact Jenny Olson in visual and performing arts by email (jenny.olson@snc.edu) for more information.
No, you don’t. However, you will need to apply to the college before you can audition. Once you audition, you’ll need to be admitted to the college to be considered for a music scholarship.
You must be a full-time student at St. Norbert College, participating in a major ensemble seven out of your eight semesters, performing on the instrument or voice scholarship you were awarded. If you’re planning on going into teacher education, you should save your “free” semester for the semester you will be student-teaching.
Voice: Two memorized solos of advanced standard literature in contrasting styles.
Woodwind, Brass, Percussion: One solo of advanced standard literature or one etude demonstrating contrasting styles. Major scales in keys up to four sharps and four flats.
Piano: Two solos of advanced standard literature in contrasting styles (equivalent to WSMA Class A list). Memorization preferred but not required.
Strings: Two solos of standard literature in contrasting styles (for example, this could be two movements of one piece, or two separate solos altogether). Two scales of your choice, as many octaves as comfortable.
If you are auditioning by video, please introduce yourself by telling us your name, what school you are from, the name of your audition pieces and the composer for each piece. We have provided additional audition resources and tips under the “How to create a great audition video” section.
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Yes, please consider the following before you decide:
Scholarships range in amount for the year and they’re renewable, subject to review, for three additional years. St. Norbert music faculty members will listen to your audition and determine scholarship award amounts based on your technical skills, your musicality and your potential as a performer.
Scholarships will be awarded until all of the scholarship funds have been allocated. In the case of closely ranked auditions, music majors and minors may receive some preference over non-majors.