25-26 Music Scholarship Application Form

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If there are multiple schools with your school's name, also type your state/country. (e.g. "Mountain View CA")

Current/most recently attended school:

When did or will you graduate?

Please list any other previously attended schools/conservatories, with dates:

Primary Academic Interest:

Secondary Academic Interest

Student Information

Student Legal First Name:

Student Preferred First Name

Student Middle Name

Student Legal Last Name:

Student Birthdate:

Mailing Address:

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

Student Email Address:

Student Cell #

Home Phone #

Lewis & Clark occasionally texts students with updates regarding upcoming/scheduled campus events and verification of application information. Can we include you in these updates?

Yes

No

Are you a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, or do you hold refugee status in the United States?

Providing your citizenship status allows Lewis & Clark to better share scholarship and financial aid opportunities with you.

Country of Citizenship

Music Experience

Primary instrument / voice type:

Other

How long have you been playing your primary instrument/singing?

Are you currently taking private lessons for your primary instrument / voice type?

Yes

No

How long have you been taking private lessons for your primary instrument / voice type?

Do you intend to audition on a second instrument / voice type?

Yes

No

Secondary instrument / voice type:

How long have you been playing your secondary instrument/singing?

Are you currently taking private lessons for your secondary instrument / voice type?

Yes

No

How long have you been taking private lessons for your secondary instrument / voice type?

Other / Additional Instruments:

Please list any private music teachers with whom you are currently studying:

Intended areas of focus within music, if known:

In which area(s) do you envision taking courses in the music department?

Years of experience in Band:

Years of experience in Choir:

Years of experience in Orchestra:

Please list any important musical accomplishments (solo appearances, awards won, etc.):

Describe, in approximately a paragraph, what interests you about the Lewis & Clark Music Department and Lewis & Clark in general:

Scholarship/Audition Information

I wish to be considered for:

Music Performance scholarship

Music Composition scholarship

Performance Applicants:
All performance scholarship auditions should demonstrate your abilities to date. Instrumentalists should perform 10-15 minutes of music, either one or two short movements or a longer work, demonstrating contrasting styles. Vocalists should perform at least two separate pieces representing different styles (for example: aria, art song, and musical theater selections); we wish to hear at least one piece in a foreign language and at least one piece using classical vocal technique.

I plan to audition:

In person on the day of my admissions visit/tour. All live auditions must occur by end of January 2025

Virtually - submitting/sending recordings (due January 28th)

In person on a different day prior to January 29th. Please email music@lclark.edu to schedule your audition

Please click here for a list of tour options.

Enter your Visit/Tour date

Piece(s) you recorded or will be prepared to perform at your audition (please give name of composer, title, length, and instrument):

To schedule an in-person audition, email music@lclark.edu.

Additional information about Music Scholarship can be found on our website.

If your video is already prepared, paste your first scholarship video URL below. You may compile your audition pieces into one video or upload them separately using the other fields below. Student must be visible playing their instrument/singing in the recording.

Recording links can be emailed at a later date to music@lclark.edu with the subject line "Recordings for Performance Scholarship Application for [applicant name]". (Recordings not due until January 28, 2025.)

Video Link:

Video Link 2 (optional)

Video Link 3 (optional)

Video Link 4 (optional)

Video Link 5 (optional)

Composition Applicants:

Please submit the following:

At least two original scores in PDF format submitted via the upload widget below.
Links to at least two sound files of original compositions in the fillable blanks below (live performances are preferable to midi realizations).

It is preferable that both scores and sound files are included for each work submitted. (Recordings not due until January 28, 2024.)

Composition Score #1:

Composition Score #2:

Additional Composition Scores (optional):

If you have already prepared your recording(s), paste your URLs below. Recording links can be emailed at a later date to music@lclark.edu with the subject line "Recordings for Composition Scholarship Application for [applicant name]". (Recordings not due until January 28, 2025.)

Audio/Video Link 1:

Audio/Video Link 2:

Audio/Video Link 3 (optional)

Audio/Video Link 4 (optional)

Audio/Video Link 5 (optional)