Scholarship Audition Information

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Audition Requirements

Brass and Woodwinds

1. 12 Major Scales

2. Chromatic Scale

(Full range of your instrument from the lowest practical note to the highest practical note)

3. A prepared solo or etude

(Please do not perform marching band or concert band pieces.)

Percussion

1. Snare (required)

Rudiments (5 stroke roll, 6 stroke roll, 9 stroke roll, 17 stroke roll, Long roll, Flam, Paradiddle, Swiss army triplet, Single Flammed Mill, and Lesson 25)

Prepared solo or etude (Please do not perform marching band or concert band pieces.)

2. Choose one additional instrument:

Mallets

12 Major Scales

Prepared solo or etude

Timpani

Prepared solo or etude

Color Guard

Videos should include a 1-2 minute routine choreographed by the student and include spins and tosses. Although not required, students may also use rifles, sabers, swing flags, or other equipment to demonstrate their skill.

Dance

Before students are invited to the preliminary audition, they must have a minimum 2.25 GPA, and upload a headshot and body shot. Upload Photos

Technical elements required for preliminary audition include:

    1. Right Split
    2. Left Split
    3. Pirouette
    4. Double Pirouette

Attire for preliminary audition

    1. Black sports bra, black dance shorts with tights or black legging
    2. Black jazz shoes or barefoot
    3. Performance makeup (red lip)
    4. Hair should be neat and presentable

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Then once you're accepted...

1. Make sure you have submitted your FAFSA information

Our FAFSA code is 003417

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803-376-5792

2. You must have been accepted into Allen University before your scholarship is official!

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