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Undergraduate Scholarships

UND Music awards many generous scholarships on the basis of superior musicianship.

Music Major Awards are renewable each year for four years. Performance Awards are offered to selected students who are not music majors but participate in ensembles. 

Apply for Music Scholarships

Students planning to enter UND for the Fall 2025 semester may apply for scholarships at this time. There are three steps to apply for music scholarships.

1. Schedule Scholarship Audition

Schedule Your UND MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP AUDITION

2. Apply to UND

APPLY

3. Complete FAFSA

Complete the FAFSA

UND Scholarship Deadline

UND Financial Aid recommends that acceptance to UND and application for all scholarships/aid be completed before February 1.

UND Financial Aid

OTHER SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Music Scholarship Information 

Live auditions will take place on January 24-25 and February 8, 2025.  All recorded auditions must be received by February 8, 2025 for full considerations.  

Flute

  • Two contrasting solos, movements of the same solo, or one solo and one etude
  • Chromatic scale
  • Major scale of your choice
  • Sight-reading

Single Reeds

  • Two contrasting solos, movements of the same solo, or one solo and one etude
  • Chromatic scale
  • Major scale of your choice
  • Sight-reading

Double Reeds

  • Two contrasting solos, movements of the same solo, or one solo and one etude
  • Chromatic scale
  • Major scale of your choice
  • Sight-reading

Brass

  • Two contrasting solos, movements of the same solo, or one solo and one etude
  • Chromatic scale
  • Major scale of your choice
  • Sight-reading

Percussion

  • Two solos, one each from two of the three following areas: snare drum, timpani, mallets
  • Chromatic scale
  • Major scale of your choice
  • Sight-reading

Piano

  • Two contrasting works from different style periods (i.e. Baroque, Classical, Romantic, 20th Century). At least one work must be performed from memory.
  • Major and minor scales, at least two octaves, hands together
  • Sight-reading

Strings

  • Two contrasting solos, movements from the same solo, or one solo and one etude
  • One major and one melodic minor scale in a key of your choice, performed at both fast and slow tempi
  • Sight-reading

Guitar

  • A classical piece that is fingerpicked, not flatpicked. Any exceptions must be approved in advance.
  • A chromatic scale, three octave range, from memory. From low E (6th string open) to high E (12th fret of the 1st string). If fingerpicked, use i and m (index and middle fingers) in alternation. If flatpicked, use alternate picking.
  • A major or minor pentatonic scale in any key requested, from memory. If fingerpicked, use i and m (index and middle fingers) in alternation. If flatpicked, use alternate picking.
  • A two-octave major scale in any key requested, from memory. If fingerpicked, use i and m (index and middle fingers) in alternation. If flatpicked, use alternate picking.

Voice

  • Two contrasting classical solos sung from memory. One song must be in a foreign language.
  • Sight-reading and tonal memory
  • UND will have an accompanist available for your use, but you may provide your own.

The following are suggestions, as there are many other works that are well-suited for scholarship auditions. You are welcome to contact faulty members directly or email UND Music with questions. 

Flute

  • J.S. Bach Sonatas
  • Handel Sonatas
  • Telemann Sonatas or Suite in A Minor
  • Mozart Concertos in G or D Major
  • Works from Flute Music by French Composers Collection

Oboe

Composer - Piece - Publisher(s)

  • Handel - Concerto Grosso No. 8 in Bb - Southern
  • Sammartini - Sonata in G - Chester
  • Schumann - Three Romances - Schirmer
  • Telemann - Concerto in F minor - Southern

Clarinet

  • Mozart - Concerto for Clarinet
  • Stamitz - Concerto No. 3 in Bb 
  • Weber - Concertino 
  • Finzi - Five Bagatelles

Alto Saxophone

  • Arban - Caprice et Variations
  • Lunde - Sonata 
  • Reed - Ballade
  • Singelee - any solo for alto saxophone
  • Tuthill - Sonata

Tenor Saxophone

  • Bennett - Concerto in G minor (first movement)
  • Frackenpohl - Sonata
  • Ostransky - Contest Caprice
  • Paul - Estilian Caprice
  • Singelee - any solo for tenor saxophone 

Baritone Saxophone

  • Frangkiser - Canona
  • Long - Undercurrent
  • Ostransky - Contest Etude No. 1
  • Presser - Sonatina
  • Singelee - any solo for baritone saxophone

Bassoon

Composer - Piece - Publisher(s)

  • Devienne - Sonata in F or g - Musica Rara
  • Handel - Andante and Allegro - Southern
  • Vivaldi - Concerti or Sonatas - International
  • Weissenborn - Romanze - Rubank

Trumpet

Composer - Piece - Publisher(s)

  • Arutunian - Concerto - International
  • Barat -Andante et Scherzo - Leduc
  • Turrin - Caprice - Brass Press
  • Arban - Celebrated Fantasies and Airs - Fischer

Horn

Composer - Piece - Publisher(s)

  • Bakaleinikoff - Cavatina - Belwin
  • Mozart - Concerto No. 3 - Schirmer
  • Saint Saëns - Morceau de Concert - Warner Brothers
  • Strauss - Concerto No. 1 - Fischer

Trombone

Composer - Piece - Publisher(s)

  • Barat - Andante et Allegro - Cundy Bettony
  • Guilmant - Morceau Symphonique - Schott
  • Rimsky-Korsakoff - Concerto for Trombone and Band - International
  • David - Concertino - Fischer

Euphonium

Composer - Piece - Publisher(s)

  • Galliard - Six Sonatas - International
  • Handel - Andante and Allegro - Southern
  • David - Concertino - Fischer
  • Rochut - Melodious Etudes for Trombone - Fischer

Tuba

Composer - Piece - Publisher(s)

  • Bach - Air and Bourree, ed. Bell - Fischer
  • Marcello - Sonata No. 5 Southern
  • Barat - Introduction and Danse - Southern
  • Hindemith - Sonate - Schott

Percussion

Percussionists must perform solos from two of the following areas.

Snare

Composer - Piece - Publisher(s)

  • Cirone -Portraits of Rhythm - Alfred
  • Goldenberg - Modern School for Snare Drum - Hal Leonard
  • Wilcoxin/Pratt - any solo - Wilcoxon/Alfred
Mallets

Composer - Piece - Publisher(s)

  • McMillian - Masterpieces for Marimba - Pro-Art
  • Goldenberg - Modern School for Xylo/Mar/Vibes - Hal Leonard
  • Peters - Yellow After the Rain - Mitchell Peters
  • Gomez - Rain Dance - Southern Music Co.
  • Briggs - Selection from Pastoral Music - Mostly Marimba
Timpani

Composer - Piece - Publisher(s)

  • Peters/Goodman - Solo from Method for Timpani - Alfred/Hal Leonard
  • Solos from your State Music Solo Contest list may also be performed.

Piano

Composer - Piece - Publisher(s)

  • Bach - Two-Part Invention, No. 8 in F Major - Henle
  • Chopin - Waltz in C# minor, Op. 54, No. 2 - Henle
  • Debussy - Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum
  • Dover - "Golligogg’s Cakewalk"
    from Children’s Corner
  • Mozart - Sonata in G Major, K283 - Henle

Violin

Composer - Piece - Publisher(s)

  • Bach - any Sonata or Partita - Barenreiter
  • Mozart - Concertos 3, 4 or 5, 1st movement - Barenreiter
  • Romantic Concerto - Bruch No. 1, Saint-Saens No. 3 - various
  • Mendelssohn - Romantic Concerto - various
  • Lalo - Symphonie Espagnole - various
  • Kreisler, Sarasate or Saint-Saens - Showpieces - various

Viola

Composer - Piece - Publisher(s)

  • Bach - any cello suite - Peters
  • Telemann - Concerto - Barenreiter
  • Brahms - Sonatas - Henle
  • Bartok - Concertos - Boosey & Hawkes
  • Hindemith - Concertos - Schott

Cello

Composer - Piece - Publisher(s)

  • Bach - Cello Suites - Barenreiter
  • Haydn - Concerto - various
  • Saint Saens - Concerto - various
  • Lalo - Concerto - various

String Bass

  • Capuzzi, Dragonetti, Dittersdorf - Concertos
  • Marcello, Vivaldi, Handel, Galliard, Eccles, Romberg, Telemann - Sonatas
  • George Vance - Books 4-6, Progressive repertoire

Guitar

Any classical piece composed by:

  • Bach
  • Carulli
  • Carcassi
  • Coste
  • Dowland
  • Guiliani
  • Milan
  • Mudarra
  • Tarrega
  • Sanz
  • Sor
  • Villa Lobos
  • Weiss

Voice

The following anthologies are suggested sources for selecting repertoire. Solos from your State Music Solo Contest List may also be performed.

Suggested Anthology Sources

* Asterisk indicates CD or cassette accompaniment available

  • *Boytim, Joan Frey, comp. 36 Solos for Young Singers. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee, WI, 2001.
  • *Boytim, Joan Frey, comp. Easy Songs for the Beginning Baritone/Bass. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee, WI, 2000.
  • *Boytim, Joan Frey, comp. Easy Songs for the Beginning Mezzo-Soprano/Alto. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee, WI, 2000.
  • *Boytim, Joan Frey, comp. Easy Songs for the Beginning Soprano. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee, WI, 2000.
  • *Boytim, Joan Frey, comp. Easy Songs for the Beginning Tenor. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee, WI, 2000.
  • *Boytim, Joan Frey, comp. The First Book of Baritone/Bass Solos. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee, WI, 1991.
  • *Boytim, Joan Frey, comp. The First Book of Mezzo-Soprano/Alto Solos. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee, WI, 1991.
  • *Boytim, Joan Frey, comp. The First Book of Soprano Solos. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee, WI, 1991.
  • *Boytim, Joan Frey, comp. The First Book of Tenor Solos. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee, WI, 1991.
  • *Boytim, Joan Frey, comp. The First Book of Baritone/Bass Solos, Part II. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee, WI, 1991.
  • *Boytim, Joan Frey, comp. The First Book of Mezzo-Soprano/Alto Solos, Part II. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee, WI, 1991.
  • *Boytim, Joan Frey, comp. The First Book of Soprano Solos, Part II. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee, WI, 1991.
  • *Boytim, Joan Frey, comp. The First Book of Tenor Solos, Part II. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee, WI, 1991.
  • Field, Eileen, comp. The Boosey & Hawkes 20th-century Easy Song Collection: 33 songs for the early grades, Boosey & Hawkes: New York, NY, 2000.
  • *Paton, John Glenn, ed. 26 Italian Songs and Arias. Alfred Publishing Co, Inc.: Van Nuys, CA, 1991. Available in Medium-High & Medium-Low keys.
  • *Paton, John Glenn, ed. Italian Arias of the Baroque and Classical Eras. Alfred Publishing Co, Inc.: Van Nuys, CA, 1994. Available in Low, Medium & High keys.
  • Quilter, Roger. The Arnold Book of Old Songs. Boosey & Hawkes: New York, NY, 1921.Snyder, Audrey, ed. Solo Songs for Young Voices (for Contest, Festival or Concert Use by Developing Voices in Junior and Senior High School). Warner Bros: Miami, FL, 1990.

Scholarship FAQ's

Can I receive a scholarship if I am not a music major?

Yes! There are scholarships available for students who participate in ensembles but are not music majors.

Do I need to apply to UND and be accepted in order to apply for a music scholarship?

Acceptance to UND is not required in order to receive a scholarship offer. However, by being accepted to UND, you will be able to identify many other scholarships for which you are qualified and receive a comprehensive aid package.

Do I need to fill out the FAFSA?

Not to be considered for a musical scholarship, but many other scholarships require a completed FAFSA for eligibility. Not all scholarships are need-based, but many still require the FAFSA to be on file.

What if I can't make the audition date?

First, fill out the Music Scholarship Application. Next, email UND Music to arrange an alternate audition date. If auditions are past the priority deadline, you may still be considered for a scholarship, pending available funds. The UND Music priority deadline is February 8, 2025.

Do I need an accompanist for the scholarship audition?

Accompanied auditions are recommend for vocalists, and a UND accompanist will be provided if requested. Instrumental auditions do not require accompaniment.

When will I find out if I received a scholarship?

The Music Department will notify scholarship recipients of the decision in March 2025. Depending on when the FAFSA is received, newly-accepted students will receive notice of UND's comprehensive financial aid packages beginning in March.

If you have any questions regarding your selected repertoire, you are encouraged to email UND Music.

Music Department
Hughes Fine Arts Center Room 110
3350 Campus Rd Stop 7125
Grand Forks, ND 58202
P 701.777.2644
UND.music@UND.edu

 

Music Office Hours
Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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