Applications

How to Apply

• Apply for Admission to Adams State College
• Apply for Financial Aid at ASC
• Complete a Music Scholarship Application and return it to the Department of Music
• Complete an audition, either in person or on tape

• Music Admission Auditions
• All music majors must audition for admittance to the music major. Please contact the music dept at (719) 587-7621.
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• Financial Aid
• Financial aid is awarded annually to more than 70 music majors, minors and participants in bands, choirs and orchestra. Music Scholarships are available to all full-time ASC students who qualify by a performance audition. You may schedule a Music Scholarship audition during your visit to the campus. You may send a tape if it is not possible for you to audition in person. For further information, audition requirements, Music Scholarship applications, and to schedule an appointment for your audition, please contact the Department of Music at (719) 587-7621.
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• Scholarships Available:
  • Piano
  • Voice
  • Woodwinds
  • Brass
  • Percussion
  • Strings
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• Who Should Audition: All full-time students accepted at Adams State College are requried to audition for admission to the music major. If you have performed in high school or college ensembles, and wish to participate in Music at ASC, you are encouraged to apply and audition. Scholarships are available for certain instruments or performance areas.
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• Music Major or Minors: Some scholarships are designated for music majors or participants. If you plan to Major or Minor in Music at Adams State College, a performance audition is required for placement in applied music (private instruction). Your audition helps the music faculty evaluate your current level of proficiency, assess your musical potential, and determine your placement in applied music. This admission audition may also serve as a Music Scholarship audition.
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• Band or Choir: Placement auditions for the ensembles normally are held during the first few days of the fall semester. A limited number of scholarships are available by audition for ASC Band or Choir participants who do not plan to major or minor in music. If you wish to apply for a participant scholarship, an audition before March 1 is strongly recommended.
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What to Prepare

• Piano
• Two works of contrasting character from the standard repertoire that best represent your technical and musical ability.
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• Voice
• Two solos, memorized, selected from standard solo literature (art songs, arias, musical theater, Solo & Ensemble concert pieces) in contrasting styles. Bring a copy of your music for the accompanist. In addition, you will be asked to vocalize and sight-read.
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• Instrumental
• (Woodwinds, Brass, Strings)
• Two solos or etudes, selected from standard solo literature (All-State audition material or Solo & Ensemble concert pieces) in contrasting styles. Solos need not be memorized. Prepare major scales, concert keys of C, G, D, A, F, Bb, Eb. In addition, you will be asked to sight-read.
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• Percussion
• Two or more solos or etudes, selected from standard solo literature in contrasting styles, and/or on different percussion instruments. Solos need not be memorized. Demonstrate basic snare drum rudiments, a long closed roll, and scales on marimba. Timpani tuning may be asked. Drum set styles are also encouraged. Videos will be accepted for out of state students. For additional information regarding percussion auditions, contact James Doyle at jwdoyle@adams.edu
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• Where to Audition
• You are welcome to audition on the ASC campus in the Department of Music on either the fall or spring Discover Day (scheduled by the Admissions Office), or on other days during your visit to the campus. Please call us in advance to set up an appointment for your audition.
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• You may send a cassette tape recording of your solos if you can't audition in person.
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• Please Visit
• You are invited to visit us at any time. If you are able to visit on a class day, you are welcome to attend music classes and rehearsals to see and hear for yourself the quality of music-making at Adams State College. The Department of Music is a member of the National Association of Schools of Music, and was designated a Program of Excellence by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education.