Audition Guidelines
All applicants should include a statement at the beginning of the audition declaring of their intent as a major and their rationale for choosing their intended concentration.
MUSIC BUSINESS:
- If the applicant is a musician and has interest in the business side of music, you should use the same audition performance criteria under the Popular Music listing below.
- If the applicant is not a musician and only interested in the business side of music, you will have an interview to determine your interests and background. Please contact Sacha Witt at anwitt16@catawba.edu to schedule.
MUSIC EDUCATION, MUSIC PERFORMANCE (classical), or SACRED MUSIC (traditional):
- Vocalist should be able to perform 2-3 selections of contrasting styles (memorized, one foreign language preferred)
- Pianist should perform 2 works from contrasting style periods (such as: Baroque, Classical, Romantic or 20th Century) .
- All other instrumentalists should be prepared to play 2 selections of contrasting styles.
POPULAR MUSIC (rock, country, urban, etc.) or WORSHIP ARTS (Contemporary Christian):
- Instrumentalists and singers should play/sing two or three songs that differ from one another in some way—type of chord progression, playing technique, tempo, style, or the like. Some can be originals for those interested in Worship Arts. Some or all can be originals for those interested in Popular Music.
- Singers may use recorded tracks as accompaniment.
- Songwriters, if you also write, we would like to hear at least one original song.
- Additional information for Worship Arts: Be prepared to describe your experience with Contemporary Christian music and why you are interested in pursuing Worship Arts.
