FOR ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE
SCHOOL STUDENTS
Life Lessons through Music
IS GOING ONLINE FOR 2021!
APPLICATIONS DUE: March 13, 2021
AUDITION VIDEOS DUE: March 27, 2021
FINAL RECITALS for 2020-21 students: May 12 and 13, 2021
Scholarships:
Scholarships provide private lessons with a professional musician or music educator to selected music students who have not yet had the opportunity for private study, live in the 5 county greater
Milwaukee area, and whose family is in need of a financial helping hand.
On Audition Day, students participate in a workshop on Audition and
Performance Preparation and enjoy a performance by winners of the High
School Competition.
Students must be recommended by a teacher. Music teachers with students
whom they think meets this criterion are encouraged to make this application
available to those students.
As a culminating experience to the year of lessons, students perform on a
year-end recital showcasing each participant in a solo performance for a live audience.
Eligibility:
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Instrumental students who will be in grades 4-11 in the following school year (band or orchestra instruments, piano and guitar)
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Vocal students who will be in grades 8-12 in the following school year
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Family has demonstrated financial need (CIVIC MUSIC will determine this from the application)
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Live in in Milwaukee, Waukesha, Washington, Ozaukee or Racine County
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Student will be new to private music lessons on this instrument/voice
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Student shows exceptional musical potential and strong interest in pursuing their musical development
Application Process:
Students must be recommended by a teacher. (Parents and students may certainly ask their teacher for that recommendation!) Students, parents and recommending teachers need to work together to complete the application. Please make sure to give yourself enough lead time when preparing it.
Audition and Interview:
Because of the continued COVID-19 pandemic, we will be accepting applications and video auditions from which we will make our enrollment decisions. We are confident that next season will look different and we will be able to resume our usual schedule.
When we are able to meet in-person next season, students will be assigned to either a morning (9:00AM-Noon) or afternoon (1:00-4:00PM) session and must attend with their parent/guardian. The day's schedule will include:
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Program Orientation
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Audition and Recital Preparation Workshop
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Recital Performance by one or more of our High School Showcase Recital winners
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Audition/Interview (5 minutes) before a panel of two music educators
Year 2 and 3:
The opportunity for advancement to Year 2 and Year 3 lessons is available only to Year 1 students who earn their private teacher’s recommendation. Teachers will be asked for their recommendations in February.
The Private Lesson Program is made possible in part through
generous funds donated by Norbert J. Beihoff, generous
CIVIC MUSIC MKE individual donors and
Elmbrook Rotary Club
Pieper Electric, Inc./Ideal Mechanical
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and Private Lesson Program.
CIVIC MUSIC MKE supports music education and provides performance
opportunities to young musicians in the Greater Milwaukee area.