FOR ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS

Life Lessons through Music

Applications will be available here beginning in the 2021-22 season. 

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Check back here after November 1. 

APPLICATIONS DUE: March 10, 2022

AUDITION DAY: April 2, 2022

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FINAL RECITALS for 2021-22 students: May 14, 2022

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Scholarships:

Scholarships provide private lessons with a professional musician or music educator to selected music students who are new to private study (less than 25 hours), 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, if you want to be part of this program, ask your teacher for their recommendation.

Music teachers, if you have students who would benefit from this program, we encourage you to make this application available to those students. 

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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:

• Instrumental students who will be in grades 4-11 in the following school year (band or orchestra instruments, piano and guitar)

• Vocal students who will be in grades 9-12 in the following school year

• Family has demonstrated financial need (CIVIC MUSIC will determine this from your application)

• Live in in Milwaukee, Waukesha, Washington, Ozaukee or Racine County      

• Student will be new to private music lessons on this instrument/voice

• 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.

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Audition and Interview: 

On Audition Day, students are 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 includes: 

• Program Orientation 

• Audition and Recital Preparation Workshop 

• Recital Performance by one or more of our High School Showcase Recital winners

• Audition/Interview (5 minutes) before a panel of two music educators

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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 March. We will notify you in April. Please do not apply before we send you the application. 

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The Private Lesson Program is made possible in part through

generous funds donated by Norbert J. Beihoff, generous

CIVIC MUSIC MKE individual donors and 

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Greater Milwaukee Foundation - The George H. and Virgilee F. Krueck Fund

Bader Philanthropies | Woman's Club of Wisconsin

Townsend Foundation | Pieper Electric, Inc./Ideal Mechanical

The Gardner Foundation |White House of Music Foundation

Judith A. Keyes Family Fund | Elmbrook Rotary Club