Scholarships
The music program welcomes students from all backgrounds, skills, and experiences and generates paths to success across a diversity of interests and goals. The program does not require a performance audition for prospective majors. Instead, all students who are admitted to Muskingum may enroll in music classes and declare a Music or Music Education major. All declared music majors complete a performance jury and interview at the end of the second semester of study to discuss performance level and academic record and earn a recommendation for continued enrollment as a music major. Within the program, students work with faculty advisors to create an academic pathway that best aligns with their individual interests, experiences, and professional goals. This includes identifying the ideal classes, supplemental opportunities, and senior capstone projects.
MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION
The Muskingum University music department offers performance scholarships for music majors, and music participants in voice, brass, woodwinds, percussion, keyboard, string, jazz, and popular instruments. The department also offers non-performance scholarships for music majors who demonstrate musical skill in the areas of composition, conducting, research, production, or other area. The scholarship amount for music majors is $3,000, while music participants are offered $1,000. All scholarships are renewable, provided students meet departmental GPA and participation requirements.
Music participants are students with other academic majors who would like to take private applied lessons and participate in an ensemble. While participant scholarships are smaller than major scholarships, they are at least enough to cover applied lesson fees.
Application Process
Students who wish to be considered for any music scholarship should do the following:
- Apply to Muskingum University as a full-time student by clicking here.
- If you have already applied to Muskingum, login to your admission status page.
Questions about scholarships, audition requirements, or related matters may be directed to the music department (music@muskingum.edu or 740-826-8095). We look forward to meeting you, hearing you perform, and/or learning more about what you do!