Audition dates for 2009-10:  February 27-28 and March 13-14, 2009.  Announcements of awards will be made by March 30.

An audition is required for admission into a music major program. The audition is also required for consideration for music scholarship funds. Criteria for admission include (1) demonstrated potential in a performance area, (2) basic musicianship, including sightreading skills, and (3) a clear sense of purpose as reflected in an interview during the audition process.  Functional keyboard examinations will be given to non-keyboard majors for placement into the correct keyboard level.

Music scholarships are awarded by audition and arranged by the Department of Music or the Union University Enrollment Services Counselor in your area. Music scholarships are awarded for talent and departmental needs.  Music major scholarships may be added to other forms of financial aid.

Please call the number below to request a copy of the application or download it using the Adobe Acrobat reader.  Recorded auditions are accepted only in cases where geographic distance prevents a student from auditioning on campus.  Please click on this link for a repertoire list of suggested types of audition material (Instrumental, Keyboard, Vocal).

Scholarship Types:

I. Music Major
Students receiving this scholarship must enroll as a full time music major, maintain a 2.0 overall grade point average and a grade of B or higher in applied lessons. It is possible to combine a music major scholarship with any of the other scholarships offered by the Department of Music.

II. Proclamation
Proclamation is an audition-only, touring vocal ensemble, open to any Union University music student and carries with it an automatic scholarship. Contact the Director of Proclamation-Music Department, for additional information.

III. Band/Jazz Band
Band/Jazz Band scholarships are available to any Union University student and vary according to the needs of the ensembles.

Accompanying Work Study Grants
These are not scholarship as such but are work study grants available to any talented pianist, regardless of academic major, and are paid by the hour.

Please direct all inquiries to:
Dr. Chris Mathews, Chair
Union University Department of Music
1050 Union University Drive
Jackson, Tennessee 38305
(731) 661-5311
cmathews@uu.edu