We are offering in-person opportunities. Auditions will occur between select hours in 20-minute audition time slots.

Yes, students must prepare a piece of their choosing in advance. On the registration form, you will be asked to select an instrumental or vocal audition option.

Professor Deb MacKenzie will play for voice auditions. Please provide your repertoire information on the registration form and bring a score to your audition. Email mackenzied@ripon.edu with questions or updates, should your repertoire selection change after submitting your audition registration.

Guests of auditioning students will be asked to wait in the Demmer Recital Hall sitting area. We want to provide all students an equal opportunity to present without external factors. This also will help with our evaluation process by having fair standards across all auditions.

If you are awarded a scholarship, you must be accepted to Ripon College and enroll in our incoming Class of 2028 to receive your scholarship as part of your Ripon College financial aid offer. If you are not accepted to Ripon College by March 1, 2024, your scholarship may be awarded to other eligible students.

Scholarships are renewable for four years as long as the recipient meets the qualifying requirements.

This scholarship is available only for students enrolled at Ripon College and cannot be used at other institutions.

Students will sing an audition consisting of the following:

• One piece of prepared music
• Vocalizing for range and some sight-singing

Students will play an audition consisting of the following:

• Sections of two contrasting pieces of prepared music (approx. 2-4 minutes total)
• Any major or minor scale (range appropriate for instrument)

Students will play an audition consisting of the following:

• Sections of pieces for two contrasting percussion instruments
• Examples: mallet keyboards, snare drum, timpani, multi-percussion, drum set
• NOT two similar instruments (e.g., xylophone + vibraphone, or multi-percussion + drum set)

Students will play an audition consisting of the following:

• Two contrasting pieces or sections of pieces of music (approx. 2-4 minutes)
• 2 octaves of any major or minor scale; can be played with both hands in unison or separate

Students will play an audition consisting of the following:

• Two contrasting pieces or sections of pieces of music (approx. 2-4 minutes)
• 2 octaves of any major or minor scale (guitar: can substitute chord progression of I-IV-V-I in two keys - major or minor)