Scholarships

• Name
• Date of Birth
• Age **Age requirements as of April 30 : Instrumentalist: 17 to 27 years; Vocalists:: 18 to 29 years (Some exceptions regarding age may be at the invitation of the scholarship committee)**

• Email Address
• Permanent MB Address (These scholarships are intended for Manitoba Students. All applicants must be Canadian citizens or have permanent resident status, be a Manitoba resident, have studied for at least three consecutive years or be enrolled in a Manitoba degree  program.
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• Temporary Address (if studying outside of Manitoba)

• Upload a publicity photo head shot (professional or casual image) (Acceptable file types: jpg, jpeg, png) which will be used for the program should you be chosen as a finalist.
• Performance discipline and type
• Accompanist (if applicable)
• List your performance selections for the audition with complete titles of works, composer’s complete name with dates, in the order you will be performing them, with the exact times of each song & the total performance time. Please be sure of the total time for each piece. Total stage time for instrumentalists is 20 minutes and for vocalists is 15 minutes!
  • Example:
    Keyboard Sonata in C Major, Hob.XVI:50 (7:00) . . . . . . . . . . Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
    I.    Allegro Variations, Op.41 (7:30) . . . . . . . . . . Nikolai Kapustin (b. 1937)
    English Suite No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 807 (3:30) . . . . . . . . . . Johann S. Bach (1685-1750)
    Total time: 18:00 min.
• Please upload the video of your performance……..**(a link shall be given in the future)**  Consider the use of a semi-professional/professional videocamera to capture your performance.  Ensure your accompanist (if applicable) is at a tuned instrument.  These are important items that previous adjudicators have mentioned as being important to the overall performance – especially the uploaded/online performances, as these elements are within your control.

CRITERIA FOR MUSIC SELECTION/PERFORMANCE:

1. Music selection must be of diploma level.
2. A single movement of a multi movement piece is acceptable.
3. Instrumentalists must prepare a minimum of three compositions of contrasting style and period with a total time of not less than fifteen minutes or more than twenty minutes. (maximum total stage time is 20 minutes!)
4. Vocalists must prepare a group of songs of contrasting style and language with a total time of not less than ten minutes and not more than fifteen minutes. (Maximum total stage time is 15 mins.)

• Name, address and phone number of your present music teacher.
• A written letter stating that the candidate meets the criteria for age and music performance criteria (as outlined), from the current teacher or head of school of music in which the candidate is enrolled – must be mailed to Lynne Anderson, 879 Kebir Place, Wpg, MB, R3T 1X1 or emailed to scholarships@womensmusicalclubofwpg.ca  This letter must be received before the deadline to ensure your application is complete
• School of music (if applicable)

• Highest Music Examination Achieved – Exam, Date & Grade/Percentage
• List of previous music scholarships held. **No application will be considered from a student who has won three previous WMC scholarships or has been a WMC Scholarship first place winner.**
• Describe your current academic program and expected outcome (i.e. level/degree and date of completion). If none, please  indicate name of the institution you last attended.
• Write a brief statement of your musical aims.