A. Purpose:
The MTSBOA Leadership Scholarship and Musicianship Scholarship will be awarded annually to encourage and support young musicians in their pursuit of a higher education.
B. Award
The MTSBOA will award one $800.00 Leadership Scholarship each year. The award will be divided into two equal payments and will be made directly to the college or university, once enrollment has been verified, at the beginning of the fall and spring semesters of his or her freshman year. The MTSBOA will award one $1,600.00 Musicianship Scholarship each year. The award will be divided into two equal payments and will be made directly to the college or university, once enrollment has been verified, at the beginning of the fall and spring semesters of his or her freshman year.
C. Eligibility
Applicants must be a student in their senior year of high school and attend a college or university the following fall semester.
Musicianship applicants must be a student in their senior year of high school and attend a college or university the following fall semester with a declared major or minor in music.
Applicants must be nominated by his or her music director. Directors are limited to one nomination per scholarship from their program.
Applicants must meet the eligibility requirements as set forth in section V of the MTSBOA Constitution and By-Laws.
D. Application Procedures
Leadership applicants must submit
1) a completed application form and
2) a 300 – 500 word essay. The topic of the essay should be “how music education has affected my life.”
Applicants should describe how studying music and being a member of their school music program has impacted their life and prepared them for the future. A panel of judges will select the best essay with content related to the topic, as well as correct grammar, punctuation, etc. Essays will be reviewed under anonymity; applicants should refrain from referring to their school and director by name. Applicants should include their name at the top of the essay, which will only be used to keep materials together; judges will not see this name.
Musicianship applicants must submit
1) a completed application form,
2) a CD/mp3 recording and 3) a copy of the music performed on the recording, (EMAIL SUBMISSIONS PREFERRED).
The recording should be three to six minutes in length with the applicant performing a solo, movement from a concerto, or etudes of contrasting styles. Accompaniment is recommended but is not a requirement. a The CD/mp3 must be clearly marked with the applicant’s name and compact discs must be playable on a standard CD player. Please be advised that a poor recording sound quality may affect the applicant’s score. Application materials, including the recording, will not be returned to the applicant.
E. Deadline
Deadline for scholarship applications will be the February MTSBOA meeting, submitted in person or postmarked by that date. All materials must be submitted at the same time; please be sure that the Musicianship recordings are of good quality before sending them in.
Materials should be sent to jordanja@rcschools.net or MTSBOA Scholarship Committee, C/O Jazmin Jordan, Stewarts Creek Middle School, 400 Red Hawk Parkway, Smyrna, Tn 37167. F. Winners 1 Both the Leadership and Musicianship Scholarship winners will be announced at the April MTSBOA meeting. At that point, acceptance letters will be emailed to the scholarship recipients, and are due by the first Friday in May