Arts & Humanities

Audition Information

MNU Arts & Humanities department offers two scholarship opportunities: Music and Theatre. Music major scholarships and/or music ensemble participation scholarships are available to exceptional students who complete the Music Scholarship Application Form and perform a successful audition. Theatre major scholarships are available to exceptional students who complete the Theatre Scholarship Application Form and perform a successful audition.

The audition experience is an opportunity for prospective students to demonstrate their level of musical/theatrical skill in the prospective student’s major (and possibly secondary) performance area, and meet the faculty.

Audition Dates

Auditions include a pre-recorded video performance using YouTube or Vimeo, sent at least one full week prior to the selected audition date, and a live audition/interview via Zoom.

Audition dates for 2021-2022 are as follows:

• November 7, 2020
• January 23, 2021
• February 20, 2021
• March 6, 2021
• March 27, 2021
• April 24, 2021
• May 1, 2021

Music Audition Requirements

• Fill out Music Scholarship Application Form.
• Prepare and video record a solo piece which best demonstrates skills in the primary performance area. Vocal selections should be memorized, yet there is no requirement to sing in a foreign language.​Please submit a link to this recording at least one full week prior to the selected audition date and/or include the link in your application.
• At the scheduled video interview, demonstrate fundamental musical knowledge through a variety of diagnostic exercises, including sight-reading.
• Optional: Prepare one solo piece in a secondary performance area.
• Percussionists perform on at least two instruments: snare drum, timpani, keyboard percussion, drumset.

Additional Requirements for Music Majors

• Perform a second solo piece in a style contrasting to the first.
• If not primarily a pianist, demonstrate proficiency, if any, at the piano.
• If not primarily a vocalist, sing a song of your choice.

Theatre Audition Requirements

• Fill out Theatre Scholarship Application Form
• ​Prepare and video record a piece which best demonstrate skills in the acting area.​ Please submit a link to this recording at least one full week prior to the selected audition date and/or include the link in your application.
• At the interview, demonstrate fundamental theatre knowledge through a variety of diagnostic exercises.
• Include a 32 bar musical theatre piece and a 90 second monologue 
  OR
• Two contrasting 90 second monologues