ANNUAL Student SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION

Scholarships are available to students in the 6th through 12th grade who are members of the Monday Musical Student Club. The annual Student Scholarship Competition is held in January. The student must be a member of the Student Club and their parent must also be an adult member of Monday Musical Club.

SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION

The Monday Musical Club Scholarship competition is held annually and awards numerous Full and Partial Scholarships to summer camps and workshops (Interlochen, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, Western Michigan University, University of Michigan, etc.) for middle school through high school youth.

Scholarships are available to qualifying Monday Musical Student Club members from Berrien County who wish to attend an accredited summer music program. The Monday Musical Club Scholarship Committee determines how many scholarships may be awarded. Applications are due by November 18, 2024. The Competition is scheduled for Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 1 PM at St. Joseph High School.

The Monday Musical Club (MMC) Scholarship Committee may offer Continuing Education Scholarships to music major candidates who have completed at least their first year and are working toward an accredited music degree. Only former members of the MMC Junior and Student Clubs are eligible.

Eligibility

• Applicant’s parent must be a member of the Monday Musical Club for the preceding calendar year.
• Applicant must also be a member of Monday Musical’s Student Club in good standing for the preceding calendar year:
o No more than two absences the year prior to scholarship auditions (one absence may be made up by attending a Monday Musical Concert Series program.)
o Student must be present for the duration of each club meeting.
• Scholarships are available for:
o Piano, Strings, Winds, Percussion
o Voice scholarships available for 9ᵗʰ-12ᵗʰ grade.
• Scholarship must be used with auditioned instrument at chosen camp.
• Applicant must have performed at Student Club by memory on two occasions during the year prior to applying on the auditioned instrument; once in the Spring and once in the Fall. Contemporary or popular music does not qualify.

Scholarship Guidelines

• Perform two memorized pieces of contrasting styles.
o Acceptable selections include original classical compositions from Renaissance to 20th Century Modernist.
o One selection must be from the Baroque or Classical period. Contemporary or popular music does not qualify.
o No arrangements or transcriptions.
• Performance time is limited to 15 minutes.
• Selections may not be repeated from previous years.

Scholarship Winners

• The Scholarship Facilitator will assist with camp applications.
• Should the scholarship winner not be accepted at the camp of their choice, another camp may be chosen with the approval of the Scholarship Committee.
• Scholarship winners will perform at the Monday Musical Club Concert Series in May.
• Winners will share camp experiences at the Monday Musical Club concert series in October.

Promote, Encourage, and Develop the Performing Arts

MMC objectives include creating an understanding and appreciation of the value of music in the home, community, nation, and world.