All applicants for entrance into the School of Music and Performing Arts must pass an audition in their applied performance area. First semester music students enroll in one of the music programs. A student may enter the Performance Program
only after passing a second performance audition at the end
of the third semester.
 Scholarships ranging from $600 to $3,000 per year will
be awarded to music students who successfully pass their
audition and exhibit outstanding performance ability and
potential. The scholarship award will be applied annually toward PBU
tuition for full-time study up to five years. To qualify, applicants must meet PBU's
entrance requirements and audition before May 1. If scholarship
funds remain after May 1, additional scholarships may be
awarded.
One- and two-day audition visits have been specifically designed
for the prospective music student.
During the ONE-DAY audition visit, you will be able to:
- meet with a financial aid counselor
- take a campus tour
- have lunch with the music faculty
- visit a class
- audition
- receive your audition results
Dates for one-day visits for the 2008-09 school year are: October 17, January 30, February 16, March 6 and April 24. To arrange for an audition, complete the Music Audition Application Form.
During the TWO-DAY audition visit, you will be able to participate in all of the above, as well as:
- attend a Chorale rehearsal
- attend a recital or concert rehearsal
- spend the night in a dorm with a music major
- attend a question and answer session with the Dean of the School of Music and Performing Arts
Dates for two-day visits for the 2008-09 school year are: November 6-7 and April 2-3. To arrange for an audition, complete the Music Audition Application Form. If the applicant is unable to attend one of the audition days listed above, individual arrangements may be made through the Music Office. For those who cannot audition in person, a pre-recorded DVD or video tape (standard VHS recorded in SP mode) may be submitted.
Each program and applied area has requirements
both for entrance and for satisfactory progress during the
four or five years. Audition requirements are listed below.
Church Music, Church Music/Worship Leader, Peformance, and Music Education Applicants
Voice, Keyboard, and Instrumental applicants must:
- perform two classical solo pieces of contrasting styles and one sacred hymn/song solo arrangement (memorization required for voice and keyboard applicants; optional for instrumental).
- demonstrate sight-reading ability and aural skills
- play all major and harmonic minor scales (keyboard and instrumental) at a moderate tempo. Keyboard applicants play four octaves, two hands together.
Percussion applicants must:
- perform a prepared mallet solo and snare drum solo
- play specified rudiments
- demonstrate all major and harmonic minor scales on xylophone
Composition applicants
In addition to the above audition requirements, composition applicants enter the program in one of two ways:
- submit a portfolio of original compositions prior to the audition OR
- for prospective students just beginning their compositional study, demonstrate, during the first four semesters of study, a working knowledge of theory and a strong interest in the creative process.
Audition is only in the applied area of study. Piano proficiency
is NOT required. To arrange for an audition, complete the Music Audition Application Form.
School of Music & Performing
Arts
Philadelphia Biblical University
200 Manor Ave.
Langhorne, PA 19047
215.702.4329
800.366.0049
215.702.4342 - fax
music@pbu.edu
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