Faculty

Degrees

Bachelor of Arts in Music
Bachelor of Music in Music Performance
Master of Arts in Teaching Music Education
Master in Music in Performance

One-on-one Applied Studies

Â鶹ÊÓƵ undergraduate performance majors have two one-hour lessons per week – double the face-to-face time with a private instructor in most college programs. You will also have a weekly studio class focused on techniques, scales, fundamentals, and varying performance-based topics.

Affordable Education

Â鶹ÊÓƵ has a low and affordable tuition and in-state tuition for all bordering states for the highest quality and level of education. Â鶹ÊÓƵ students can qualify for the Hope Scholarship (Georgia residents only), merit, academic, and Honors College scholarships.

Valdosta Symphony Orchestra

You have the opportunity to play side-by-side with Â鶹ÊÓƵ professors, music professionals, and other Â鶹ÊÓƵ music students in the American Prize winning Valdosta Symphony Orchestra

Audition Requirements

  • Two movements of contrasting syle
  • Scales

 

Guitar Audition Requirements

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MUSIC (GENERAL AND MUSIC EDUCATION)

  • 12 major scales (1 octave) and one of the following:
  • One solo from the standard classical guitar repertoire, or
  • One solo from the Berklee Modern Method for Guitar, or
  • One selection from studies by Sor, Carcassi, or Tarrega

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MUSIC – JAZZ TRACK See Jazz Area Requirements

General audition requirements for a Jazz major include:

  • Major scales and arpeggios
  • Classical etude or solo
  • Jazz etude or transcription (for example Snidero, Fishman, Mintzer books)
  • Standard jazz tunes with Aebersold or iRealPro accompaniment (play the melody and improvise, rhythm section instruments also play chords/bass lines)
  • Sight-reading

BACHELOR OF MUSIC IN PERFORMANCE - CLASSICAL

  • 12 major scales (minimum 2 octaves) and:
  •  Two contrasting pieces from the standard classical guitar repertoire (may include one selection from Sor, Carcassi, or Terraga studies).

BACHELOR OF MUSIC IN PERFORMANCE – JAZZ

General audition requirements for a Jazz major include:

  • Major scales and arpeggios
  • Classical etude or solo
  • Jazz etude or transcription (for example Snidero, Fishman, Mintzer books)
  • Standard jazz tunes with Aebersold or iRealPro accompaniment (play the melody and improvise, rhythm section instruments also play chords/bass lines)
  • Sight-reading

MASTER OF MUSIC IN PERFORMANCE - CLASSICAL

Thirty minutes of music in a recital-type format. Audition should include pieces from the standard classical guitar repertoire across a range of musical eras and contrasting styles.

MASTER OF MUSIC IN PERFORMANCE – JAZZ

General audition requirements for a Jazz major include:

  • Major scales and arpeggios
  • Classical etude or solo
  • Jazz etude or transcription (for example Snidero, Fishman, Mintzer books)
  • Standard jazz tunes with Aebersold or iRealPro accompaniment (play the melody and improvise, rhythm section instruments also play chords/bass lines)
  • Sight-reading