| ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS
An applicant must:
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Be a promising music student with demonstrated music ability who
is a high school junior or senior student in a public,
private, or parochial school
in the Washington,
DC metropolitan area.
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Plan to study music or have been accepted in a music program as a
major or minor at a recognized or accredited institution
of higher
learning.
For scholarship consideration, please submit the following materials
along with the completed application by the
established deadline, Tuesday, March 31, 2015 to: THE ATTRUS C.
FLEMING MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND, PO Box 90213, Washington, DC
20090-0213:
1) A photograph (which will not be returned).
2)
A CD/DVD recording of a digital audio or video performance, including two
contrasting pieces which should not exceed a
combined total of 15
minutes. Audio file should be provided in .mp3 (preferred) or
.wma format. Video files should
be supplied in .mp4 (preferred) or .MOV format.
CDs/DVDs will not be returned.
3) A letter of recommendation from a music teacher (including
telephone number).
4) A character reference from a non-family member (including
telephone number).
Judging Guidelines
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The academic school year competition will be judged on
classical piano performance only.
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Applicants for the current scholarship award must submit all
required materials by the established deadline.
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Applicants who do not submit all required materials will be excluded
from consideration.
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Recordings of poor sound quality will be disqualified.
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Candidates performances will be evaluated by
an independent panel of judges.
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Judges retain the right for their decisions to be based on one of
the following options:
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Recorded performance from each candidate;
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In-person performance by each candidate at a closed, private
portion of the competition (time permitting).
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Each candidate must supply his or her own accompanist for the closed,
private performance, if necessary.
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Judges retain the right to award no scholarship in a given year.
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The decisions of the judges is final.
To apply for a scholarship, please click on the “Application Form”
link on the website, print and complete the application, and submit
it along with the materials detailed above.
For more information, please e-mail
apply@flemingmusicscholarship.org
or write to:
Attrus C. Fleming Music Scholarship Fund
P.O. Box 90213
Washington, DC 20090-0213
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