The Friday Morning Music Club, Inc.

Washington, D.C.

For classical musicians and music lovers in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

STUDENT MEMBERSHIP

Student members shall be between the ages of 14 and 22 and shall be presently engaged in the study of music. All candidates for student membership must audition before a committee appointed by the Third Vice President.

The auditions for the up-coming season will be held on December 1, 2007 at the Sumner School Museum at 17th and M Streets NW, starting at 10:00 am. Applications must be received by November 17, 2007 to be considered for this audition.

Student membership applications are available in either MS Word or Acrobat PDF format.

Audition requirements for specific categories are as follows:

Solo Piano and Other Instruments
Student candidates for solo piano and other instruments shall perform from memory compositions from each of three contrasting periods and style for a total duration of ten to fifteen minutes. Music may be used in the performance of sonatas for solo instrument with piano. If a sonata or suite is used, only one movement is required. Contemporary music may be played with a score.

Piano Accompaniment
Student candidates for Piano Accompanist shall accompany compositions from three periods. If the candidate wishes to qualify to accompany instrumentalists, a sonata must be included in the audition.

Chamber Ensemble
Student candidates for Chamber Ensemble shall perform one movement each from three chamber works which represent different periods. Music may be used. Candidates in this category must audition in groups of three or more.

Composition
The competition for student composers occurs roughly every three years. Information about this competition will be available on this site in time for the next competition in 2009.

Voice
Student candidates for voice shall perform from memory compositions from three contrasting periods and styles. One foreign language must be used and one work must be sung in English. For candidates ages 18 to 22, one selection must be an operatic or oratorio aria (or arietta) sung in the original key and language.

Other
Candidates in categories other than those listed above may also audition. The Third Vice President for Student Activities will make every effort to have auditors qualified in that category.