<p>what is usually the criteria for this? i play piano in the school bands and plan on working on my skills some more this summer.</p>
<p>do schools give scholarships based on what you've done musically in school? if so, do they expect you to continue with it in college? do you usually have to audition or do they look at your list of achievements/(transcript in my case) and decide that you are worthy of recieving the money?</p>
<p>i'm not planning on majoring or minoring in anything music related. it is just a hobby that i like to do. i'm not the best pianist, especially since i don't practice too much but i think i have some potential if i apply myself. </p>
<p>thanx</p>
<p>Depends on the school. My friend, who will go to CUI, got a $2000 scholarship just for signing up for choir, and I think he gets even more money for playing praise music on his guitar. His intended major: DCE program (towards becoming a youth pastor).</p>
<p>I, on the other hand, will go to Stanford as a CS major. Stanford does not offer any music scholarships, and I didn't even try to send in a tape even to supplement my app (and I was Semifinalist in Lennox Young Artists Concerto Comp.). At Stanford (and at many other schools), you have to audition just for the rights to take a studio class.</p>
<p>I believe that most, if not all colleges that award merit aid for music expect you to continue in some ensemble AND take lessons.</p>