Fine Arts Scholarships at American Heritage Schools

Announcing Performing Arts

Scholarship Auditions

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Fine Arts Scholarships are designed for the student who is dedicated to their art and possibly planning for a career in the arts.

Fine Arts Scholarships are generally granted to incoming Grade 9 students.
Each scholarship student's schedule will include two electives, as assigned, in the Fine Arts.
Students on scholarship will be expected to be leaders in their discipline, both in and out of the classroom.
After school performances will be required as part of the scholarship contract.

Scholarships are granted based on individual auditions in the following five disciplines:

Band
Dance
Musical Theater
Orchestra
Theatre Technology

Unfortunately, we do not offer scholarships for piano, guitar or visual arts at this time.

*Current American Heritage Students
If you are a current American Heritage Student, please follow the application process under step 2. Current AHS students will not have to provide any additional documents. All AHS students interested in a Fine Arts Scholarship will need to follow all pre-screen steps once they have completed the application process.

Application Process

Step 1: Contact Admissions

Step 2: How To Apply

Step 3: Audition Registration

In order to be eligible for an audition, students are required to submit all admissions requirements first.

Pre-screening videos must be submitted via email to Mr. Johnpaul Moccia at johnpaul.moccia@ahschool.com no later than 5:00 p.m. EST on January 5, 2022. Incomplete or insufficient pre-screening materials may affect consideration for an invitation to an in-person audition.

Pre-screening results will be emailed to all applicants no later than January 31, 2022. Applicants selected for an in-person audition will receive information for the process in that email. Pre-screening decisions are final. Applicants who are not invited to the in-person auditions will not be permitted to schedule an in-person audition. Applicants who are invited to an in-person audition are required to attend a live audition in order to be considered for scholarship. An invitation to an in-person audition is not an offer of scholarship.

All pre-screening videos should contain the following material, in the order listed:

Introductory Section:
1. A brief close-up shot of the student (face or ½ body), in which the student clearly states his or her full name, current Middle School and a brief history of previous training.
Technique/ Performance Section
1. Please see your specific genre for more details about your audition.

Make sure your video is one continuous video with no edits or cuts of any kind. Please review your pre-screening before submitting it to be sure that you can be seen clearly throughout the duration of the video.

Registration for Technical Theatre Interview

In order to schedule a Technical Theatre Interview, students must submit information found under Technical Theatre by 5 pm on January 13, 2022. After reading the information, the committee will select candidates to come to American Heritage Schools for a personal interview. All candidates, receiving an interview or not, will be contacted by January 31, 2022.

Disclaimer

Band

Pre-screening videos must be submitted via email to Mr. Johnpaul Moccia at johnpaul.moccia@ahschool.com no later than 5:00 pm EST on January 5, 2022.

Finalists in-person auditions for Band will be February 9, 2022 at American Heritage Schools, Broward campus

Students interested in auditioning for Band should prepare based on the below criteria.

Accepted Band instruments:

Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
Clarinet
Saxophone
Trumpet
French Horn
Trombone
Baritone/Euphonium
Tuba
Percussions: Snare drum including all of the mallet or keyboard instruments (bells, xylophone, vibes and marimba)

Pre-screening videos should contain the following material, in the order listed:

12 Major Scales in two minutes or less
Chromatic Scale extending the range of the instrument
One piece of choice from the FBA Solo and Ensemble List. Accompaniment Suggested

Woodwinds and Brass

Lyrical and Technical etudes from the FBA All State Symphonic Band Requirements Learn More

Percussion

Snare, Mallet, and Timpani Etudes from the FBA All State Symphonic Band Requirements Learn More

Dance

Pre-screening videos must be submitted via emailed to Mr. Johnpaul Moccia at johnpaul.moccia@ahschool.com no later than 5:00 pm EST on January 5, 2022.

Finalists in-person auditions for Dance will be February 9, 2022 at American Heritage Schools, Broward campus.

Pre-screening videos should contain the following material, in the order listed:

Technique Section (to musical accompaniment):

Barre
- Pliés in 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th include grande plié and a port de bras
- Tendu from fifth position en croix
- Grand adagio that includes développés en croix
Center
- Pirouette en dehors and en dedans
- Petit allegro including changeménts and assemblés
- Grand allegro traveling from the corner (Men, please include a simple tour en l’air)

2. Performance Section: A prepared solo of your own genre choice. The solo may be original choreography or from standard repertory. It should demonstrate the dancer’s artistic qualities and flow of movement, and should be approximately two minutes in length, no longer. Please state the title of the solo, the genre and the choreographer. No additional costume should be worn. Please note, pointe work is NOT a part of the audition process.

Clothing Requirement

Female dancers must be in a plain black leotard and pink tights with pink ballet shoes. No skirts, no loose fitting tee shirts, no leg warmers, and no costumes. Hair should be in a neat ballet bun. Male dancers must be in all black dance attire and black ballet shoes.

Musical Theatre / Voice

Pre-screening videos must be submitted via email to Mr. Johnpaul Moccia at johnpaul.moccia@ahschool.com no later than 5:00 pm EST on January 5, 2022.

Finalists in-person auditions for Musical Theatre/Voice will be February 10, 2022 at American Heritage Schools, Broward campus.

Students interested in auditioning for a Musical Theatre/Voice Scholarship should be prepared to act and sing based on the below criteria:

Two (2) songs of contrasting nature from the following sources:

Rodgers/Hammerstein
Lerner/Lowe
Schwartz (before 1990)
Bernstein
Herman
Sondheim (Before 1990)

One two-minute age appropriate, contemporary monologue

Orchestra

Pre-screening videos must be submitted via email to Mr. Johnpaul Moccia at johnpaul.moccia@ahschool.com no later than 5:00 pm EST on January 5, 2022.

Finalist in-person auditions for Orchestra will be February 9, 2022 at American Heritage School

Accepted Orchestra Instruments

Violin

Viola

Cello

Bass

Pre-screening videos should contain the following material, in the order listed:

Violin, Viola and Cello Requirements

NO Accompaniment. A single level of a concerto is considered to be one piece.

Two (2) prepared pieces of contrasting styles – must be at least grade level 4. No Pop Music.

Your choice of three (3) of the following major Scales and Arpeggios in three (3) octaves G, D. A, C, Bb, F, Eb; MEMORIZED.

Sight reading (in-person audition only)

Bass Requirements

NO Accompaniment. A single level of a concerto is considered to be one piece.

Two(2) prepared pieces of contrasting styles – must be at least grade level 4. No Pop Music.

Your choice of two (2) of the following major Scales and Arpeggios in two (2) octaves G, D. A, C. Bb, F, Eb.

Technical Theatre

In order to schedule a Technical Theatre interview, students must submit information by 5:00 pm on January 13, 2022. After reading the information, the committee will select a few candidates to come to American Heritage Schools for a personal interview. All candidates, receiving an interview or not, will be contacted by January 31, 2022.

Technical Theatre interviews will be February 15, 2022 at American Heritage Schools, Broward campus. Please have a portfolio prepared and be able to bring it to the interview in a pdf file.

Students interested in a Technical Theatre Scholarship should have experience in one or more of the disciplines: lighting, sound experience, set design, set construction scenic/set painting and/or stage management.

Prior to an interview, students must submit the following prior to the audition:

Email Mr. Moccia (johnpaul.moccia@ahschool.com) and include the following:
- Subject Line "First & Last Name, Technical Theatre Scholarship Submission"
- Why do I want to be involved in Technical Theatre?
- Student Information: first and last name and mobile number
- Parent Information: first and last name, email, mobile number and home address
In a separate email include the following:
- Subject Line "First & Last Name, Technical Theatre Scholarship Resume Submission"
- Resume including student first and last name that details any and all things involving art, show production, design, volunteering at a theatre, professional experience, etc.
- A letter of reference from a teacher or someone in the technical theatre field