Macdonald Performing Arts Scholarship Competition Application

Before applying, please review the Macdonald Performing Arts Scholarship Guide. If you have any questions, please contact The Alden at alden@mcleancenter.org

Please remember:
  • All applicants must be full-time high school students (grades 9 to 12).
  • All applicants must reside in, or attend school in, the MCC tax district
  • An application fee of $20 is required for each application.
  • All applicants must attend their category's preliminary round and the final round on December 2. No exceptions.
All Finalists will have a Technical Rehearsal on December 1st between 5-9 p.m. Theatre and Dance participants will be assigned a 20-minute individual rehearsal and Vocal/Instrumental Music participants will be assigned a 30-40 minute group rehearsal.

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* 1. Please select the category that you would like to compete in.
You may compete in more than one category, but you must submit a separate online application for each and pay an additional $20 non-refundable application fee for each category.

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* 2. If Instrumental, what instrument?

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* 3. Preferred First Name
If you're a finalist this will be the name printed in the program

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* 4. Last Name

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* 5. Preferred Pronouns

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* 6. Best Email Address to Reach You

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* 7. Best Phone Number to Reach You

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* 8. Address

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* 9. City

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* 10. State

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* 11. Zip

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* 12. School

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* 13. Grade

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* 14. Please provide information about your most noteworthy classes or individual lessons in the category for which you are applying. You may describe up to 6 different experiences. Please list the type of class, location/instructor and number of years for each.

For example:
1. Advanced Technique; Music School/Dr. Smith; 5 years
2. Private Lessons; Music School/Dr. Smith; 2 years

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* 15. Please provide information about your most noteworthy performance experience in the category for which you are applying. You may describe up to 6 different experiences. Please list the title and role, location and date.

For example:
1. Romeo and Juliet, Juliet; McLean High School; 2015
2. Band Recital, Wind Ensemble; Dr. Smith; 2014

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* 16. Please provide all of your availability for the preliminary round. Once all applications and application fees are received, a confirmation will be sent to the email you listed above with your time slot and important information.

Preliminary round dates are:
Theatre: Monday, October 26th
Dance: Tuesday. October 27th
Vocal Music: Wednesday, October 28th
Instrumental Music: Thursday, October 29th

In order to compete in a category, you must be available on that category's date. No exceptions.

  Available at this time
7:00 -7:15 PM
7:15-7:30 PM
7:30-7:45 PM
7:45-8:00 PM
8:00-8:15 PM
8:15-8:30 PM
8:30-8:45 PM
8:45-9:00 PM

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* 17. Do you have any conflicts on Dec 1st between 5-9 p.m.? If selected as a finalist, you will be assigned a time block. We will do our best to accommodate any schedule preferences.

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* 18. How did you learn about the competition?

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* 19. Verification

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* 20. Application Fee

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* 21. Would you like to join The Alden's email mailing list with the email you listed above? (The Alden only sends one email a month, and it includes insider information about shows, low ticket warnings and special discounts. When the time is right, we are eager to announce upcoming shows and programs—this is your chance to be the first to know!)

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