Farrell Family Jazz Scholarship

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2025 Competition Application

Deadline for submitting application: May 1, 2025
Date for announcing finalists: May 15, 2025
Scholarship awarded: June 7, 2025

Eligibility Requirements: Current high school senior in 2024-2025 and planning to attend Clark College as a music major in 2025-2026. Winner must enroll in at least 12 credits each quarter and maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA.

Winner: awarded a two-year $6000/year Scholarship.

Application Requirements:

  1. Submit completed form.
  2. Include two recordings (youTube links are preferable). These should be contrasting in style (one up tempo, one slower).
    • One blues chart, head and three choruses of improvisation.
    • One standard (not blues) tune, head and two choruses of improvisation.

Finalists will do a live audition at Clark College at an arranged date/time.

  1. One standard chart, head and two choruses with a live rhythm section provided by Clark College. The piece will be assigned by Dr. Harris.
  2. Sightreading and improvising on a standard chart supplied by Dr. Harris.

For further questions contact:

  • Dr. Doug Harris
  • Clark College Director of Bands
  • 360-992-2188

Clark College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, perceived or actual physical or mental disability, pregnancy, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, creed, religion, honorably discharged veteran or military status, citizenship, immigration status, or use of a trained guide dog or service animal in its programs and activities. Learn more at www.clark.edu/nds.

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Blues Chart Performance

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Standard Chart Performance

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