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BEN SIDRAN AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN MUSIC PRODUCTION

The Ben Sidran Award is a scholarship presented to a music technology applicant at McNally Smith College who:

   1. best demonstrates his or her ambition to pursue a career in music
   2. exhibits strong abilities as a producer
   3. has maintained a good academic record
   4. demonstrates financial need.
Award The scholarship is an award of $1,000 per semester for full-time attendance for the academic year ($2000 total). Second semester renewal is automatic as long as the student achieves a grade point average of 3.0 for the first semester’s work and enrolls full-time during the academic year awarded.
Eligible Applicants Any music technology student who will be attending the 2008-2009 school year at McNally Smith College.
Eligible Criteria Scholarship applicants must submit a McNally Smith College of Music scholarship application (available for download), official high school/college transcripts, a CD demo for admissions, and two letters of reference and/or faculty recommendations.
Deadline Applications must be postmarked no later than March 1, 2008.
Acceptance Applicants must be a current McNally Smith College music technology student, or have applied for admission by March 1, 2008.


Scholarship recipients may be expected to represent McNally Smith College in promoting music education at public and/or school-related events, as well as be a role model for other students.


About Ben Sidran:
A pianist, producer, singer and composer, Ben Sidran has recorded twenty-five solo albums and has produced recordings for such noted artists as Van Morrison, Diana Ross, Mose Allison and Jon Hendricks. Although best known in some circles for writing Steve Miller's hit song "Space Cowboy", Ben Sidran is more widely recognized as the host of National Public Radio's landmark jazz series "Jazz Alive" and as the host of VH-1 television's "New Visions" series. Sidran was a Distinguished Visiting Artist at McNally Smith College in 2003.


Download the scholarship application here.

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