Music 

Steinway Piano signed by ORU Alum, the late Larry Dalton

Students who wish to major in music at ORU are preparing for one of three degrees: Bachelor of Music Education; Bachelor of Music with a major in Performance, Sacred Music, Composition or Composition Technology; or a Bachelor of Arts in music with emphasis in Music Arts or Music Technology. We also offer minors in Worship Leadership, Music Technology and Music Arts.  An application and audition are required for each of the Music Major programs. You can either audition live on your primary instrument of choice at any time during the school year, or you can send a dvd or cd recording of your audition by mail. The audition will help us evaluate your music aptitude and talent. The deadline to audition and be considered for a scholarship is the Spring College Weekend prior to the year you plan to attend ORU.

Worship Arts major and Worship Leadership minor - Applications and live auditions are required for both the worship arts major and the worship leadership minor. Auditions are held several times throughout the school year, including at the beginning of each semester and both fall and spring college weekends.

Musical Theatre major - An application and audition is required for the musical theatre major. Auditions are held several times throughout the school year, including at the beginning of each semester and both fall and spring college weekends. You can either audition live or you can send a dvd or cd recording of your audition by mail. The audition will help us evaluate your music aptitude and talent.

Theory Placement exam requirement - In addition to the application and audition requirements, every student interested in either the music major/minor programs, worship arts major/worship leadership minor programs or the musical theatre major must take a theory placement exam, which is offered at the beginning of each semester. The purpose of this theory exam is to place a student in the proper theory class level.

Participation in Ensemble Performance Groups - As well as music and worship arts majors, any student enrolled in the university can audition and participate in our various vocal and instrumental performance groups. No applications are necessary, but students must enroll in the ensemble group for one credit hour. You can either audition live at any time during the school year or submit a dvd or cd recording by mail. We also offer private lessons in voice, piano, organ, guitar and all band and orchestral instruments as well as beginning classes in voice, piano and guitar. The deadline to audition and be considered for a scholarship is the Spring College Weekend prior to the year you plan to attend ORU. The coordinators of the various performance groups evaluate auditions and recommend these scholarships based upon talent.

If you would like to receive more information or speak with someone, please contact us in the music office at
918.495.7500 or email us at music@oru.edu.