Keith House Memorial Scholarship

To support excellence in the instrumental music tradition, The Columbia Community Band (CCB) offers a scholarship in honor of former CCB music director, Professor Keith E. House. Please help us grow the scholarship fund. Your generous donation will honor Keith and continue to help make this scholarship possible.

Professor House was a teacher and conductor who spent part of his professional career at the Swinney Conservatory at Central Methodist University in Fayette, Missouri. He is remembered as an inspiring professional who shaped the careers of many top-notch musicians and public-school music directors. 

Eligibility

A $1500 scholarship will be awarded to a high school senior band member who is planning to pursue a degree at a four-year college and participate in at least one band-related ensemble during the freshman year.  Your major instrument must be a concert band instrument and you must be a resident of Boone or Howard Counties.

Requirements

All required sections of the application (including a resume attachment emphasizing accomplishments) must be completed by the applicant online at https://www.ccbonline.org/scholarship and submitted by the deadline. Additionally, two signed letters of recommendation, one from your band director and one from your private teacher, must be e-mailed by the authors as PDF attachments to khouse.scholarship@gmail.com in order for your submitted application to be considered complete.

Preparation

Prepare your resume (file size limited to 20MB) prior to starting this application and have the PDF file available to attach. Your resume must be attached in order to submit the information on the application. 

Gather information for the questions you will be required to answer on the application: You will need to provide details including general contact information, instructors' email addresses, years in band, leadership positions, district and all-state band placement by year, solo competition pieces and ratings by year, and other band awards or recognition.

Additionally, be ready to respond to brief questions on the applicatiion about your college plans and be ready to write a short narrative describing why you would like to continue playing your instrument beyond high school. Weeks before the deadline, ask your band director and your private teacher for signed reference letters (PDF files) sent by the authors via email to khouse.scholarship@gmail.com.

Applications must be submitted and reference letters sent by March 31, 2025 in order to be considered for the award.

2024 Keith House Memorial Scholarship Awardee

Katrina Blumberg - Trombone
Hickman High School, Columbia, MO

Katrina plans to attend the University of Missouri-Kansas City and major in music performance. The Columbia Community Band wishes Katrina the best of luck with her education!

Previous Recipients