I. Bachelor Of Music: Performance Concentration

Degree Requirements:

• Eight semesters of voice lessons, one 60-minute lesson per week
• One full recital given in the senior year containing at least 50 minutes of music
• A jury to be presented to the faculty at the end of semesters 1-7

Jury Requirements:

See the itemized list of requirements.

• Semester 1 - Progress Jury
• Semester 2 - Level I
• Semester 3 - Progress Jury. Repertoire learned after Level I must be presented.
• Semester 4 - Level II
• Semester 5 - Progress Jury. A total of three songs or arias must be memorized.
• Semester 6 - Junior Hearing. A 30-minute program in at least three languages to be presented to the faculty, 15 minutes of which will be heard by the faculty. Public performance of this program is strongly encouraged.
• Semester 7 - Progress Jury
• Semester 8 - No jury is required, as the senior recital fulfills that requirement.

Recital Requirements:

All degree recitals must take place before the last two weeks in the semester of graduation. See procedures for Scheduling Recitals.

One month prior to the recital date there will be a recital hearing at which at least three faculty members must be present. The entire program is to be memorized and ready for presentation at this time. The hearing will be twenty minutes long. The student will choose the first selection and the faculty will choose a minimum of four more from the balance of the recital program.

If, in the faculty's judgment, the program is not adequately prepared, the recital date must be postponed. A new recital date may not be scheduled until a subsequent hearing has been passed. No student may give a recital for credit without the presence of his/her major teacher at the performance.

Repertoire Requirements:

Repertoire for tests and recital should reflect proficiency in English, French, German and Italian, although other languages may be performed as well. A variety of style periods ranging from the Baroque to the early 20th century should be demonstrated in public performance.

Grading:

Each semester's grade will be based upon artistic and vocal progress as well as performance of assigned repertoire. A minimum of 11 lessons per semester is required for grading.

II. Bachelor Of Music: Music Education Concentration

Degree Requirements:

• Seven semesters of voice, one 60-minute lesson per week
• A jury to be presented to the faculty at the end of each semester

Jury Requirements:

See the itemized list of requirements.

• Semesters 1-3 - Progress Jury
• Semester 4 - Level I. Subsequent juries must represent repertoire learned after Level I.
• Semester 5 - Progress Jury
• Semester 6 - Level II. At the discretion of the teacher, this test may be postponed for one semester, but no more than one semester.
• Semester 7 - Progress Jury

Grading:

Each semester's grade will be based upon artistic and vocal progress as well as performance of assigned repertoire.

Recital Requirements:

No recital is required for this degree. Anyone desiring to give a recital must first pass the Level II test and be supported by his/her teacher. Once the test has been passed, a recital date may be scheduled. Students in Music Education are required to perform at least once in Music Assembly prior to student teaching.

III. Bachelor Of Arts Music Major

Only four semesters of instrumental or vocal study are required for the Bachelor of Arts music major. Because all B.A. majors must pass the Keyboard Proficiency Examination, a student's needs in piano should take precedence in filling these four semesters of applied study. Students who have satisfied the piano requirement may qualify to take voice instruction, either in Voice Class (701:157-158) or, upon the recommendation of the voice faculty following an audition, as a private lesson (701:169-170 etc.). The following combinations of class and private instruction are possible:

• Option A: One year of class voice. No end-of-semester voice jury is required.
• Option B: One year of class voice and one year of private lessons. Students who take a private lesson for 2 credits (45-minute lesson) must sing a jury for the voice faculty at the end of each semester. (See jury requirements below.) Students enrolled for 1 credit of private instruction (30-minute lesson) are not required to sing a jury.
• Option C: In extremely rare cases a student may be granted two years of private lessons. It must be stressed that the level of innate talent must be very high for a student to be permitted this course of study. If the lessons are for 2 (or 3) credits, the student must sing a jury for the voice faculty at the end of each semester. (See jury requirements below.)

Jury Requirements:

See the itemized list of requirements.

• For Option B:
  • Semester 3 - Progress Jury
  • Semester 4 - Progress Jury

• For Option C:
  • Semester 1-3 - Progress Jury
  • Semester 4 - Level I

Grading:

Each semester's grade will be based upon artistic and vocal progress as well as performance of assigned repertoire.

Recital Requirements:

No recital is required for this degree. Anyone desiring to give a recital must first pass the Level II test and be supported by his/her teacher. Once the test has been passed, a recital date may be scheduled.

End Of Semester Requirements In Voice

Progress Jury:

Six songs learned, at least three prepared by memory for the jury. Each successive semester should be represented by six new songs.

Level I:

• Three songs or arias in Italian
• Three songs or arias in English
• Three more songs or arias in any language, including English and Italian

At least two selections from each of the categories must be memorized for presentation.

Level II:

• Three songs in German
• Three songs in French
• Three songs in any language other than German or French
• One opera aria and one oratorio aria, in the original language

At least two selections from each of the first three categories, as well as both arias, must be memorized.

At each level/jury, the student is required:

• 1. to demonstrate the appropriate level of technical proficiency;
• 2. to sing the required repertoire by memory;
• 3. to sing on pitch and with rhythmic accuracy;
• 4. to sing with stylistic and textual understanding, using good diction in all languages;
• 5. to be able to communicate the essence of the song with poise.

Bachelor of Music students (performance or music education) who fail either Level I or II will be placed on artistic probation and may forfeit any Music Department scholarship funds. Artistic probation will be removed by the successful completion of the previously failed Level at the conclusion of the next semester. A second failure of either Level test may result in dismissal from the Bachelor of Music program.

Failure to appear on time for a jury may result in a grade of F for that jury.

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