- A student must be taking lessons at the Junior level (3000) for junior recitals, or Senior level (4000) for senior recitals, in order to perform a degree- qualifying recital.
- Junior (required for BM)
Public performance of a solo recital consisting of 30-40 minutes of music. Details of the appropriate repertoire selection and length of the program must be approved by the Music Department. Includes musical and extra-musical preparation. Successful completion prepares students to perform publicly in a solo capacity. Completion of Piano Proficiency is required before enrolling. Students must enroll in 3000-level private applied lessons as a co-requisite for this course.
Music Education (BS in Music Education)
Public performance of a solo recital consisting of 25-35 minutes of music. Details of the appropriate repertoire selection and length of the program must be approved by the Music Department. Includes musical and extra-musical preparation. Successful completion prepares students to perform publicly in a solo capacity. Students must be enrolled in their final semester of private applied lessons (4000-level) as a co-requisite for this course.
Senior (BM/BS/BA)
Public performance of a solo recital. Recitals for BM students will consist of 50-60 minutes of music. Other senior recitals will consist of 35-45 minutes of music. Details of the appropriate repertoire selection and length of the program must be approved by the Music Department. Includes musical and extra-musical preparation. Successful completion prepares students to perform publicly in a solo capacity. Students must enroll in 4000-level private applied lessons as a co-requisite for this course.
N.B.: “Approved by the Music Department” generally means the instructor of record for the recital course (i.e. the full-time faculty member over that instrument/area).
- A preview of the recital is required two weeks before the recital presentation. The private teacher and two other faculty members will evaluate the preview. They will determine whether the recital can proceed or be postponed. The faculty panel will also evaluate the recital performance for credit.
- The student recitalist should book the Concert Hall with Department administrative assistant the semester before it is presented. The recitalist is required to submit program information to the administrative assistant two weeks in advance.
- The recital is sponsored by the Music Department and is performed as a culmination experience in MUSC 3890 (Junior Recital), MUSC 4880 (Music Education Recital) or MUSC 4890 (Senior Recital). The department staff prepares printed programs.