Home Resources Recital Policy

• Recital Participation Requirements
• Recital Venue and Time
• Registration Requirements
• Accompanist(s)
• Concert, Recital, Rehearsal Set-Up Form
• Printed Program Requirements (Program Template)
• Recording Policies

Recital Participation Requirements

Music Education majors must participate in either studio or departmental recitals, at the discretion of the private instructor, each semester of full-time residency and must present a satisfactory solo performance in public recital. Music Performance majors must participate in either studio or departmental recitals, at the discretion of the private instructor, each semester of full-time residency and must present a satisfactory solo performance in public recital during both the junior and senior years.

A Senior Recital is required of all music majors (music licensure and music therapy majors may share a recital with another performer). Music Performance majors must perform a full (non-shared) junior and senior recital. Composition majors will present a non-shared junior and senior recital of the student’s compositions. The student must register for the appropriate recital course, MUS 4000-Senior Recital, MUS-3950-Junior Recital, and MUS 1195-Recital (non-degree), during the semester in which any recital is scheduled and pay the required fee. After the official Last Day to Register, Add or Change Sections for each academic term, students not appearing on the roster for one of the recital classes will be deleted from the schedule by the Events Coordinator and may not reschedule. The private instructor grades all recitals.

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Recital Venue and Time

Students must consult with their private instructor in advance to determine the appropriate date, time and repertoire for the recital. Student recitals are scheduled Monday, Wednesday or Friday at 7:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and 8:45 p.m., or Saturday and Sunday afternoon, beginning no earlier than 1:00 p.m. Student recitals should be limited to one hour.

Student use of Wattenbarger Auditorium is limited to ensembles and degree recitals. Degree recitals include the Senior Recital (MUS 4000) for all music majors and the Junior Recital (MUS 3950) for Music Performance majors. Generally, all other student recitals (MUS 1195) are scheduled in the Recital Hall (BFA 374).

Only music faculty members may request times for student recitals using the Bryan Fine Arts Facilities Management System. Requests for recital times are submitted according to the following schedule:

• May 1 or later: Performance Major Junior Recitals and all Senior Recitals
• First day of Fall term: All other student recitals

Recital times are limited to only the following choices:

• M-W-F 7:00 p.m. or 8:30 p.m.
• T-R 7:30 p.m. or 8:45 p.m.
• Saturday or Sunday Any time after 1:00 p.m.

Rehearsals for student recitals should be scheduled at the same time the recital date is requested. For degree recitals (MUS 3950 and MUS 4000), two one-hour rehearsals may be scheduled in the hall. For non-degree recitals (MUS 1195), only one hour may be scheduled. Rehearsal times are on a first come first served basis.

A student recital may not be scheduled against any major performing ensemble concert or during the last week of classes in a term. Music licensure majors may NOT schedule a senior recital during the student teaching term.

Cancellations and postponements must follow University procedures to Drop a Class. The student should notify the Events Coordinator as soon as the decision to cancel or postpone a recital is made so that others may use the date/time.

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Registration Requirements

The student must register for credit to present a recital. The Department guarantees the recital date and time only if the student registers for credit in the appropriate recital class (Senior Recital-MUS 4000; Junior Recital-MUS 3950; all other recitals-MUS 1195)

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Accompanist(s)

The student is responsible for engaging the accompanist(s), including the negotiation and payment of all negotiated fees. The use of student accompanists enrolled in MUS 1016 is encouraged.

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Concert, Recital, Rehearsal Set-Up Form

A Concert, Recital, Rehearsal Set-Up Form must be completed and submitted through the private instructor two (2) weeks prior to the event date to guarantee that a stage and recording crew and a piano tuning are scheduled. Submit the Form to the Events Coordinator in the Equipment Room.

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Printed Program Requirements

The student is responsible for submitting to the Department of Music and Art Office a photocopy -ready program two (2) weeks before the recital date. All programs must use the Concert/Recital Program Format template. Failure to follow this timetable and use the template may result in the programs not being ready, thus requiring the student to print the programs at his/her expense.

The Department will print 40 copies of the student recital program via LRC with a request from the studio instructor. Four copies of the printed program must be given to the Department of Music and Art Office for performance licensing compliance (three copies for licensure compliance and one copy for the student’s personal file).

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Recital Recordings

The Department of Music and Art records all performances involving students and faculty and archives one copy of the recording in the Volpe Library and Media Center. Completing the Concert, Recital, Rehearsal Set-Up Form two (2) weeks before the recital date guarantees a recording crew for the recital. The Department charges a fee of $25 for recording degree recitals. This fee appears on the student’s Fee Statement when he/she enrolls in a degree recital course. The student receives one CD-format copy of the recital recording.

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