The Wichita State University School of Music is an applied learning community for the aspiring musician to fulfill their professional goals and become a lifelong advocate for the arts.
- One Stop is the first contact for first-year students. Students will work with the One Stop Advisor to learn about required courses, graduation requirements, WSU resources and WSU policies and procedures. The OneStop offices are in Jardine Hall. https://www.wichita.edu/services/firstyear/index.php
- Transfer students and all other undergraduate students will work with the Undergraduate Music Advisor.
- During the first semester of enrollment, students will be assigned to a music faculty advisor. The applied professor is the primary advisor for all Bachelor of Music majors. All Bachelor of Music Education majors are assigned to a music education faculty member as determined by their area of study for their primary advisor.
- Students should meet at least once per semester with their music faculty advisor for guidance on their degree path.
- At any time, the Music Undergraduate Advisor may assist the students with any questions they may have.
- The Music Undergraduate Advisor office is in McKnight Art Center, Room 319, advisor@wichita.edu.
Students may meet with the School of Music Administrative Specialist, in the music office, C127, for the following:
Scheduling a classroom, students may schedule a classroom for sectionals and chamber rehearsals.
Practice Rooms, WSU students may rent a key to access the School of Music practice rooms. Rooms are available during building hours on a first come, first served basis.
- Students will complete a Practice Room Key Agreement.
- The cost is $50 for the current fall and spring semesters.
- Keys not returned by the last day of spring final exams will be charged an additional $250.
- A student may keep the key for use during the summer and must inform the office to avoid a $250 charge. A charge of $25 will be placed on the student’s account for use of the practice rooms during the summer.
- The student will be notified whether the key should be kept for the next academic year and a $50 fee will be charged to the student account in the beginning of the fall semester.
- If a new key needs to be issued a $50 charge will be added to the student account.
Lockers are available to WSU students involved in a music course. The lockers will be issued on a first come, first served basis. The locker is supplied with a combination lock.
- Students will complete a Locker Rental Agreement.
- The cost is $15 for the current fall and spring semesters.
- Lockers are not available during the summer.
To read more about the Practice Room and Locker Agreements, and to complete a form: https://www.wichita.edu/academics/fine_arts/music/form_studentrental.php
Rental instruments are available to music students enrolled in methods courses, ensembles, applied lessons, or Athletic Bands. With instructor approval, these instruments may be checked out through the Director of Athletic Bands. Students will be required to present a WSU ID, a Driver’s License, and to complete an Instrument Check-Out Form.
Any student who checks out an instrument agrees to the following:
- The instrument is to be used for Methods courses, Ensembles, Applied Lessons, or Athletic Bands. (Consent of School of Music Faculty member is required before instrument is checked out).
- If repair is needed, the Student must notify the Director of Athletic Bands immediately.
- The Student shall replace or pay for the repairs needed for the instrument if lost or damaged. The Student will be held financially responsible for the cost of the instrument if the instrument is not returned or is returned in a damaged and irreparable condition.
- The Student shall not take the instrument from the Wichita area without the express consent of the Director of the School of Music.
- The instrument shall be returned to the School of Music before the Study Day of the semester for which it is checked out.
Failure to return an instrument by the deadline will result in student being placed on Academic Hold with the University, a report will be made to the University Police Department, and appropriate legal action will be taken as necessary.
https://www.wichita.edu/academics/fine_arts/music/documents/instrumentloan.pdf
Large Ensembles Chamber Ensembles
Athletic Band Brass Ensemble
Concert Chorale Jazz Combo
Guitar Ensemble Percussion Ensemble
Jazz Arts I String Ensemble
Jazz Arts II Woodwind Ensemble
Madrigal Singers
Opera Theater
Shocker Choir
Symphonic Band
Symphony Orchestra
Wind Ensemble
Wu Choir
Music Majors
Students who are enrolled full-time as a music major (BM, BME, BA) may enroll in additional
large ensembles outside of their degree requirements for zero credit. Each student
enrolled in a zero-credit course will be assessed a $39 fee per semester of enrollment.
The fee will be assessed after 20th day.
Non-music Majors
Students who are enrolled full-time at WSU in any degree path outside of the School
of Music may enroll in large ensembles for zero-credit. Each student enrolled in a
zero-credit course will be assessed a $39 fee per semester of enrollment. The fee
will be assessed after 20th day.
Sheet Music Fee
All students enrolled in large ensembles may be assessed a $20 fee for sheet music
purchase at the discretion of the Director of the School of Music per semester. The
sheet music fee should be indicated in course syllabi for students’ knowledge. The
fee will be assessed after 20th day.
Athletic Band Fee
All students enrolled in Athletic Bands (for credit or zero-credit) will be assessed
a $200 fee for instrument and uniform usage per year. The fee should be indicated
in the course syllabus for students’ knowledge. The fee will be assessed after 20th day.
Costume Fee
Students enrolled in Opera and/or Madrigal Singers may be assessed a $40 dollar costume
fee depending on the necessities of the program each semester. The fee should be indicated
in the course syllabi for students’ knowledge. The fee will be assessed after 20th day.
The WSU School of Music has student chapters for:
American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) The WSU student chapter is open to any university student who anticipates making choral music a profession. Its purpose is to encourage and promote the development of choral music.
American String Teachers Association (ASTA) The WSU chapter has been established for students interested in careers in string and orchestral music.
Mu Phil Epsilon The Phi Pi Chapter is a member of the co-educational International Professional Music Fraternity. The purpose is for the recognition of scholarship and musicianship, and the development of a bond of friendship among its members.
National Association for Music Education (NAfME) Student membership is available to all music majors and is recommended for its many professional advantages.
Bulletin Boards
Student organizations including NAfME, MU PHI, ACDA, have bulletin boards in DFAC. Department and faculty boards are not for student postings.
An Overview of Health Issues for Performing and Visual Arts Students:
https://nasm.arts-accredit.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/02/CAAA-Health_Issues-2009.pdf
NASM-PAMA Advisories on Hearing Health:
https://nasm.arts-accredit.org/publications/brochures-advisories/nasm-pama-hearing-health/
NASM-PAMA Advisories on Neuromusculoskeletal and Vocal Heath:
https://nasm.arts-accredit.org/publications/brochures-advisories/nasm-pama-nms-vocal-health/Students must apply to become a composition major by submitting a portfolio after successfully completing MUSC 260. The portfolio should consist of compositions that the applicant feels represent their best and most mature work.
Composition portfolio guidelines
- minimum of three and maximum of four works
- works should be written or substantially revised within the last two years
- works should be written for a variety of media (instruments and voices)
- include both scores and recordings
- scores (where applicable) should be bound, computer-engraved, performance-ready copies
- submit scores (not parts) in both digital (PDF) and hard copy to any member of the composition faculty, either directly or in faculty inboxes
- recordings of all works are required; live performance or rehearsal recordings preferred; computer realizations acceptable
- Submit digital materials by sending a public link to Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, or similar file-sharing service. Do not email files directly!
Students are also required to meet jury and recital expectations on their major instrument and according to the guidelines of that area. For more information, see degree check sheet.
The following awards are presented to students at the spring Oratorio Concert. Area Coordinators will consult with faculty in their areas for recommendations for the awards.
Presser Undergraduate Scholar Award, awarded to a current junior
Lieurance Outstanding Graduating Senior Award
Lieurance Senior Scholarship Award, awarded to two current juniors
Glenn & Joanne Goodman Endowed Scholarship Award, generally presented to an office worker
Every student who auditions with the WSU School of Music will be considered for one of our scholarships. A prospective student must major in music to be considered. Supplemental scholarships are available for current music students after the fourth week of classes each semester.
Students majoring in music are eligible for the James and Catherine Buck Charitable Trust Scholarship and Supplemental Scholarships visit this link: https://www.wichita.edu/academics/fine_arts/music/scholarship_supplementalapplication.php.
For information regarding all other forms of financial assistance, contact the Office of Financial Aid, Jardine Hall, Room 203, https://www.wichita.edu/administration/financial_aid/.
- Graduate students as well as undergraduates with at least sixty (60) undergraduate hours at the start of the academic year (juniors and seniors) are eligible to participate in the auditions. During both semesters of the academic year, undergraduate students must carry an academic class load of at least eight (8) credit hours while graduate students must carry an academic class load of at least five (5) credit hours. Additionally, all participants must be music majors seeking music degrees during both semesters of the academic year.
- No student may perform as soloist with the orchestra in two consecutive years.
- Students will perform from memory in the preliminary and final auditions, as well as on the concert; works scored for multiple soloists must also be memorized. On rare occasions, students may be permitted to perform from the musical score, but only after receiving written permission from both the Director of Orchestras and their applied studio instructor. Qualifying circumstances might include certain contemporary pieces, works involving multi-media, and or the coordination of multiple soloists. Performances in the preliminary and final rounds must be accompanied.
- Students and faculty are encouraged to select a work or movement from a larger work that ranges between four (4) and eighteen (18) minutes in length. Additionally, the entire work or movement must be performed, with no abridging of solo or accompanying material. Vocalists may compete with either a single composition or with multiple selections, typically of contrasting styles, whose combined length conforms to these guidelines.
- All students participating in the Concerto-Aria Auditions are required to submit an information form to the Director of Orchestras. These forms are available from applied instructors as well as Dr. Laycock (B105).
- Each performance area may send up to three qualified candidates to the final round. If necessary, preliminary auditions should be scheduled and conducted no later than the second week of November.
- The final round of the Concerto-Aria Auditions will be held before Thanksgiving (usually the Tuesday before) in Wiedemann Hall. Students must bring three copies of their solo part for the judging panel; photocopies are acceptable.
- The jury will consist of three judges, two of whom shall be from outside of the WSU School of Music. Every effort will be made to include on the panel musicians representing both instrumental and vocal performance areas. A faculty member whose applied student is competing will not be allowed to judge.
- Judges will be encouraged to create a balanced program that represents all performance areas of the School of Music. However, since the level of performance must be the primary consideration, the judges are under no obligation to select a particular number of students or a student from each performance area. The Director of Orchestras, acting in an advisory capacity, will exercise care in determining the number of soloists that are selected while also considering the difficulty of the orchestral accompaniments given the amount of rehearsal time available to the orchestra. Prior to selecting repertoire for their students, applied faculty are encouraged to consult with the Director of Orchestras regarding the availability and difficulty level of orchestral accompaniments.
- The roster of selected soloists will be posted outside the office of the Director of Orchestras no later than two hours after the completion of the auditions. Judges’ comment sheets will be distributed to all participants following the auditions.
Four semesters in Recital (MUSP 105) are required as indicated in degree check sheets for majors other than BA.
The School of Music does not have a copier available for student use. There is a copier in the Thurlow Lieurance Music Library, in Jardine Hall, room 313. https://libraries.wichita.edu/musiclibrary
Copyright responsibility
The School of Music will not accept responsibility for any copyright violations by faculty or students on copiers within School of Music offices, whether alleged to be for use by organizations or individuals on behalf of the university. Please follow designated procedures and become aware of and observe copyright laws.
Requesting Copyright Permissions (Distributed at the Council of Deans, 10/1/91): A federal court ruling reaffirmed the need to obtain permission to use copyrighted materials in college course anthologies. Publishers want to make these materials available to you quickly and inexpensively, but they need your cooperation.
Whether you request permissions yourself or through a college store or copy service, these suggestions will speed the process.
- Direct your request to the publisher’s Copyrights and Permissions Department, not the author. If publishers do not control the rights, they will inform you whom to contact.
- Include all the following information in your request:
- author’s, editor’s, translator’s full name(s)
- title, edition and volume number of book or journal
- copyright date
- ISBN for books, ISSN for magazines and journals
- numbers of the exact pages, figures and illustrations
- if you are requesting a chapter or more: both exact chapter(s) and exact page number(s)
- number of copies to be made
- whether material will be used alone or combined with other photocopied materials
- name of college or university
- course name and number
- semester and year in which material will be used
- instructor’s full name
Request permission whether works are in print.
Provide your complete address and the names of a contact person and telephone number in case there are any questions.
In many cases your college store, or other service, can assist you and/or provide appropriate forms. The publisher’s response form will provide the information about payment and fees, which are determined by the individual publisher.
A booklet, Questions and Answers on Copyright for the Campus Community, is available through most college stores or on request from AAP.
Association of American Publishers
220 East 23rd St. New York, NY 10010
(212) 689-8920
Students should refer to WSU Policies and Procedures 19.06 Digital Millennium Copyright Act, regarding the University policy with regard to institutional responsibilities as an online service provider and claims of copyright infringement. https://www.wichita.edu/about/policy/ch_19/ch19_06.php
Studio & Building Security
School of Music buildings are among the most vulnerable on campus. Theft, vandalism,
loss or destruction of instruments, or misuse of facilities must be reported immediately
to the Police Department and to the Director’s office.
Observed holidays
Duerksen Fine Arts Center and Wiedemann Hall will be closed in observance of the following annual holidays:
New Year’s Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day and Friday after
Winter Closedown (exact dates vary, see posted/announced hours)
Building Hours
Duerksen Fine Arts Building
Monday-Friday 7:00 am-10:00 pm
Saturday 7:00 am-8:00 pm
Sunday 12:00 pm-8:00 pm
Wiedemann Hall
Monday-Friday 7:00 am-6:30 pm
Saturday-Sunday Closed
Thurlow Lieurance Memorail Music Library, Jardine room 313
Monday-Thursday 8:00 am-5:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am -1:00 pm
Closed Weekends
WSU School of Music
1845 Fairmount, Box 53
Wichita, KS 67260-0053
PHONE 316.978.3103
The current academic calendar is available at this link: https://www.wichita.edu/services/registrar/academic_calendar.php. It includes important deadlines for registration, enrollment, dropping classes, exams, and financial aid.
All Fine Arts majors are required to have a personal Mac or Windows laptop computer. Chromebooks, iPads, and desktop computers do not fulfill this requirement.
Rationale: This requirement reflects the digital and technical nature of 21st century work in the arts. Students should plan to bring their laptops to all Fine Arts classes, unless exempted by a specific instructor. Whatever the major, having a laptop will make them a more productive student - anywhere can become a creative space, allowing for collaboration and creativity at a moment’s notice.
Note to the Student: Both Mac and Windows hardware is sufficient for the programs you need to operate. However, there are industry standards that should be considered. You should choose whichever platform you are most comfortable with, but we encourage you to make an informed selection based on your ultimate career goals.
The main requirement is that your laptop must be able to run Adobe Creative Cloud, a good baseline for minimum laptop requirements. Pay particular attention to the processor speed and amount of RAM. If you choose a laptop with 4GB or less, make sure you can add more RAM later. Adequate internal hard drive space is important to running software, but small, inexpensive external hard drives provide extra storage and backup protection if your laptop is damaged.
Some of the software you will need is provided free or at a discount to WSU students. Visit the Resources page of the Technology Help Desk website to purchase and download this software with your myWSU ID. Questions regarding the capabilities of specific laptops are worth careful Internet research. Look into the professional requirements and preferences of your field as well to make an informed decision. You are encouraged you to contact the faculty in your specific major if you have questions.
Other Recommended Technology
These are not required, but you may find them to be useful and practical in your coursework as a music major.
USB MIDI keyboard
(eg. M-Audio Keystation 61)
portable recorder / USB microphone
(eg. Zoom H1n Handy recorder)
Standards are subject to adjustment by agreement among the faculty of a given program area. Equal attention is given to both technical and literature requirements of the proficiency level at which the student is classified. Students must perform with a pianist if called for by the score (for example, concertos, sonatas, etc.)
For the complete technical and logistical details of scheduling degree recitals, related stage management costs, and the scheduling form, refer to the following document:
Student Degree Recital Information: https://www.wichita.edu/academics/fine_arts/music/currentstudents.php
When the student has been approved for giving a degree recital, they will schedule their recital time with Performance Facilities Box Office Manager (room C131). Undergraduate degree recitals scheduled during the T/Th 2:30 recital times will not incur staging costs; these costs will be absorbed by the instructional program.
Any undergraduate degree recital scheduled outside the designated recital time (2:30 T/Th) will incur an “exceptions fee” payable by the student to Performance Facilities. Such performances will not fulfill degree requirements and therefore will not require faculty adjudication unless the recital committee grants permission ahead of time.
Recital programs
Students are responsible for creating and printing their own recital programs. All
programs must use the official templates found at this link: https://www.wichita.edu/academics/fine_arts/music/currentstudents.php
The student should prepare the program, have the applied professor approve it and then have it printed. The programs are due to the music office at least three days before the dress rehearsal.
The Accompanists Guild
https://www.wichita.edu/academics/fine_arts/music/faculty_forms.php
Students will sign up for a jury time and list repertoire at The Jury-System.
Fall/Spring Jury Schedule
Monday
Woodwind Juries: 9:00 am-6:00 pm, Wiedemann Hall
Brass Juries: 9:00 am-6:00 pm, C104
Voice Juries: 9:00 am-6:00 pm, MIller Concert Hall
Percussion Juries: 8:00 am-12:00 pm, C007
Tuesday
String Juries: 9:00 am-6:00 pm, Wiedemann Hall
Brass Juries: 9:00 am-12:00 pm, C104
Woodwind Juries: 1:00-6:00 pm, C104
Voice Juries: 9:00 am-6:00 pm, Miller Concert Hall
Wednesday
Piano Juries: 9:00 am-6:00 pm, Wiedemann Hall
String Juries: 9:00 am-1:00 pm, C104
Jazz Juries: 1:00 -6:00 pm, C104
Thursday
Piano Juries: 9:00-11:00 am, Wiedemann Hall
Organ Rehearsal: 11:00 am-3:00 pm, Wiedemann Hall
Organ Recital: 5:00-6:00 pm, Wiedemann Hall
BRASS
Sophomore Proficiency (also called the Upper-Level Division or Junior Level).
- All major and minor scales and arpeggios in eighth notes with the quarter at MM=120.
- The professor chooses the repertoire for the qualifying jury at the end of the Sophomore year.
- It is not a double jury.
- Should the faculty feel the student does not pass the proficiency; the student must remain at the 232 level until they pass. A Music Education Major must pass this proficiency before being allowed to perform the Senior Recital.
Junior Recital
The Brass area has no required Junior Recital. It is an option.
Senior Recital
- The senior recital committee will consist of three music faculty members.
- The student will schedule and perform a recital hearing with the committee members approximately two weeks prior to the recital date.
- The student is responsible for reserving a recital date, dress rehearsal time, and securing a recital committee. In addition, the student must prepare and print the recital program and turn them into the WSU School of Music office at least three days before the dress rehearsal.
- The minimum performing time for the recital is 45-minutes.
Graduate Recital
- The graduate recital committee will consist of three music faculty members.
- The student will schedule and perform a recital hearing with the committee members approximately two weeks prior to the recital date.
- The student is responsible for reserving a recital date, dress rehearsal time, and securing a recital committee. In addition, the student must prepare and print the recital program and turn them into the WSU School of Music office at least three days before the dress rehearsal.
- The minimum performing time for the recital is 60-minutes, not including intermission.
KEYBOARD
BM Performance Majors
Upper Division Placement
- The student must pass the piano proficiency exam by the fourth semester to be considered for Junior status.
- Perform a regular length jury.
- Pass/Retain based on faculty evaluation of jury reports.
- Repertoire-Program approval by vote of keyboard faculty required of all degree recitals.
Junior Recital
- The student will schedule and perform a recital hearing with the committee members approximately two weeks prior to the recital date.
- The junior recital committee will consist of three music faculty members.
- The minimum performing time for the recital is 25-minutes of varied repertoire.
- Program approval by vote of the keyboard faculty required of all degree recitals.
- Style periods - Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionist, Modern, Contemporary. Normally at least four styles are represented in a recital.
- Works correlate with syllabus standards for Junior level proficiency.
- The student is responsible for reserving a recital date, dress rehearsal time, and securing a recital committee. In addition, the student must prepare and print the recital program and turn them into the WSU School of Music office at least three days before the dress rehearsal.
Senior Recital
- The student will schedule and perform a recital hearing with the committee members approximately two weeks prior to the recital date.
- The senior recital committee will consist of three music faculty members.
- The minimum performing time for the recital is 45-minutes of varied repertoire.
- Program approval by vote of keyboard faculty required of all degree recitals.
- Style periods - Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionist, Modern, Contemporary. Normally at least four styles are represented in a recital.
- Works correlate with syllabus standards for Senior level proficiency.
- The student is responsible for reserving a recital date, dress rehearsal time, and securing a recital committee. In addition, the student must prepare and print the recital program and turn them into the WSU School of Music office at least three days before the dress rehearsal.
BME Major
Senior Recital
- The student will schedule and perform a recital hearing with the committee members approximately two weeks prior to the recital date.
- The recital committee will consist of three music faculty members, one of whom should be a faculty member outside the area of concentration.
- The minimum performing time for the recital is 45-minutes of varied repertoire.
- Program approval by vote of the keyboard faculty required of all degree recitals.
- Style periods - Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionist, Modern, Contemporary. Normally at least four styles are represented in a recital.
- Works correlate with syllabus standards for Senior level proficiency.
- The student is responsible for reserving a recital date, dress rehearsal time, and securing a recital committee. In addition, the student must prepare and print the recital program and turn them into the WSU School of Music office at least three days before the dress rehearsal.
MM Students
Graduate Recital
- The student will schedule and perform a recital hearing with the committee members approximately two weeks prior to the recital date.
- The recital committee will consist of three music faculty members, one of whom should be a faculty member outside the area of concentration.
- The minimum performing time for the recital is 60-minutes, not including intermission, of varied repertoire.
- Style periods - Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionist, Modern, Contemporary. Normally at least four styles are represented in a recital.
- Works correlate with syllabus standards for Graduate level proficiency.
- The student is responsible for reserving a recital date, dress rehearsal time, and securing a recital committee. In addition, the student must prepare and print the recital program and turn them into the WSU School of Music office at least three days before the dress rehearsal.
MM Accompanying Students
- Follow similar guidelines to MM Performance Majors except for recital requirements.
- Two recitals: accompanying both an instrumental and vocal recital during the second year of study.
STRINGS
For all majors
- Qualifying Jury Recital
- At the discretion of the primary applied professor a student may be asked to play a Qualifying Jury Recital (QJR) six weeks before a degree recital.
- The QJR committee will have a minimum of three sting faculty members and will be held at the 2:30 pm Tuesday/Thursday recital time.
- All repertoire with piano accompaniment must be played with piano.
- At the conclusion of the QJR the student will be given permission to play the scheduled recital or denied permission to play the scheduled recital.
- Selections performed on the QJR will be decided by the primary applied professor. Should the student not pass the QJR an incomplete may be given as the recital grade.
- The student is responsible for reserving a recital date, dress rehearsal time, and securing a recital committee. In addition, the student must prepare and print the recital program and turn them into the WSU School of Music office at least three days before the dress rehearsal.
BM Performance Majors
Sophomore Proficiency
- Student will sign up for a double Jury
- String students wishing to seek an undergraduate degree in performance from WSU must complete a sophomore proficiency jury, preferably at the end of their fourth semester of lessons with their major professor.
- For this jury the student will sign up for a double time slot, 24 minutes.
- Repertoire Requirements:
- A minimum of 30-minutes of music from three contrasting historical time periods.
- At least one selection must be performed from memory.
- Concerto movements must be performed from memory.
- Unaccompanied Bach must be performed from memory.
- Any work requiring a piano or other type of accompaniment must be performed with the appropriate accompaniment.
- Students do not need to perform complete works. Selected movements are fine.
Evaluation
- Upon completion of the double jury the string faculty will determine if the applicant is at an acceptable level to continue as a String Performance Major.
- The student’s primary applied professor will notify the Undergraduate Advisor the date and approval of the committee that the student has passed the sophomore proficiency.
- A student may apply more than once, by playing a double jury, for a performance degree. But must ultimately perform at a level deemed acceptable artistically and technically to continue pursuit of a performance degree.
Junior Recital
- Memorization for some selections is encouraged but the decision to memorize is made by the primary applied professor.
- The committee will include your major applied professor and one additional string faculty member.
- Recital must include a minimum of 25-minutes of solo repertoire from contrasting historical periods.
- The student is responsible for reserving a recital date, dress rehearsal time, and securing a recital committee. In addition, the student must prepare and print the recital program and turn them into the WSU School of Music office at least three days before the dress rehearsal.
Senior Recital
- Memorization for some selections is encouraged but the decision to memorize is made by the primary applied professor.
- The committee will include your major applied professor, another string faculty, and one music faculty not in strings.
- Recital must include a minimum of 45-minutes of solo repertoire from three contrasting historical periods.
- The student is responsible for reserving a recital date, dress rehearsal time, and securing a recital committee. In addition, the student must prepare and print the recital program and turn them into the WSU School of Music office at least three days before the dress rehearsal.
BME Majors
Senior Recital
- Memorization for some selections is encouraged but the decision to memorize is made by the primary applied professor.
- The committee will include your major applied professor, another string faculty, and one music faculty not in stings.
- Recital must include a minimum of 25-minutes of solo repertoire from contrasting historical periods.
- The student is responsible for reserving a recital date, dress rehearsal time, and securing a recital committee. In addition, the student must prepare and print the recital program and turn them into the WSU School of Music office at least three days before the dress rehearsal.
VOICE
Junior Standing (Junior Proficiency)
Junior standing is a prerequisite for enrolling in the 432Y and 434Y Applied Voice for the BM major and prior to the scheduling of the Junior Recital. BME students must gain Junior Standing prior to scheduling a senior recital. Continuing students and Transfer Students who have achieved performance skills appropriate for the Junior-level study will be designated with Junior Standing. For continuing students, the decision will take place at the completion of the fourth semester jury. For transfer students, this decision will take place at the student’s audition. If Junior Standing is delayed because of inadequate proficiency, the student will continue to enroll at the 232Y level until the Junior Standing status has been approved. Postponement of the Junior Standing longer than two semesters will result in a special hearing/jury to consider dismissal from the BM/BME major. The Undergraduate Advisor will track each student’s Junior Standing.
RECITALS
- BM majors are required to perform both a Junior and a Senior Recital. BME majors need only present a Senior Recital. Graduate MM Voice Performance and Opera Performance majors are required to present a Graduate Recital. MME options are listed below.
- Normally, two semesters before the recital date, students must request Recital Permission at that semester’s Jury. Successfully completing a Recital Permission will allow the student to schedule and proceed toward their recital.
- Six weeks prior to the recital date Recital Committee members should be invited to participate on the committee.
- The student is responsible, in consultation with their voice teacher, for selecting a Recital Committee.
- Three weeks or more prior to the scheduled recital date, the student must pass a Recital Hearing.
- Ideally, the chosen Committee will hear both the Recital Hearing and the recital. Grades must be submitted for MM and MME Recitals.
NOTE: BM students must successfully complete a Junior Recital before seeking permission for a Senior Recital
Recital Committees shall consist of:
- BM Junior and Senior Recitals: The student’s voice teacher, another voice department faculty member, and a SOM Faculty member from any discipline.
- BME Senior Recital: The student’s voice teacher, another voice department faculty member, and a Music Education faculty member.
- MM Graduate Recital: The student’s voice teacher and two other voice department faculty members.
- MME (Voice emphasis) Graduate Recital: The student’s voice teacher, another voice department faculty member and a member of the Music Theory, Musicology or Music Education faculty.
- All recital material should be memorized and presented at the Recital Hearing (except ensembles). The Recital Hearing Committee may choose to hear all or part of the recital repertoire.
Recital times are intended to be minimum to maximum times. Recital requirements are:
- BM Junior Recitals: 25 minutes of music (no intermission) from three major musical time periods and styles. English, Italian, German, and French are required. Other languages are optional. Recital times are intended to be minimum to maximum times.
- BM Senior Recitals: 45 minutes of music (optional 10 minute intermission) representing the main musical style periods must be presented. English, Italian, German, and French are required. Other languages are optional. Opera/Oratorio must be included. Recital times are intended to be minimum to maximum times.
- BME Senior Recitals: 25 minutes of music (no intermission). Several musical style periods and languages should be included, at the discretion of the student’s voice teacher. If recommended by the student’s voice teacher and approved by the Recital Hearing Committee, the BME student may present a longer recital (no longer than 50 minutes). The Committee may also recommend that the performance be in a non-public, faculty-only setting. Recital times are intended to be minimum to maximum times.
- MM Graduate Recitals: 50-60 minutes of music (optional 10 minute intermission not included in this time) representing the main musical style periods. English, Italian, German, and French are required. Other languages are optional. Opera/Oratorio and Recitative should be included. Recital times are intended to be minimum to maximum times.
- MME (Voice emphasis) Graduate Students: A Capstone Project is required, and may consist of:
- Presenting a recital of 35-45 minutes of music covering the same material and languages as the MM Recital. French, however, is optional.
- Writing a Thesis on an approved topic.
- Giving a lecture recital of 35-45 minutes on an approved topic.
- Recital times are intended to be minimum to maximum times.
The student is responsible for reserving a recital date, dress rehearsal time, and securing a recital committee. In addition, the student must prepare and print the recital program and turn them into the WSU School of Music office at least three days before the dress rehearsal.
WOODWIND/PERCUSSION/BAND STUDIES
BM Performance Majors
Sophomore Proficiency (also called the Upper-Level Division or Junior Level).
- Double jury at the end of sophomore year to allow students to enroll for 4 credits and prepare for a senior recital.
Junior Recital, not required, but encouraged.
Senior Recital, required.
- Qualifying Jury: Students will sign up for a double jury in the semester preceding the recital semester to consist of a performance of a selection of the proposed recital repertoire.
- Recital length: at least 45 minutes.
- Recital repertoire to be determined in consultation with applied professor.
- Recital committee will consist of the applied professor, another professor in the woodwind area and a professor from another area.
- The student is responsible for reserving a recital date, dress rehearsal time, and securing a recital committee. In addition, the student must prepare and print the recital program and turn them into the WSU School of Music office at least three days before the dress rehearsal.
BME Majors
Sophomore Proficiency (also called the Upper-Level Division or Junior Level).
- End of sophomore year for approval for senior recital.
- Junior Recital, optional.
- Senior Recital.
- Qualifying Jury: Qualifying Jury: Students will sign up for a double jury in the semester preceding the recital semester to consist of a performance of a selection of the proposed recital repertoire.
- Recital length: at least 25 minutes.
- Recital repertoire to be determined in consultation with applied professor.
- Recital committee will consist of the applied professor, another professor in the woodwind area and a professor in music education.
- The student is responsible for reserving a recital date, dress rehearsal time, and securing a recital committee. In addition, the student must prepare and print the recital program and turn them into the WSU School of Music office at least three days before the dress rehearsal.
MM Students
- Qualifying Jury: Students will sign up for a double jury in the semester preceding the recital semester to consist of a performance of a selection of the proposed recital repertoire.
- Recital length: at least 60 minutes, not including an intermission.
- Recital repertoire to be determined in consultation with applied professor.
- Recital committee will consist of the applied professor, another professor in the woodwind area and a professor from another area.
- The student is responsible for reserving a recital date, dress rehearsal time, and securing a recital committee. In addition, the student must prepare and print the recital program and turn them into the WSU School of Music office at least three days before the dress rehearsal.
MME Students
- Qualifying Jury: Double jury in the semester preceding the recital semester to consist of a performance of a selection of the proposed recital repertoire.
- Recital length: at least 45 minutes.
- Recital repertoire to be determined in consultation with applied professor.
- Recital committee will consist of the applied professor, another professor in the woodwind area and a professor in music education.
- The student is responsible for reserving a recital date, dress rehearsal time, and securing a recital committee. In addition, the student must prepare and print the recital program and turn them into the WSU School of Music office at least three days before the dress rehearsal.
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