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jury levels

UNCP Percussion Jury/Evaluation Forum Performance Levels

The key to any successful percussion program is the establishment of a minimal degree of accomplishment for each successive student. To this end the following jury levels have been established to help guide students through the performance portion of the percussion program.

Level I: Adequate performance of intermediate literature (notes, rhythm) in three areas; major scales up to 3 flats and sharps. Must have passed this level by semester two for continuation in the program.

Level II: Professional performance of intermediate literature (phrasing) in three areas; all major scales

Level III: Professional performance of moderately difficult literature in two areas with the third at Level II; all major and minor scales; root position chords; Firth Webrhythms. This level must be met to pass the Evaluation Forum.

Level IV: Professional performance of junior level literature in two areas with the third area at Level III; modes; 12 bar blues progression.

Level V: Professional performance of senior level literature in three areas; seventh chords

Level VI: Professional performance of graduate level literature in two areas with the third area at Level V

Level VII: Professional performance of graduate level literature in three areas

Level VIII: Professional performance of the most advanced literature in three areas

Three areas include:
1) snare/multi-percussion
2) keyboards
3) timpani

Note that keyboard sightreading will be required at every jury. For seniors and graduate students the sightreading will utilize four mallets.

Evaluation Forum Requirements

All UNCP music majors must complete a barrier exam upon completion of their third semester of private study. Percussion students must be able to meet jury level III to complete this exam. Percussion requirements for this exam are:

1-2 Two Mallet Solos
1-2Four Mallet Solos
1-2 Concert Snare Pieces
1-2 Rudimental Snare Pieces
Selected Timpani Solos or Etudes

All music performed must equal approximately 15 minutes of performance for the Evaluation Forum.

In addition to these performance requirements the student must be able to talk about their pieces and composers in a scholarly manner during the Colloquy.

Gradation	Snare	Keyboard	Timpani
Intermediate	Peters book Freytag Book Petrella Book	Kite Book Sea Refractions Funny Xylophone/ Marimba Furioso and Valse	Friese-Lepak Book Caroll Book
Moderately Difficult	Peters book Firth Book Freytag Book Petrella Book	Yellow After the rain Raindance Funny Xylophone/ Marimba 1 Musser Etudes Zeltsman Book Creston Concerto	Friese-Lepak Book Firth Book Peters Solos Caroll Book
Junior Level	Delecluse Book Orchestral Excerpts French Suite Inspirations Diabolique The Noble Snare	Rhythm Song Ghanaia Restless Funny mallets Books Trilogy Asturias Michi Conversations Friedman Solos	Raga no. 1 Firth Book Beck Solos Caroll Book
Senior Level	Delecluse book South of Jupiter The Noble Snare Cold pressed Edge	Wind in the Bamboo Grove Rosauro, Sarmientos and other Concerti My Lady White Suite for Vibes Ilijas Katamiya October Night Friedman solos Bergamo Solstice Two Movements for Marimba Northern Lights	Carter Pieces Leonard Solos Bergamo Piece Williams Piece
Graduate Level	King of denmark Psappha Zyklus Rebonds And Points North Rogosanti	Merlin Omar Links Velocities Ulitimatum I Reflections on the Nature of Water Marimba Spiritual	Carter Pieces The Final Precipice Concerti Steal the Thunder

 

Updated: Thursday, January 17, 2008

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