III. Recitals

A. Attendance

1. Wednesday Morning Events

The Music Activity Period is Wednesday from 9:55-10:45 AM. The music department often schedules recitals, workshops, lectures, or meetings for this time. Additionally, many studios have reserved Mondays and Fridays at 10:10 AM for studio classes. These events are mandatory for music majors. If a student misses one of these events or leaves before it is over, it will be counted as a missed lesson in his or her major instrument applied lesson grade, and averaged in as a zero. A designated faculty member will be responsible for taking attendance at these meetings and will circulate to all private lesson instructors a list of those students who were absent from the event. If another on-campus activity is required of a student (such as a School of Education meeting) the student must inform his or her private instructor of this conflict ahead of time in order for it to be counted as an excused absence. Doctor appointments or individual sessions with professors should not be scheduled during this time.

 

2. Twelve (12) Required Concerts

Students must attend a minimum of twelve (12) recitals/concerts per semester. Wednesday 10:10 AM departmental recitals are not included in the twelve-recitals/concerts requirement. Students may include concerts (i.e. University Band, University Chorale, Jazz Ensemble, etc.) even if they are performing in the concert. For each concert under twelve, a lesson grade of zero (0) will be given. This is in addition to grades for regularly scheduled lessons. Students will submit concert/recital programs for all recitals/concerts to their applied instructor. External (off-campus) events must be approved in advance.

The deadline for submitting evidence of recital/concert attendance is 5:00 PM on the final day of classes.

 

3. Etiquette

For recitals in Moore Hall Auditorium, it is expected that students will:

  • Arrive on time. (If students should arrive after the performance has begun, they should seat themselves quietly during a break in the music.)
  • Stay in the auditorium for the entire performance.
  • Turn off all cell phones, pagers, and other electronic devices prior to the start of the program.
  • Be courteous to the individuals or groups performing by remaining quiet and attentive.

 

B. Recording Policy

1. Departmental Recitals

Departmental recitals will be recorded for use by students and faculty. These recordings will be kept for a few weeks, and will not be filed in the Music Resource Center.

 

2. Individual Junior and Senior Recitals

All senior recitals will be recorded. Students will receive a copy of the recording at no charge shortly after the recital. Additional copy requests will have a fee of $5.00 for each copy.

Junior recitals are not required to be recorded, but if the student wishes to arrange this, a recording fee of $40 is required (for split recitals a fee of $20 per student). This fee is payable directly to the music office no less than five business days before the recital date.  Checks should be made payable to UNCP Department of Music. 

 

3. Ensemble Performances

A master recording will be kept in the Music Resource Center.

 

C. Departmental Recital Regulations

1. General Policies

  • All recitals will begin promptly at 10:10 AM.
  • All recitals will be limited to 45 minutes of "performing time."
  • No one will be allowed to perform who has not submitted the required form to the department secretary (including information about the length of performance) by 4:00 PM the Monday prior to the recital date. The student's private instructor must sign the form. (Note: The department chair's signature, the student's advisor's signature, or the student's accompanist's signature will NOT be accepted.) This signature indicates that the instructor stands behind the "readiness" of the performance, including any accompaniment that is involved and attests that all information is correct.
  • Within the 45-minute limitation, the performances will be prioritized, as follows:
    • Music majors performing on their major instrument.
    • Music majors performing on a secondary instrument.
    • "Especially talented" music minors and music concentrations.
    • "Especially talented" non-majors.

 

2. Performance Requirement

Freshman, sophomore, and junior music majors must participate in a minimum of one departmental recital per semester at the discretion of the instructor. Beginning with the freshman second semester, failure to comply with this requirement will result in the lowering of the applied music grade by one letter, e.g., a “B-” grade will become a “C-.” Senior music majors, except for B.A. (Liberal Arts) majors, must be in preparation for their senior recital.

 

3. Performance Attire

Professional dress for recitals is expected. These are public performances and students should present themselves in a professional manner.

 

D. Junior and Senior Recital Regulations (See Appendices C and D)

MUS 4040 (Senior Recital) is regarded by the music faculty as the culmination of a student’s preparation as a professional musician. Program notes are required.  The applied music instructor has the responsibility for reviewing the program and program-notes material a week in advance of the pre-recital hearing. This final demonstration of the musical abilities has been in the process of development throughout the student’s entire college education. As such, each student, regardless of degree program, should approach this event seriously, professionally, and enthusiastically. The ultimate challenge to a student is to present a public performance that is technically sound, stylistically correct, and musically inspired.

 

The Senior Recital for the B.M. in Musical Theatre should include a broad range of genres and styles, be primarily solo singing but include duets and/or ensemble work, demonstrate some monologue and/or scene work, and contain a dance/movement component appropriate to the student’s individual abilities. Production elements such as lighting, audio reinforcement, props, and set pieces may also be included, but the emphasis of the recital should be on the student’s performance of the material, and not any technical elements.

 

1. Junior Recital (Optional)

Students who elect to give a junior recital must prepare an individual program of at least thirty (30) minutes in length. The repertoire must represent a logical progression in level of difficulty between the evaluation forum and the prospective senior recital. The junior recital repertoire must not overlap with that of the senior recital.  As with recitals on higher levels, program notes are required. The applied music instructor has the responsibility for reviewing the program and program-notes material a week in advance of the pre-recital hearing. The department chair may also review program notes. This will ensure that an approved version of the program and program notes is available at the hearing. Students successfully completing a junior recital will be exempt from the jury requirements for the semester of the recital.

 

2. Credit Hours for Recital

MUS 4040 (Senior Recital) may be taken for zero to two credit hours. Students majoring in Music Education or Music with Elective Hours in Business are advised to enroll for Senior Recital for one-hour credit and prepare a program that is approximately thirty minutes in length. Musical Theatre majors will normally enroll in MUS 4040 for two hours of credit. [1] 

 

3. Scheduling the Recital

A student majoring in Music Education or Music with Elective Hours in Business must schedule his or her Senior Recital during the semester before the Professional semester. Students majoring in Musical Theatre may schedule their Senior Recital during the final semester. A student majoring in the Bachelor of Arts degree in Music (Liberal Arts) is not required to do a Senior Recital, but may, with approval, schedule it during the final semester.

 

4. Undergraduate Applied Lessons Continue until the Recital

As printed in the University Catalog, a student must continuously be enrolled in applied music for credit until the Senior Recital is presented even though the required number of credits may have been met previously. [2] This requirement does not apply to the students receiving the Liberal Arts degree in Music because they are not required to present a Senior Recital.

 

5. Junior/Senior Recital Committee; “Recital Warrant”[1]

At the beginning of the Recital semester, all students must form a committee to conduct a hearing. In order to begin this process, the student should obtain a copy of the “Warrant” form from the Music Department web site and complete Part I. The pre-recital/applied music or thesis project hearing must then be scheduled to take place a minimum of three weeks prior to the date of the actual performance, lecture/demonstration, or exhibition. The recital committee will consist of the student’s applied music instructor, the student’s advisor (if not the same person as the applied music instructor) or a music faculty member in the student’s major area, and one from the department faculty at large. If the student is a music education major, the faculty member at large must be in music education (if that person is not already on the committee). The committee for the B.M. in Musical Theatre Senior Recital will consist of the applied music instructor, the musical theatre program director, and one other member to be chosen from the music department faculty at large or, upon approval by the program director, from outside the department. This committee will act in an advisory capacity, hearing the pre-recital and determining, in all cases, if the program is ready to be presented in public. If the recitalist does not measure up to the department’s standards, the program will not be allowed to be performed publicly. In the case of the required Senior Recital, the program will take place for the entire full-time music faculty at a time and date arranged by the individuals concerned (during school hours), at least three weeks after the date of the pre-recital hearing. This non-public recital will not be advertised, but friends and family members are welcome to attend. If the student is permitted to perform publicly, the committee will attend the final recital and complete the Senior Recital Warrant no less than one week after the performance. Should the senior perform unsatisfactorily, the committee may vote to not pass the student. In this case, the same committee will re-form to hear the recital later within that same semester. Recitalists appearing in a public recital will be responsible for making arrangements for ushers and stage crew.

 

6. Printed Programs

The Music Department will print programs of all Junior and Senior. The student should type the program him/herself, using the "UNCP Student Recital Series" template (http://www.uncp.edu/academics/colleges-schools-departments/departments/music/current-students/forms). The use of printed or announced dedications on recital programs is discouraged. It is necessary that acknowledgment of the applied music teacher and the accompanist (if applicable) be on the printed program. Performers are required to write program notes and submit them at the time of the recital hearing, after approval by the advisor. The advisor will monitor the documents for correct citation of resources. Program notes will not be duplicated for distribution at the performance unless approved and requested by the advisor and, if applicable, instructor. The department chair may also review program notes. The program and program notes (if the notes are to be duplicated) need to be submitted to the music department secretary no later than 48 hours prior to the performance.

 

7. Recital Attire

For all public programs the recitalist, accompanist, page-turner, and adjunct musicians must wear formal or semi-formal dress. There is no dress requirement for non-public performances, although an atmosphere of professionalism is encouraged.

 

8. Recital Publicity

If the recital is to be performed publicly, the student may, at his or her expense, design and post recital posters, after approval from the Music Department.

 

E. Recital Accompanist

1. Departmental Recital and Jury

A student preparing for a departmental recital must have all the music in the hands of the accompanist no later than three (3) school weeks prior to the date of that performance. A student preparing for a jury examination must have all the music in the hands of the accompanist no later than six (6) school weeks prior to the date of that performance.

 

2. Junior or Senior Recital

A student preparing for a junior or senior is required to have all the music in the hands of the accompanist no later than ten (10) school weeks prior to the date of that performance.

 

3. Fees

Each student planning to present a junior or senior recital and needing an accompanist is personally responsible for acquiring that accompanist. This may be done by making arrangements with an able accompanist known personally by the student or by contacting an individual faculty member.

a) Accompanying fee for senior/junior solo recital is $150 ($175 on Saturday and Sunday). Joint recital fee is $175 ($200 on Saturday and Sunday).    

  • Students are expected to consult with accompanist prior to scheduling recital dates.
  • Students are expected to pay their fee no later than the last dress rehearsal.
  • If students need to add more music with piano accompaniment after the hearing, accompanist may ask to reschedule the recital date.  

b)  Deadline to give music to accompanists:

  • 3 weeks before department recital/VIP
  • 6 weeks before jury: Accompanist may consider playing after the deadline with the late charge of $50 per piece.
  • 10 weeks before senior/junior recital (at least)

c)  Each week accompanist will give 45 minutes to vocalists (30 min. lesson and 15 min. rehearsal) and 60 minutes to instrumentalists (30 min. lesson and 30 min. rehearsal).

  • If students fail to show up to the rehearsal without a notice in advance, accompanists will not reschedule rehearsals in that week.  

 

[1] See Appendix D.