Students with a demonstrated ability in instrumental or vocal performance will propose a junior and senior recital, write program notes for each recital, and write an argument-driven paper 2,500 words or more in length (exclusive of title page and bibliography) that addresses analytical and historical issues related to at least one work in their recital.
Senior Comprehensive Project Proposal:
You will be emailed a proposal submission link and directions by October 15 of your junior year, and submit your proposal by November 15. If your committee requires you to revise your proposal, your updated documents will be due by February 15. Please submit the following:
- Senior Comprehensive Analytic Paper Annotated Bibliography: Please submit an annotated bibliography that includes ten relevant peer-reviewed scholarly sources that map out the existing literature on your topic. This bibliography should ideally include 2鈥3 canonical sources that cover a broader background related to your topic, as well as more specific sources relating to your exact argument or methods. Annotations should indicate both the point of view of the author(s), critical evaluation of the source, and the pertinence of the article/chapter/book to your proposed essay. An annotation鈥檚 length may range from several sentences to a few paragraphs, depending on the source. These sources should be cited in Chicago style. Submit as a PDF.
听 - Senior Comprehensive Analytic Paper Proposal: Please submit a 250-350 word proposal for an argument-driven academic essay that will engage with and contribute to recent and relevant scholarship in the fields of musicology, ethnomusicology, sound studies, and/or music theory. You will need to engage with the ideas of specific authors from your bibliography in your proposal. A central goal of the proposal is to describe the current state of research on this area and articulate how you will do something new that adds to this literature. Your paper must include some musical analysis and you should indicate which repertoire of music will be the focus of your essay. You should propose a project that can be successfully argued within 2,500 words. Submit as a PDF. This paper is completed in MUSC 490.
听 - Repertoire List: Please submit the proposed repertoire for your junior and senior recitals. Recital repertoire is developed in consultation with the student鈥檚 applied instructor, their advisor, and the Music faculty. The repertoire for the junior and senior recitals should represent a range of historical periods and regional or national styles. A senior recital should contain 45 minutes of music; A junior recital should include 20 minutes of music. Upon submitting their project proposal, the faculty will solicit from the student鈥檚 applied instructor confirmation of the proposed repertoire and a confidential evaluation of the student鈥檚 skills in light of this repertoire.
When submitting the repertoire list please, the following information should be included for each piece (Submit as a PDF):
听 听 听a: composer's name, the title of the composition
听 听 听b: the year of composition
听 听 听c: the instrumentation
听 听 听d: approximate running time.
听 - Applied Instructor Information: Add the name of your applied instructor. Upon submitting your proposal, the faculty will solicit from your applied instructor confirmation of the proposed repertoire and a confidential evaluation of your skills in light of this repertoire.
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Senior Comprehensive Project:
At the beginning of the academic year, the Music Department will establish available dates for junior and senior recitals. At the beginning of the academic year, the Music Department will establish available dates for junior and senior recitals.
- Submission of Materials: A week before each recital jury, students must digitally submit the following for review (students will receive a link to digitally submit their materials by February 15th).
听 听 听a:听Required analytic paper (senior recital only; completed in MUSC 490)
听 听 听b:听Print ready program notes.
听 - Recital Jury: A student presenting a junior or senior recital must perform a jury at least four weeks prior to the recital date to determine the student鈥檚 level of preparation for the event. (Student planning a junior recital will also have a jury four weeks before their junior recital). All of the repertoire presented at the jury must be at a level of preparation that indicates that the music will be ready for public performance at the time of the recital. If the jury does not demonstrate adequate preparation, the student will be asked to postpone the recital date or forego the recital altogether (in which case the Senior Comprehensive requirement will be met by taking an exam - see 鈥淐omprehensive Requirement鈥 under .)
听 - Performance Recital: Students will perform in a public recital on the date assigned by the department. The decision about whether repertoire should be performed with a score or from memory will be determined by the student鈥檚 applied instructor in consultation with the department鈥檚 two Directors, taking into consideration the appropriate performing practice for that repertoire.
听 - Program Notes: The student shall submit their recital program notes to the Music department Production Manager no less than two weeks before the recital date. The Production Manager will then lay out and make copies of the program notes for the student's recital. The Music Department provides piano accompanists for all junior and senior recitals and will print 50 copies of your program for each recital.
听 - Performance Assessment: Each senior project component is graded Pass with Distinction (PD), Pass (P), or Fail (F). The recital is worth 70%, the comps paper 20%, and the program notes 10%. Notwithstanding your comps paper counting for only 20% of your overall comps assessment, you must receive a PD or P on your comps paper in order to receive a PD or P as your final comps grade. In other words, you cannot pass your comps with a failing comps paper. Note, the junior recital does not factor in the comps grade. Passing it is a prerequisite to giving a senior recital.