Approved 4-18-2016 

Applied Music Competencies 

Each Degree has levels of study (100, 200, 300, 400). After a minimum of two semesters of study at each level, students must pass an exit competency in order to progress to the next level. If the student does not successfully meet the exit competency, he or she will be held at the current level.  

For exit competencies specific to each degree, instrument and voice, refer to the "Applied Music Exit Competencies" for each applied music area (available in the Department of Music office or from the applied instructor and provided in the applied syllabus).  

Applied Jury Procedures 

All music majors and students wishing to advance in course level will be required to take a ten-(10) minute applied exam (jury) for each hour of credit earned up to a twenty-(20) minute limit. Applied exams will be scheduled at the end of the term. Each member of the area faculty, including part-time faculty, will write a criticism of the student's performance and will give a grade (see scale). The final grade for applied music will be determined in the following manner:  

1. Prior to the jury exam, the applied teacher will assign a letter grade for the semester's work.  
2. Immediately prior to the jury exam, the applied teacher may offer clarification of the assigned lesson grade.  
3. At the end of a student's performance, the jury will assign a letter grade based upon an average of the jury members' grades and record it in the student's permanent record.  
4. The final applied music grade will be determined by the applied teacher and recorded on the student's permanent record. This grade may be the same as the teacher's grade or one letter grade higher or lower, in the direction of the jury grade.  

Voice students will sing two songs/arias selected (one by student and one by jury) from four (4) songs/arias (four (4) for each hour of credit or equivalent), and instrumental students will play a prepared solo(s) or etude(s). Wind and percussion students may also perform selections from the student's repertoire sheet chosen by a jury member other than the student's teacher. Each semester, the instrumental students will play scales or scale routines (percussionists may substitute appropriate material chosen by his/her instructor) and sight read a short selection. Keyboard students will prepare two selections, and scales and/or other exercises at the end of each course level. Prior to jury exams, teachers or students will list on the student's Music Performance Studies Repertoire Report material covered in the semester.  

All students who present required solo recitals will be exempt from applied exams for the term in which the recital is given. A minimum of three faculty members, including the student's instructor, must hear and approve recitals at least two weeks prior to scheduled performance. For BM and BME degree recitals the recital committee will grade the recital performance. BA degree recitals will be graded by the applied instructor and/or a committee. For Bachelor of Music candidates, the composite recital grade will become the final course grade for Junior or Senior Recital (MU-300 and MU-400, respectively). For all recitals, the composite recital grade will become part of the applied lesson grade in the same manner as the final exam grade outlined above for regular jury exams.  

A student may, at any time, be denied advancement to the next course level by a decision of the jury. A Sophomore Review Exam is required of all music majors wishing to advance to junior-level standing in applied music and will normally be given at the completion of four semesters of lessons. The applied music portion of this exam given during the regular jury time may be fifteen minutes in duration and will include:  

1. Prepared repertoire, which includes various musical styles. 
2. Sight-reading chosen by the student's applied instructor (instrumental only). 
3. Oral questions concerned with the performed repertoire and a general knowledge of the performing medium.  
4. Scales and arpeggios as required by competency level (instrumental only). 

90 -100% = A 
80-89% = B 
70-79% = C 
60-69% = D 
59 & below = F  

(.5 or above will be rounded up)

All students wishing to participate in any music ensemble must audition at the beginning of the semester. 

Auditions are held at the beginning of both the Fall and Spring semesters for the Wind Symphony.  Materials for those auditions are normally released one month prior to the audition date.  

Auditions for the Show Band are held at the beginning of the Fall semester.  Only members of the University Marching Band are considered for positions in the Show Band.  

Auditions for the Southeast Symphony Orchestra are held at the beginning of the fall semester. Studio Jazz auditions are held during the first class meeting time, 2:30 on Tuesday afternoon in CAC155. Auditions consist of major and minor scales, chromatic scale, prepared exercise(s), as well as sightreading.  

Auditions for Choral Ensembles are held at the beginning of Fall Semester. Individual auditions may be considered at the beginning of Spring Semester, at the discretion of the director.  

At the conclusion of auditions, lists of personnel for each ensemble will be posted. 

More about auditions.

Approved 4-18-2016        

The Major ensembles of the Music Department are as follows:  

MU389: Choral Union (open) 
MU386: Marching Band (open, with instructor permission)   
MU394: University Choir (by audition) 
MU390: Wind Symphony (by audition) 
MU392: Orchestra (by audition, and required of string majors) 
MU384: Guitar Ensemble (required of guitar majors, instructor permission) 
MU391: Concert Band (open, with instructor permission and audition) 

Requirements by degree 

BA: minimum of six (6) semesters of major ensembles 
BME: minimum of seven (7) semesters of major ensembles 
BM (orchestral strings, winds, percussion, and vocal): minimum of eight (8) semesters, plus MU299 or equivalent as required by degree (see below)  
BM (composition): minimum of eight (8) semesters of major ensemble; two (2) semesters of MU 299  

Ensemble participation guidelines:  

Each major and degree plan requires a combination of major ensembles and chamber ensembles.  Specific area requirements can be found below.  

Students are required to participate in an ensemble appropriate to their applied major performance area.   

Students on Scholarship may be required to participate in ensembles beyond the semesters reflected in the policy, as per their unique scholarship agreement.  

Only one major ensemble per semester is counted toward the degree requirements (even if the student is in multiple ensembles in a given semester e.g.: marching band, wind symphony, orchestra).  

For each required semester of ensemble participation, each student will audition for and participate in ensembles as determined by the ensemble directors and as required on scholarship contracts.   

Information by area: 

Voice Majors are required to participate in major vocal ensembles.  

BM Voice Majors are required to take six (6) semesters of MU299 or Chamber Choir or Opera Workshop to satisfy the chamber music requirement  

Woodwind, Brass and Percussion Majors are required to participate in Marching Band or Wind Symphony in the fall semester and Concert Band or Wind Symphony in the spring.  

Orchestral Strings Majors are required to participate in University Orchestra  

BM Instrumental Majors are required to take four (4) semesters of MU 299  

BM Piano Majors: must take at least two (2) semesters of large ensemble/jazz/opera and six (6) semesters of MU299; BM piano majors are required to participate in an ensemble appropriate to their applied major performance area; participation in large ensemble/jazz/opera would be on piano, rather than a secondary instrument.  

BME Piano (instrumental track) Majors: minimum of seven semesters of ensembles, including at least two semesters in a major ensemble (or jazz ensemble or opera workshop), with at least one semester on a secondary instrument  

BME Piano (vocal track) Majors: seven semesters of ensembles, including at least two semesters singing in major vocal ensembles.  

BA Piano Majors: six semesters of ensembles, including at least two semesters in major ensemble (or jazz ensemble or opera workshop)  

BM Guitar Majors: six semesters of MU384 Guitar Ensemble, two semesters of other major ensemble, four semesters of MU299  

BA Guitar Majors: four (4) semesters of MU 384 Guitar Ensemble plus two (2) semesters of another major ensemble 

Foreign language requirements listed in the course bulletin must be satisfied as follows, by area and degree:  

BM Vocal: six (6) credit hours of French or German 
BM Instrumental: six (6) credit hours of foreign language (not required to be the same language) 

The Department of Music strives to provide students, faculty, and staff with pertinent information regarding health-related concerns.  The following links provide information on musculoskeletal issues, hearing issues, and vocal health issues.   

Musculoskeletal Issues: 

• Musicians and the Alexander Technique 
• Preventing Musculoskeletal Injury (MSI) for Musicians and Dancers
• Understanding Repetitive Stress Injuries for Musicians, by Donn LeVie, Jr.

Hearing Issues: 

• Hearing Conservation for Musicians 
• Decibel (Loudness) Comparison Chart 
• Hearing Loss in the Orchestra

Vocal Health Issues: 

• Classroom Acoustics 
• National Center for Voice and Speech: Vocal Health  
• Teaching and Voice Use

A limited number of concert and marching instruments are available for rental from the Department of Music. The rental fee is $50 per semester. The student must sign a legally-binding rental agreement. The rental agreement will list the type of instrument, serial number, university number, and accessories that are part of the agreement.  The rental fee covers the cleaning, maintenance, and normal wear and tear of the instrument.  In the event an instrument is damaged, the student will be assessed the cost of repairs. If the instrument is lost or stolen, the student is liable up to the replacement cost of the instrument. The cost of repair or replacement of a university-owned instrument will be billed directly to the student's account.  

Instruments must be returned to the instrument issue office on or before the Thursday of finals week each semester, or a student may renew the rental contract for the following semester. If a student fails to renew the contract or return the instrument on the due date, he/she will be assessed the replacement price of the instrument through the Cashier's Office.  

If two students "share" the same instrument, as is sometimes the case, both students must sign the rental agreement and are equally liable in the event of damage or theft.   

Often a student will need to rent a special instrument (e.g. alto flute, "A" clarinet, bass clarinet) for unusual repertoire requirements in various ensembles. In this case, the rental fee will be an additional $25.  

All percussion majors and drum line members will be accessed a $50 per semester instrument maintenance user fee.  

Note: Since applied music courses are not offered during the summer semester, instruments are available for rental during summer vacation months on a case by case basis. YOU MUST RECEIVE SPECIAL PERMISSION AS A PHYSICAL UNIVERSITY INVENTORY IS CONDUCTED EACH SUMMER. If permission is granted, a $50 fee will be charged to your student account.  

University-owned instruments are available for rental from Dr. Shane Mizicko or the Southeast Student Equipment Manager. 

Lockers for large and small instrument storage are available for rental from. Lockers are available at the River Campus in the Cultural Arts Center, room 154.  

The rental price is $25 per semester. Rental fees are non-refundable and are charged directly to the student account. Locks are provided for each locker and personal locks are not permitted.  

Lockers must be renewed for the following semester or cleaned out on or before the Thursday of finals week each semester. Failure to renew or clean out the locker by the due date will result in the removal of the contents of the locker. 

The Department of Music follows University policy with regard to advising practices. 

It is the student’s responsibility to follow through with the actual registration of classes and to follow the sequence of courses as listed in the Departmental Sequence sheets.  

All music majors are assigned an advisor based up their program of study: 

• BM students are advised by the applied teacher. 
• BME students are advised by music education faculty and/or applied faculty. 
• If you are a double major in the BM and BME – you should go to your BME advising session first, and then follow up with a BM advising as above.  
• BA students are advised by Dr. Fruehwald or applied teacher; your chosen minor is advised by the department of origin.  

All students should prepare and bring the following to your advising session: 

1. an updated copy of your degree audit report. Log into the portal and follow these steps:  
   1. Choose the “Student” tab 
   2. Find “Bookmarks Plus” and choose Degree Works Student 
   3. Your degree audit should automatically load 
2. a completed online registration worksheet 

To look up fall courses access the “Look Up Classes” feature in the portal and begin a tentative schedule before you come in to discuss your final schedule: 

1. Sign in to portal using SE Key 
2. Choose: Student Tab  
3. Choose: Click here to open My Southeast Self-Service  
4. Choose: Click on this link to access your self-service page….  
5. Choose: Student 
6. Click on Registration 
7. Choose: Look Up Classes; Select correct term from drop down box 

The Department of Music offers many opportunities for you to interact with fellow music students to share ideas, make professional contacts and to obtain information about careers in your field.  

College National Association For Music Educators (CNAfME) 

This is a professional organization for music education majors. Members of this organization have the opportunity to attend discussion panels featuring local music educators and are able to attend the annual Missouri Music Educators Association convention.  

Faculty Advisor for CNAfME:  

Dr. Elizabeth McFarland  
Office phone: (573) 651-2398  
Office location: River Campus Seminary 354  
Email: emcfarland@semo.edu 

Sigma Alpha Iota/Phi Mu Alpha 

These are, respectively, the women's and men's sorority and fraternity for students involved in music. Both organizations sponsor activities and performance opportunities for students. Phi Mu Alpha hosts the annual Clark Terry Jazz Festival, which includes a concert with jazz trumpet legend Clark Terry.  
 
Faculty Advisor for Sigma Alpha Iota: 
Shane Mizicko 
Office phone: (573) 651-2343  
Office location: River Campus Seminary 260 
Email: smizicko@semo.edu 

Financial Advisor for Sigma Alpha Iota: 
Leslie Jones 
Office phone: (573) 651-2339 
Office location River Campus Seminary 359 
Email: ljones@semo.edu  

Faculty Advisor for Phi Mu Alpha:  
Tim Schmidt  
Office phone: (573) 651-2428 
Office location: River Campus Seminary 358  
Email: tschmidt@semo.edu 

Student American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) 

This is a professional association for future choral directors and educators with interests in choral music.  Members of this organization have opportunities to attend local, regional, and national conferences and clinics and volunteer services for choral festivals  

Faculty Advisor for ACDA:
Dr. Barb Lamont 
Office phone:  (573) 651-2342 
Office: RCC259A  
Email  blamont@semo.edu 
acda.org

Approved 4-18-2016 

All music majors and transfer students on all degree programs will be required to take the Piano Proficiency examination upon admission to the program. Those students who do not pass the Piano Proficiency at that time will be placed in Functional Piano I, II, III, or IV as determined by their performance on the examination.  

All music majors on all degree programs are expected to pass the Piano Proficiency examination prior to the Sophomore Review.  

Transfer students will be granted up to four semesters in which to pass the examination. However, transfer music education majors must pass the Piano Proficiency to be eligible to student teach. B.A. students who do not pass the Piano Proficiency may not elect 300-level applied music; B.M.E. students who do not pass the Piano Proficiency are not allowed to register for Block III courses, and B.M. students who do not pass the Proficiency may not give the Junior Recital.  Music majors will be allowed to take the Piano Proficiency examination at any time prior to the Sophomore Review.  

Should a student not pass the examination, a second examination may be scheduled at the discretion of the music faculty. Should a student not pass the second examination, third and subsequent examinations may be scheduled after a full semester has elapsed between examinations. The Piano Proficiency examination may be administered at any time at the mutual convenience of the keyboard faculty and the student. Determination of piano proficiency will be made by the keyboard faculty.  

PIANO PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS 

SCALES: Major (two octaves) with hands together; in eighth notes. mm = 80 Minor (harmonic form only) with separate hands; in eighth notes. mm =80, up to four flats and sharps  

PROGRESSIONS: Major and minor forms in all keys as follows: I, IV, ii, V7, I and letter equivalents. Format: Three notes in the RH, bass line in the LH or 3-note chords in LH (as in "chording" requirement).  

COMPOSITIONS: One approved selection chosen by the student. Also, "The Star Spangled Banner" and "America."  

CHORDING: One simple melody to be harmonized at sight. Format: Either (A) melody in the RH, three-note chords - root position and/or inversions - in the LH, or (B) chords in the RH, bass root in the LH (students should also be prepared to harmonize a major scale up to four sharps or flats).  

OPEN SCORE: One selection chosen by the faculty. Students will be expected to perform a minimum combination of any two voices from an SATB texture.  

TRANSPOSITION: Students will be expected to play and transpose up or down one whole tone the following songs: “Happy Birthday”, “Home on the Range”, and “On Top of Old Smokey.”  

SIGHT READING: One section chosen by the faculty. Expected competency level: Bastien, Piano Literature, Level I, easier selections. 

For courses except those listed below, the Department of Music follows University policy regarding repeating courses, found in the undergraduate bulletin:  

REPEATED COURSES (p. 36 – Undergraduate Bulletin) 

Students who have received a grade below an ‘A’ in a course may repeat the course, provided they have not completed a course for which the repeated course is a prerequisite. When a course is repeated, the first grade remains on the permanent record, but only the last grade is used in computing the grade point average. Students must have the permission of the Registrar to repeat a course.   

Exceptions 

For all music majors: MM100 Music Fundamentals may only be repeated once. If not successfully passed with a ‘C’ after the second attempt, the student will be removed from the music program. Notification of removal will occur within 2 weeks after the end of the semester.

For music education majors: Professional education courses may only be repeated once. If not successfully passed with a ‘C’ after the second attempt the student will be removed from the Teacher Preparation Program (TPP). ME222 must be passed with a minimum grade of ‘B.’  

Appeals: In the case of extenuating circumstances, students may appeal removal from a program. For MM100, the student must direct the appeal to the Department Chair within two weeks of receiving the notice of program removal. For professional education courses, the student must direct the appeal to the Associate Dean of the College of Education, Health, and Human Studies. Appeals must be made within 10 days of dismissal from the TPP. 

Practice rooms are available to students who are enrolled in either applied music or music ensembles. All rooms will be locked and entry can only be gained through the use of a practice room access card issued by Beverly Delph, administrative assistant in the Department of Music. There will be one room for piano majors only, one organ practice room, and two rooms set aside for percussion practice.  

Practice rooms are not available during winter break. 

Access cards are available through Beverly Delph in room 254 of the seminary building on the River Campus for a fee of $5 which is charged to the student account. Cards which are lost will be replaced for an additional $5 fee.  

Practice rooms in Brandt Music Hall on the Main Campus are unlocked, however an ‘After Hours’ pass is needed to access the building after 8:00 pm Monday-Friday and on weekends.  An ‘After Hours’ pass may be obtained from Beverly Delph or from an ensemble director.   

NOTE: ABSOLUTELY NO FOOD OR DRINK IS PERMITTED IN ANY PRACTICE ROOM! 

Approved 10-10-89  

The following course prefixes will be employed for courses offered in and developed by the Department of Music:  

MM: Music Theory and Musicianship  
MH: Music History and Music Literature  
MP: Applied Music  
ME: Music Education and Techniques  
MU: Non degree-specific music courses, General Education (lower division) courses, music electives and ensembles  
UI: Interdisciplinary General Education/Music courses (upper division) 

Approved 4-18-2016 

All music majors on all degree programs are required to present a recital during their residency. Recital literature is subject to approval by the supervising applied faculty member.  The recital requirement will be met as follows:  

BA: performance of one major work or a collection of works of 12-15 minutes in duration for the applied instrument or voice during the sixth semester in residence or during the second semester of applied music study at the 300 level. Students should enroll in MP 001 the semester of the recital.  

BME: performance of representative solo literature for the applied instrument or voice of 30 minutes in duration during the seventh semester in residence or during the semester of applied music study at the 400 level to be performed in an approved public setting.  

Option 1: BME majors may present a full, public recital (45-60 minutes of solo literature and/or chamber literature, (chamber literature, in which the recitalist is the principal or lead performer, should not to exceed 15 minutes).   

Option 2: BME majors may present a recital consisting of 25-30 minutes of solo literature. (with another student, when possible).  

BM (Performance):   

Junior Recital - performance of representative solo literature for the applied instrument or voice of 25-30 minutes in duration during the sixth semester in residence or during the second semester of applied music study at the 300 level to be performed in an approved public setting.  The student must enroll for MU300 (Junior Recital).   (When possible, Junior recitals should be combined with other recitals)  

Senior Recital - performance of a full, public recital of representative solo repertoire for the applied instrument or voice of 45-60 minutes in duration in an approved public setting during the eighth semester in residence or during the second semester of applied music study at the 400 level. The students must enroll in MU400 (Senior Recital)  Chamber music, not to exceed 15 minutes of performing time, may be included in the recital. However, the recitalist must be a principal or lead performer in any chamber ensemble.   

BM (Composition): presentation of original compositions in a variety of media of 45-60 minutes duration during the eighth semester in residence or during the second semester of applied music composition study at the 400 level in an approved public setting. The composer must perform in at least one of the compositions presented in the recital.  The performance must be previewed and approved by the applied music instructor.   

SCHEDULING OF RECITALS:  Students may not schedule degree recitals in the final week of classes of the semester or in the weekend prior to final exams.  No recitals or concerts are scheduled during the week of final exams.  All recitals must be scheduled in the Music Office with the approval of the Music Departmental Calendar Chair.  

PRINTED RECITAL PROGRAMS:  Printed recital programs will be prepared in the departmental office at no charge to the student.  Titles of works and translations must be received in the office no later than one week prior to the recital. A standard departmental cover will be used, and original art work for the cover is not allowed.  Since the program is an official university document, the program and cover format must conform to departmental guidelines and must be approved by the Chairperson of the Department of Music.  There are no exceptions to this rule. 

All music majors on all degree programs must register for MU110 (Recitals and Concerts) in each semester of residence until minimum degree requirements are completed. All music majors are required to attend a minimum of eight (8) departmentally sanctioned musical performances and/or activities in each semester. Students who do not meet this requirement each semester will have their diplomas withheld until this requirement is met. The requirement for each degree is as follows:  

BA: a minimum of six (6) semesters 
BME: a minimum of seven (7) semesters 
BM: a minimum of eight (8) semesters 

River Campus Building Hours 

Monday – Friday 7 a.m. – 10 p.m. 
Saturday/Sunday CLOSED (Accessible with key card)  

Brandt Music Hall Hours  

Monday – Friday 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.  
Saturday/Sunday CLOSED - (Admittance allowed by calling DPS (573) 651-2215 and presenting a valid University ID)  

NOTE: These hours may be modified during summer months. There will be no special permission to remain in the building past the 12:00 a.m. "student" closing hour 

Approved 4-18-2016 

The purposes of a sophomore review are as follows: 

• to provide students with a standard against which to measure themselves and their training as appropriate to anticipated careers in music and/or continuation in a music major  
• to enable programmatic faculty to observe students in a formal setting in order to evaluate student potential for successful completion of a music degree program  
• to provide students with a specifically defined set of competencies and expectations to be demonstrated at the conclusion of the lower division undergraduate educational experience  
• to assess the effectiveness of the music faculty and the music curriculum in enabling students to develop defined skills and competencies appropriate to the lower division undergraduate experience in music  
• to examine the ability of students to make connections among the music subdisciplines of theory, history, and performance  
• to assess the effectiveness of the music faculty and the music curriculum in enabling students to make connections among the sub-disciplines of theory, history, and performance  

Music majors wishing to advance to junior level (upper division) standing must stand for and complete successfully ALL PARTS of the Sophomore Review. To be eligible for consideration for review, students must have a minimum music GPA of 2.5 and credit hours sufficient for advancement to junior standing. The Sophomore Review will include:  

1. an applied music performance jury consisting of  
2. a six-(6) to seven-(7) minute performance of repertoire demonstrating the defined competencies appropriate to advancement to upper division status, 
3. a performance of scales and arpeggios in a format appropriate to the performance medium (instrumental only), and  
4. sight-reading (instrumental only) 
5. a series of questions concerning the performed repertoire and basic performance pedagogy and practice to be answered in oral or written format,  
6. an assessment of student progress to date as recorded in the permanent record, and an interview with a committee of Area Coordinators.  
7. an interview with the Sophomore Review Committee consisting of: The Department Chair, the student's applied instructor and selected faculty. The Sophomore Review will be scheduled during the latter part of the week of final examinations.  

Results of 1) and 2) above will be forwarded to the Department Chair and will be reviewed along with 3) and 4) above. The Sophomore Review Committee will determine the advancement of students to junior standing. The department chair, on behalf of the committee, will notify all students in writing of the committee's decision. Students not approved for advancement to junior standing may petition the Music Department Chair in writing for subsequent review the following semester. Students requesting subsequent review have the option to re-enroll in lower division courses according to the stipulations contained in the current University Bulletin.  

NOTE: Transfer students who expect to begin at junior-level standing must be examined, by special arrangement, before their initial enrollment at Southeast Missouri State University. Those denied junior standing may petition the Music Chair in writing for subsequent review.   

Matt Yount - Collaborative Piano Studio 
Southeast Missouri State University 

Recital Protocols and Procedures 

• Recital Requirements
  

The Southeast Department of Music provides a collaborative pianist (accompanist) for all recitals performed in fulfillment of requirements for the B.A., B.M.E., B.M., or M.M.E. degrees. The purpose of this document is to outline the procedure of planning, preparing and performing these recitals from the beginning of the process to its end. (This is not a change in policy, but merely a consolidation and explanation of existing policies.) According to the department handbook, the duration of the music performed on these recitals is to be as follows:  

B.A.: 12-15 minutes 
B.M.E.: 25-30 minutes 
B.M. (junior): 25-30 minutes 
B.M. (senior): 45-60 minutes  

As repertoire is selected for your recital, it is your obligation to help in ensuring that these time requirements are met. Timings for masters recitals are variable.  

• Recital Dates
  

Recital dates should be reserved by the end of the semester preceding your recital. Do not wait until the first week (or later) of the semester in which you plan to perform your recital to claim a date. This is necessary to accommodate the ever-increasing number of student recitals that must be scheduled against ensemble performances, faculty recitals, and other HSVPA events in order to ensure the availability of the recital hall. To claim your date, obtain from Bev or myself a "recital date request" form. This will require the signature of your applied instructor, myself, and any other collaborating performers, and serves to reserve the recital hall and to put your recital date on the department calendar. Any changes to the date or time of your recital must be cleared by everyone who signed your recital date request form.  

• Recital Repertoire
  

You should also make every possible effort to finalize your recital repertoire with your applied instructor before the end of the semester preceding your recital. (Vocalists may wait until their first lesson or two of the semester of the recital.) The reasons for this are varied, but the most relevant is so that I may plan ahead to practice the scores I need to prepare in advance. Because of the tremendous amount of playing I do every semester, I must insist on having your recital repertoire solidified as soon as possible. I will ask you to supply me with scores I do not already have. You must make arrangements to pass along scores to me or have your applied instructor to do so in advance of rehearsals together. I reserve the right to refuse to sight-read any of your music that I have not received in advance.  

• Weekly Rehearsal Scheduling
  

Once the semester of your recital is under way, you may schedule rehearsals/coachings with me at any time. I work via an open-schedule policy. I post my weekly schedule in spreadsheet form on the bulletin board outside my office door. Sign-up sheets are posted about two weeks at a time and are first-come, first-serve. You're welcome to any available time slot, except when I must be at Brandt Hall to teach class and from 8:00-10:00 a.m. every morning which I reserve for my own practice. Weekly time allowances for rehearsals/coachings with me are as follows:  

• B.A. Students: Two half-hour slots (1 hour per week) 

B.M.E. students: Three half-hour slots (1.5 hours per week) 
Junior B.M. students: Three half-hour slots (1.5 hours per week) 
Senior B.M. students: Four half-hour slots (2 hours per week)  

• Rehearsal Protocols
  

You should have your repertoire prepared before rehearsals are scheduled. It is not my role to "teach" your pieces to you. While I am not obligated to perform for studio classes, master classes, common hour recitals, etc., I generally will do so depending on my availability and in lieu of time spent in rehearsals or lessons that week. Students who miss previously scheduled rehearsal times will forfeit that time and it will not be made up. Also, you should not put off getting together too long into the semester. With so many people to be working with, I will be unable to accommodate everyone who waits too long to begin putting his/her music together and then must do so hastily. Approach this process the right way, with plenty of allowance for time for everything to come together, with respect to both ensemble security and musicality.  

• Chamber Music Model

I request that everyone must schedule at least two rehearsals with me and obtain my permission before involving your teacher in the rehearsal process. This alleviates the need for wasting your teacher's time (and ours) with ensemble matters and lets you focus on the more important issues in your lessons after the pieces are put together. This will serve to maximize the efficiency of our time, which is at a premium. What takes place in my studio is chamber music. As such it is a collaborative endeavor and I do think of my role as being more a collaborator and coach rather than an accompanist. My role is to rehearse your music with you and give you general advice related to chamber playing, ensemble, musicality, etc. and the reasons for doing things a certain way. The benefit of having your teacher present at a rehearsal in my studio is to offer additional comments, address instrument-specific concerns, or even suggest alternative ideas about the collaborative product. However, I am not obligated to sit at the piano for a lesson at which you are working through the groundwork of your music with your studio teacher's help.  

• Recital Hearing

Before being approved to perform your recital, you must perform a recital hearing or preview (sometimes previously called a "recital jury"). What this means is that you will perform your recital program in front of a panel of three faculty members (plus myself for a total of four voting members) which will deliberate and vote on whether your recital is prepared well enough to proceed as planned. According to the department handbook, recital hearings need to be scheduled two weeks before your recital date, in order to give you time to incorporate any suggestions the committee may make into your performance. In the case that the committee finds that you are not adequately prepared for your recital, it will most likely be postponed and you will have to schedule a second hearing. B.A. students alone are exempt from the recital hearing requirement.  

• Hearing Committee
  

Scheduling a recital hearing is your responsibility, so consider the personnel for your committee and their schedules well enough in advance to find a mutually convenient time. Be sure that they are able to attend your recital. You are encouraged to invite any faculty member to participate, even faculty members outside your area (woodwinds, brass, percussion, keyboard, strings, voice, composition, music education). Instrumentalists should provide copies of their music to the committee members.  

• Recording of Recital Hearings

Hearings are recorded as a general rule so that the product offered to the committee is preserved. Aside from the benefit of having a CD that you and your teacher can cross-reference against the jury's comments, the CD also serves the purpose of seeking out other input from the department chair in the event that the committee is not in agreement. The recording also checks the timing of your repertoire if the minimum requirement is in question. You should be prepared to perform all of your recital program for the committee. Take your hearing seriously and prepare accordingly.  

• Recital Grades

Students have sometimes asked what aspect of the hearing and/or recital is graded. It is important to note that the recital hearing is not graded; the recital itself is what is evaluated for a letter grade. The hearing may be thought of as pass/fail for zero credit, but it must be passed successfully in order to be granted permission for the recital to take place. Understand that there are several scenarios in which it is possible to pass your hearing but earn an unsatisfactory or even failing grade on your recital. Refer to the department handbook for more detailed policies on recital grades.  

• Page Turner 
  

Be aware in advance that I will probably ask you to find a page turner for me at your own recital. Consider it a courtesy and have someone at the ready in advance. Know that you can count on whomever you ask to be there and be on time.  

• Evaluation Form

1. Recital Recordings 
   

Lastly, recitals are generally recorded using the in-house microphones and equipment in the recital hall. This often results in a CD on which the entire program is recorded on one continuous track. At your request, I will edit your recital CD to include track markers, fade in and out on applause, delete empty noise, etc. I will usually have any requested CD editing completed in the couple of days following your recital. 

1. For admission to any degree program, transfer students will need to present an official transcript to their assigned advisor before they register for courses. Students transferring to Southeast with less than 24 credit hours must attend First STEP Orientation., enroll for UI100 ("Music Makers" section if possible), enroll for CL001 Career Proficiency I and CL002 Career Proficiency II, and meet requirements of the sophomore review process. Students transferring with more than 24 credit hours have the option of attending a Transfer Orientation or meeting one on one with a music faculty advisor. To attend a Transfer Orientation, students must register with New Student Programs: (573) 651-2007.  
2. All transfer students must perform an applied music audition to ascertain competency level. 100- and 200- level applied music courses from other institutions may be accepted as transfer credit, but Southeast Department of Music reserves the right to assess incoming applied competency and place students accordingly.  
3. Transfer students are expected to take the piano proficiency test upon entering Southeast. Those who do not pass must enroll for MU151 (Functional Piano I). B.M.E. candidates are expected to PASS the piano proficiency test upon transferring to Southeast and may not student teach without having passed the test. Transfer students on the B.A. or B.M. degrees may not give the junior recital without having passed the proficiency in piano.   
4. Transfer students with more than 90 credit hours are not required to enroll for WP003 (75 hour writing exam).  
5. Students with an AA degree must enroll for WP003 (75 hour writing exam).  
6. Music Education students with an AA degree must meet the required university courses for state teacher certification (a BS course, a CH, GG or PH course, EN140, EX390, PS103, PY222, SC105, Pedagogy 1-3, OS200, US105 or US107)  
7. Transfer students who have had UI100 waived will also have CL001 and CL002 waived. CL003 Career Proficiency III and CL004 Career Proficiency IV will be required for all transfer students.  
8. MAPP2 is required of all students prior to graduation. Students should register through for MAPP2 through testing services, upon completion of 90 credit hours.