Recital Panels
All recitals and capstones have two panelists, including senior/degree recitals, capstone recitals, and junior recitals.
- Recital panels are comprised of the student's applied instructor and a second panelist, assigned by Conservatory faculty.
- Second panelists will be assigned and the student notified by the end of the first week of classes in the fall semester.
- Bachelor of Music Education students performing a degree recital must have a full-time music education faculty member (or an approved proxy) on their panel.
- Accompanist(s) and other recital participants/performers are not allowed to serve as a member of the recital panel (e.g. Dr. Crowne cannot accompany the recitalist and also be on the panel).
Recital Hearings
Recital hearings must be scheduled by the second week of the semester in which the recital is scheduled and must occur a minimum of three weeks in advance of the recital date.
The student will coordinate the hearing, including scheduling the recital hall, arranging for performers, etc.
A final draft of the program must be submitted to the panel at the hearing (see requirements for programs and program notes and the recital preparation checklist).
All music to be performed on the recital must be prepared for the hearing. This includes any encores, "off-program" pieces, etc. The panel must approve all music and all elements (including audiovisual elements) of a recital at the hearing. Recitalists may not add pieces or elements to their program following the hearing without the approval of the panel. Contravention of this standard will result in grading implications for the recital/capstone.
The panel may or may not hear the entire performance, but all components (musical and otherwise) of the recital should be prepared for presentation. During the hearing the panel will make suggestions and recommendations to performers. In the three-week interim between the hearing and the recital, the performers will be expected to make the adjustments and changes recommended.
Possible Hearing Outcomes
The panel may:
- Approve the recital to go forward as presented at the hearing.
- Approve the recital conditionally (with conditions outlined) and require another hearing.
- Approve the recital conditionally (with conditions outlined) and not require another hearing.
- Cancel the recital or require the recital be rescheduled at a later date. If a recital is postponed/rescheduled due to under-performance at the initial hearing, a grade penalty will be assessed on the subsequent completed recital.
Another outcome might be that the recital would not be approved for public performance, but heard privately by the committee, with concomitant grading consequences.