Music Program Handbook
2015-‐2016
www.berea.edu/mus/Berea College Music Program Berea College Music Students
MUSIC MAJORS AND MUSIC MINORS 2015 Edition
INTRODUCTION Page 3
PART 1: ACADEMIC PROGRAM Pages 3-‐6
General Information
Oral Communication Requirements Requirements for Specific Music Degrees
PART 2: APPLIED MUSIC Pages 6-‐11
Registration
Applied Study with an Off-‐Campus Instructor Fee/Deadline for Refund
Scholarships to Cover Applied Music Fee Purchase of Materials
Attendance Policy (Lessons) Individual Practice
Tuesday Performance Classes -‐ Departmental
-‐ Voice/Studio Class Conflicts
General Student Recitals
Attendance Requirement for Music Department Concerts (In-‐House) Jury Regulations and Requirements
-‐ General -‐ Specific Instrumental Organ Piano Voice
PART 3: KEYBOARD REQUIREMENTS (FOR EACH DEGREE) Page 12-‐13
Music Education Proficiency Exam Piano Proficiency Exam
PART 4: ENSEMBLE REQUIREMENTS (FOR EACH DEGREE) Page 13-‐14
Chart
List of Music Department Ensembles
PART 5: SOPHOMORE AND JUNIOR INTERVIEWS Pages 14-‐15
PART 6: RECITALS (REQUIRED AND OPTIONAL) Pages 15-‐17
Scheduling Preview Posters
Program Materials Decorating the Stage Program/Event Card Passers Recording
PART 7: MUSIC SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS Page 17
Jane Osborne Music Scholarship Sherwood-‐Hill Scholarship in Music Irene Ziegler Hill Memorial Scholarship Marjory J. Flint Scholarship Fund
Gladys Jameson Accompanist Award Underwood-‐Alger Music Scholarship Outstanding Student Laborer Awards Rolf E Hovey Memorial Scholarship Elsie Drukker Memorial Music Scholarship
Jennie Lane Clark Memorial Music Fund for Music Study Allen-‐Belknap Music Scholarships
Outstanding Senior Band Member Award
PART 8: PRESSER HALL FACILITIES Page 18 Gray Auditorium
Practice Rooms
PART 9: MUSIC DEPARTMENT LABOR POSITIONS Page 19
Part 10: Links to Music Major and Minor Degree related Core Music Curriculum Page 20
Music Major Form Library: http://www.berea.edu/mus/form-‐library/
This page contains: Time Card Template Voice Jury Form
Application for Student Recital Sophomore/Junior Interview Form Recital Preview Form
Instrumental Jury Form Piano Jury Form
Change of Advisor/Major/Minor/Concentration
Recommended Academic Pathways for General Music Major and B.A. in Music Education Instrumental/Vocal Track
Music Education Field hours Form
Part 11: Recommended Academic Pathways Pages 21-‐22
INTRODUCTION
This handbook was created for music majors and minors to clarify all requirements and procedures associated with the music program. It is intended as a reference guide to aid music students during their course of study at Berea College. PART I ACADEMIC PROGRAM GENERAL INFORMATION
A student must pass a minimum of 10.5 course credits in music to receive a music degree. In the freshman year, he or she should begin the sequence of fundamentals or music theory and ear training courses, introduction to music literature, applied music lessons and participation in one or more of the music ensembles. These courses are followed in succeeding years by music history, literature, methods courses, and music electives, depending upon the specific degree program selected.
The music program consists of thirteen full and part-‐time faculty members who supervise the growth and development of approximately 50 music majors in three different major degree programs: Music (general curriculum) and Music Education-‐Instrumental and Music Education -‐ vocal. A music minor is also offered.
ORAL COMMUNICATION REQUIREMENTS
Levels of Competence Required of Graduating Majors
General Statement
All music graduates of Berea college must have well-‐developed abilities and communication skills both in the language of music and in the English language. Specifically, each student who completes a music degree at Berea College must develop verbal communication skills to the point that he or she is able to comprehend, organize, evaluate, and disseminate ideas about music in a variety of settings, for a variety of purposes, and in a variety of modes. Furthermore, all music students must be able to interpret and communicate ideas and
emotions through the medium of music itself. Effective oral skills are absolutely essential for the obvious reason that these same skills transfer to the actual performing process.
Goals: (will be updated)
1. Students will demonstrate their ability to make oral presentations in class using appropriate music terminology, individually, and as members of small groups (3-‐6 persons)
2. Students will demonstrate their ability to effectively teach assigned material in class or to conduct a review of material previously studied by a class.
3. Students will demonstrate their ability to speak clearly, energetically, and with expression when reading (1) from a formal paper, verbatim, and (2) from notes or from an outline, without reading verbatim.
4. Students will demonstrate their ability to speak informally in professional dialogue with teachers or with peers, individually or collectively.
5. In the classroom environment, students will demonstrate their ability to listen actively to music and to engage critically and constructively with others in the exchange of ideas about music.
6. Students will demonstrate their ability to take coherent notes (clear, comprehensive, and accurate, with main and subordinate ideas clearly identified) of lectures and other classroom activities.
7. Students of the music education program, both instrumental and vocal, will demonstrate their ability to organize and implement instructions both for conceptual understanding and for skill development.
CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION:
PRESENTATION
1. Body language: level of confidence and poise 2. Posture: poised but not stiff
3. Eye Contact with Audience (class, group, etc.): established and maintained with varied focus; engaging 4. Diction: clear, articulate, understandable, and appropriate for the occasion; words should be easily
understandable across the space of a large room
5. Projection: able to be easily heard by listeners; energetic 6. Facial Expression: varied, appropriate
7. Vocal Expression: appropriate modulation of pitch, volume, timbre, articulation, pace, and word emphasis to enhance the interpretation
8. Physical Gestures: appropriate and not distracting
9. Interpersonal Skills: projections of interest in subject and audience Use of Media (recordings, slides, handouts, etc.): appropriate and efficient
CONTENT
1. Clear Perception of Purpose of Presentation: to entertain, educate, persuade, illuminate, etc. 2. Sensitivity to Targeted Audience, Environment, Context
3. Topic Clearly Stated and Well-‐Chosen According to Purpose, Context, Audience
4. Organization: introduction (establish attention and frame topic); body (statement and development of ideas); logical progression from point to point with clear signals when moving from one point to the next; provision of adequate supporting material; strong conclusion; appropriate format; appropriate time frame; succinct and to the point
5. Use of Formal Speaking Patterns: correct grammar, complete sentences, careful choice of words, correct word usage
6. Correct Use of Musical Terminology
Means of Evaluation: Demonstration of communication Skills
1. At the Sophomore and Junior Interviews, each student will give a three-‐minute prepared statement about his or her background and interest in music, a rationale for the choice of major, future plans, and career goals. Following the interviews, the music faculty will meet to comprehensively assess the oral
communication skills of each music major. The assessment will be based on the total experience that each faculty member has had with the particular student to that point, as well as the written assessment made at the interview.
2. All music majors will write a research paper during the first semester of the Music History sequence (MUS 330). The paper will be placed on file for a brief period in the Music Office for perusal by music students and faculty members.
3. All music majors will make a major oral presentation in the second semester of the Music History sequence (MUS 331). The presentation/lecture will include a musical performance of materials by the presenter or by other performers provided by the presenter.
4. All music majors will present “verbal program notes” at studio performance classes, if requested. These should be researched and presented with sufficient vocal projection and clarity of diction to be easily heard throughout Gray Auditorium. They should also be read with appropriate expression (See Presentation Criteria Nos. 6, 7), and presented, ordinarily, without notes.
5. All music majors will be required to demonstrate utilization of higher thinking skills as demonstrated in reflective writings in at least two courses. Writings will be evaluated according to their clarity,
comprehensiveness, and accuracy.
6. General music majors will share the knowledge gained from their Independent Study Project (MUS 400) in a Senior Seminar. The presentation will be in the form of a lecture or lecture-‐recital.
7. For music education majors, effective communication in the classroom situation is essential. It is most appropriately evaluated in the various music methods courses required of music education majors, and in the student teaching situation. Demonstration or practice lessons will be incorporated in these methods courses.
8. All students taking applied voice lessons will be expected in weekly studio classes to learn good body stance, stage presence, and correct concert etiquette, as well as to present short “verbal program notes” before each song performed, including a paraphrase of the translation of the song text, if appropriate.
Re-‐evaluation and Extra Help For Those Whose Communication Skills are Deficient:
All students must meet the department’s oral communication standards in order to graduate. If students are deficient in any of these skills at the time of the junior interview, they are responsible for undertaking additional work in order to meet the standards. The following options might be considered: (1) tutoring or other training at the CEC, (2) additional course work, (3) tutoring with a faculty member or a student teaching assistant, and (4) counseling.
Students who fail to demonstrate competency in oral communication skills at the time of the junior interview will have the opportunity to be re-‐evaluated at the end of the fall and spring semesters of the senior year.
REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC DEGREES
Music (General Curriculum): Core requirements consist of 10.5 courses in music, including music theory, aural and keyboard harmony, music literature, music history, music capstone experience, applied music study, and ensemble participation. All music majors may present, in consultation with their applied teacher, a half-‐recital as part of applied music study in the junior year and a full recital as part of applied music study in the senior year. A preview performance before the faculty will be required four weeks prior to these recitals. Students should supply faculty members with completed program and researched program notes.
Music Education: Core requirements for music education degrees consist of 10.5 courses in music, including music theory, aural and keyboard harmony, music literature, music history, applied music study, and ensemble participation. In addition, courses in education studies, music methods courses, and one semester of student teaching are required. Majors in Music Education: Vocal Emphasis must complete four course credits of applied music and participate in Concert Choir for at least 7 semesters. Majors in Music Education: Instrumental Emphasis must complete two course credits of applied music and participate in Wind Ensemble for at least 7 semesters. In addition, all Music Education majors must pass the Music Education Piano Proficiency
Requirement. Part II APPLIED MUSIC
Registration
Students cannot pre-‐register for applied music lessons. Instead, they must come to the lobby of Presser Hall and apply for lessons during the registration period immediately preceding each semester. Detailed instructions will be available in the Presser Hall lobby at that time. Students will be asked to indicate their preference for an instructor and to fill out a copy of their schedule, including both classes and labor. They will be informed by CPO within a few days as to when and where their lesson(s) will take place and who their teacher(s) will be. A student’s preference for a given teacher will be accommodated, if possible, but cannot be guaranteed due to teaching load restrictions, scheduling, etc.
All students who register for applied music lessons may earn 0.25 course credits for one half-‐hour lesson per week or 0.50 course credits for one full-‐hour lesson per week (this may be divided into two half-‐hour lessons per week).
Applied Study with an Off-‐Campus Instructor
Occasionally, a music major or minor will need to have applied instruction from a teacher who is not a faculty member at Berea College. This situation arises when the instrument that the student wishes to study is not taught by one of our own faculty members. Often, the Berea student will need to travel to another institution for the lessons. Money from the Flint Scholarship Fund often can be made available in such a case to pay for the student’s instruction and for the necessary transportation to and from lessons. If a student desires to study with an off-‐campus teacher on an instrument not taught by a Berea Music faculty member, that student must have the permission of the Berea College Music Program, as well as the off-‐campus instructor. Arrangements for such study, and for its funding, should be made through the Music Program Chairperson.
Fee(s)
Once the applied lessons are scheduled, a $20 fee will be charged to the student’s term bill for each applied music course. The fee covers maintenance of the practice facilities, use of instruments, piano tuning, etc. The applied music fee will not be refunded unless the student officially withdraws from the applied lessons within the first two weeks of the semester. To accomplish this, the student must inform both the music department secretary and the applied teacher in the intention to drop, before the 2-‐week deadline has expired. The applied music fee cannot be refunded after the second full week of the semester, even if the student drops the lessons through the Registrar’s Office with a “drop-‐add” card.
Scholarships to Cover Applied Music Fee(s)
Music department scholarships are available to most students to cover the fee(s) charged for applied music lessons. The money is provided by the Allen-‐Belknap Music Scholarship and the Arthur Dondero Music
Scholarship Fund. (Short descriptions of these scholarship funds may be found on pages 17-‐18 of the Handbook in the section titled “Music Scholarships and Awards.”) Notice of the scholarships and the deadline for
application will be posted on one of the Presser Hall lobby bulletin boards early in each semester. Application forms may be picked up in the Music Program Office, where the completed forms are also to be turned in. The deadline for application is normally about four weeks after the beginning of a semester.
Purchase of Materials
Basically, students are responsible for the cost of all materials associated with music lessons. This includes the cost of printed music, scores, method books, and instrumental accessories such as reeds, strings, cleaning fluid, slide oil and valve oil. These items are seen to be similar in nature to textbooks, art supplies, notebooks, markers, and so forth, which are necessary purchases of other courses, and which are paid for routinely by the students. Either the student or the applied instructor may order the materials but the student should pay for
them. After successful completion of the sophomore interview, music majors are eligible to receive a $50/year scholarship for the purchase of materials associated with applied study.
Attendance Policy (Lessons)
The Music Program policy in regard to attendance at applied music lessons does not allow any unexcused absences without penalty. Unexcused absences will result in a lowered applied music grade for the semester. If a student needs to miss a lesson because of illness, or any other excused reason, the student must inform the applied teacher ahead of time that he or she will be unable to attend the lesson. If the student is unable to contact the teacher directly, a message should be left with the Music Program Secretary. If the student cancels the applied lesson, the teacher is not obligated to make up the lesson. If the professor cancels the lesson it will be made up.
Individual Practice
Instrumental and keyboard students enrolled in applied lessons for 0.50 credits are expected to practice as per the requirements stated in their applied instructor’s syllabus. Instrumental and keyboard students enrolled in applied lessons for 0.25 credits are expected to practice at least 5 hours per week in preparation for their lesson. Please consult your applied lesson syllabus for specific details.
Voice students enrolled in applied lessons for 0.50 credits are expected to practice singing for one hour each day outside of the lesson six days per week with one day “off” for vocal rest and recovery. (Choir rehearsals do not count toward this total.) One “practice” hour each week will be spent rehearsing with your assigned
accompanist. Voice students enrolled in applied lessons for 0.25 credits will practice for 30-‐45 minutes each day, six days per week, and will rehearse with the assigned accompanist for 30 minutes each week. One day off for vocal recovery is also presumed. Please consult your applied lesson syllabus for specific details.
TUESDAY PERFORMANCE CLASSES
All applied music students are required to attend a one-‐hour departmental performance class, usually on the first or second Tuesday of October, November, December, March, April, and May at 3:00 pm in Gray Auditorium. Reminder notices of these events will be placed in the Presser Hall lobby bulletin board in advance.
Class Conflicts
Exceptions to the requirement will be made only for those students who have class conflicts at that hour. Any student who has a class conflict with any or all of the departmental performance classes must fill out a conflict form indicating exactly what class is involved and the exact meeting times. Conflict forms are available from the music department secretary in the music office. Any student who is absent from a performance class and who has not filled out a conflict form will be considered unexcused. Labor should be rescheduled and is not an excuse for missing this portion of the applied music study.
In the performance class, students at various levels of advancement will have the opportunity to perform at the discretion of their teacher and also to listen to the performance of other applied music students. Attendance will be taken and will be factored into the applied music grade at the end of the semester. Failure to attend these events will result in a lowering of the applied music grade for that semester in the student’s applied music major instrument.
In addition to the above, all students are required to attend one-‐hour studio performance classes which meet many Tuesdays each semester at 3:00 pm in Gray Auditorium. Some weeks, all students meet together, while other weeks, individual studios meet separately and students from other studios are not required to attend. The faculty will distribute a schedule of performance classes to all students near the beginning of each semester. All music majors will be prepared, if asked, to present “verbal program notes” at studio performance classes. These should be researched and delivered with sufficient vocal projection and clarity of diction to be easily
heard throughout Gray Auditorium. They should also be read with appropriate expression, and presented, ordinarily, without notes.
GENERAL STUDENT RECITALS
One General Student Recital will normally be scheduled by the Music Department for each term. General Student Recitals occur typically on Friday evenings or Sunday afternoons. They are similar in format to
Departmental Performance Classes but are more formal and are open to the public. Semi-‐formal concert attire is suggested for performers. The Music Program provides a printed program for the event.
The recital consists of performances of several instrumentalists and vocalists who are enrolled in applied music lessons in the Music Program. Each music faculty member has the opportunity to choose one or two of their most advanced students to perform on the recital. The student performers are notified well in advance.
CONCERT ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR MUSIC MAJORS
Attendance at a minimum of eight music program concerts/recitals per semester is a requirement for the applied music study of all music majors and intended music majors. (In the event that there are less than eight concerts offered, students must attend all of the events). The events are to be selected from those that
originate in the Music Program, such as student recitals, faculty recitals, guest artists, etc. Please note that Convocation Events do not satisfy this requirement. Additionally all applied music students must attend all scheduled “Departmental Recitals” (Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. in Gray Auditorium) per term. Failure to attend these departmental recitals will result in the lowering of the applied grade by one half grade: i.e. A becomes A-‐, etc.
Any music major that has not attended at least 8 music events in any semester will receive the grade of “incomplete” in the applied major instrument for that semester. The incomplete will remain in effect until the student makes up for the shortage by attending extra events during the following regular semester (the amount of the shortage plus 8 additional events.) If the shortage is not made up by the end of the next full semester, the incomplete grade will turn into an “F.” Also, a continuing record of attendance will be kept by the department from the semester and will be considered as part of the total evaluation at the Sophomore and Junior interviews.
Attendance at these events helps to support our “in-‐house” concerts and promotes musical growth and development by the students. Music majors can learn a great deal from listening to and observing musical performance on a variety of instruments, as well as from performing.
Each music major is expected to attend every event in its entirety and to turn in a signed event card to the card monitor within 15 minutes of the conclusion of the event. Those bringing a signed event card to the music department office long after the event is over should not expect to receive attendance credit.
JURY REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
Students enrolled in applied music lessons are required to take a separate jury examination each semester on each instrument studied, including voice. Those enrolled for ½ hour lessons per week (0.25 credits) will take a 5-‐ minute jury and those enrolled for 1 hour of lessons per week (0.50 credits) will take a 10-‐minute jury. A
student is not required to perform a jury at the 105-‐106 level unless both: 1) the student is a music major and 2) the area of applied study is the student’s major instrument or it is the only instrument the student is studying that semester. Students who are performing a recital are exempted from a jury examination during the
semester of their recital or their recital preview. In these cases, the recital or preview will substitute for the jury.
Sign-‐up sheets for all juries will be posted during the final week of classes each semester on the bulletin board across the lobby from the Music Department Office. All music juries will account for up to 1/3 of the final applied grade of the semester, as determined by the applied teacher.
INSTRUMENTAL JURIES: WINDS, PERCUSSION, STRINGS
Policy Statement
The juries for brass, percussion, woodwinds, and strings will include the following, among other criteria:
(1) Scales appropriate to the level of instruction as identified by the applied teacher; (2) Prepared work or works as assigned by the applied instructor
(3) Sight-‐reading appropriate to the assigned level of instruction.
Note: The sight-‐reading material is taken from the Watkins-‐Farnum Achievement books (Forms A and B), and the selections are correlated with the level of instruction.
Repertoire Requirements
Sheets listing sample repertoire or repertoire requirements are available for most of the instruments taught for applied credit by Music Program faculty members. Students should obtain the appropriate sheet(s) from their applied instructor(s).
Procedures
At the beginning of the instrumental jury, the student should give to each faculty member present a copy of the completed “Jury Information Sheet”. The sheet contains the titles and composers of all repertoire studied in the semester and all technical studies accomplished.
PIANO JURIES
Procedures
During the final week of classes each semester, the student should fill out the “Jury Information Sheet,” available in the Music Program Office. The sheet includes the titles and composers of all repertoire studied during the semester and a listing of all technical studies accomplished. At the beginning of the piano jury, the student should provide a copy of this sheet to each member of the Keyboard Examination Committee.
All piano students enrolled for 0.50 course credit will be given a 10-‐minute jury which will include sight-‐reading and a minimum of two pieces of prepared repertoire, indicated on the “Jury Information Sheet,” to be played from memory. All piano students enrolled for 0.25 course credit will be give a 5-‐minute jury which will include a minimum of one piece indicated on the “Jury Information Sheet” to be played from memory. Students enrolled for 0.25 course credit will be expected to sight-‐read a brief piece when they progress to the next semester.
VOICE JURIES
In general, the voice faculty encourages the study of music encompassing a wide range of historical periods and musical styles and forms, particularly for vocal music education majors. The voice teacher should be responsible for overseeing the student’s repertoire from semester to semester, taking into consideration the student’s particular talents and interests, but also ensuring that the student is exposed to literature of diverse styles and periods. Suggested types of repertoire include: early music (Medieval and Renaissance); Baroque music (with appropriate ornamentation); Classical Period songs and arias; songs by 19th-‐century and 20-‐century nationalistic composers; contemporary music; Italian “classic” songs and arias; German Lieder; French melodies; selections from operas, oratorios, and cantatas; selections from musical theater; and folk songs and arrangements. Whenever possible, the study of repertoire should complement and reinforce the student’s study of music history and music theory.
A. STUDENTS ENROLLED FOR A HALF-‐CREDIT (0.50)
FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORES* 6 SONGS PREPARED FOR JURY
(4 MEMORIZED)
JUNIORS AND SENIORS* 8 SONGS PREPARED FOR JURY
(6 MEMORIZED)
B. STUDENTS ENROLLED FOR A QUARTER CREDIT (0.25)
FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORES* 4 SONGS PREPARED FOR JURY
(2 MEMORIZED)
JUNIORS AND SENIORS* 4 SONGS PREPARED FOR JURY
(3 MEMORIZED)
*LEVELS REFER TO NUMBER OF YEARS OF COLLEGE VOICE STUDY, NOT THE GRADUATING CLASS THAT THE STUDENT IS IN.
THESE ARE TO BE INTERPRETED AS MINIMUM JURY REQUIREMENTS, NOT AS THE SUGGESTED AMOUNT OF REPERTOIRE TO BE STUDIED DURING THE COURSE OF THE SEMESTER, IN MANY CASES, WOULD BE FAR GREATER.
The student is expected to prepare thoroughly the songs required. The voice faculty may ask the student questions concerning the text or translation, (including symbolism, poetic devices, context, etc.), the background of the particular selection or of its composer, or questions concerning style or performance practice.
Languages
In general, the voice faculty encourages the study of songs in several different languages. By the end of the senior year, voice majors and vocal music education majors must be able to sing comfortably, and with correct diction, in Italian, Latin, English, German, and French. Of course, students may also study and perform songs in other languages such as Spanish, Scandinavian languages, Czech, Hungarian, or Russian. As a minimum
requirement, the repertoire for each semester of study must include a song in at least one language in addition to English, regardless of the student’s major or level.
Procedures
During the final week of classes each semester, the student should fill out a “Voice Jury Sheet,” available in the Music Program Office. The sheet includes information about the student’s level of voice study; the titles and composers of all repertoire studied during the semester, and indicates whether or not the selections are memorized. At the beginning of the voice jury, the student should provide a copy of this sheet to each member of the voice faculty present.
All voice students enrolled for 0.5 course credit will complete a 10-‐minute jury which will include at least two pieces of prepared repertoire, indicated on the “Jury Sheet.” The student will choose the first prepared piece, which should be performed from memory; members of the voice faculty, other than the student’s teacher, will choose all subsequent pieces. All voice students enrolled for 0.25 course credit will be given a 5-‐minute jury which will include at least one piece indicated on the “Jury Sheet,” to be performed from memory. The piece will be chosen by the student. If there is sufficient time, members of the voice faculty, other than the student’s teacher, may request a second piece.
MUSIC EDUCATION PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENT
1. All music education majors, both instrumental and vocal, are required to declare both a major and minor performing instrument, one of which must be a keyboard instrument. Each student must reach appropriate proficiency levels in the major instrument and the minor instrument. Instrumental music education students should choose a traditional band or orchestral instrument for their applied studies, in addition to a keyboard instrument. Vocal music education students should choose voice as their applied area, in addition to the keyboard instrument.
2. All music education students must perform in a public, departmental, or studio recital (i.e. student solo recitals, general student recitals, or Tuesday performance classes) on both the major and minor instrument.
3. All music education students must demonstrate minimum skills on the keyboard by passing a piano proficiency examination.
PIANO PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION
The requirements for the Piano Proficiency exam appear below. Music students should take Piano Class 1 prior to private applied study unless approved by the piano faculty. Members of the keyboard faculty can answer questions about the proficiency exam. Ideally, music education students should take the Piano Proficiency exam at the end of the semester in which they are enrolled in Aural and Keyboard Harmony IV. The exam should be passed at least one full semester before student teaching. We suggest taking class piano I and II, applied lessons are not the avenue to prepare for this exam, though they do help (meaning, a student should not take applied piano in order to expect solely preparation to pass the music education proficiency exam).
Music Education Student Objectives: The student is required to achieve a certain level of proficiency at the piano for the major in music education. This proficiency will be demonstrated by the following:
(Use of multi-‐key approach, see “Teaching Piano Successfully” by James Bastien for questions) Requirements:
Objective:
The student is required to achieve a certain level of proficiency at the piano for the major in music education. This proficiency will be demonstrated by the following:
(Use of multi-‐key approach, see “Teaching Piano Successfully” by James Bastien for questions) TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY
1.
5 finger patterns in all 15 keys major and minor – metronome = 100
(2 or 4 notes per beat)
2.
Triads in all keys (Major – minor – Diminished – Augmented / all inversions)
3.
Scales in Triads (major and harmonic minor in all 15 keys / all inversions)
4.
Scales in Single Notes in all 15 keys major and minor (all three forms of minor) – metronome
= 100 (2 or 4 notes per beat)
5.
Harmonic progressions in all keys – Dr. Clavere Piano Workbook
6.
Seventh chords – (MM7, Mm7, mM7, mm7, dm7, dd7)
HARMONIZATION
1.
Harmonize a given melody with triads within three different accompaniment patterns,
preparation is done in advance (beyond the I – IV – V – I progression, including pre-‐dominant
chords, harmonic extensions, and secondary dominants)
2.
Harmonize a given melody at sight within a I – IV – V – I progression (no prior preparation)
3.
Read and perform a piano reduction of a simple choral score SATB
PERFORMANCE
1.
Perform the National Anthem
2.
Perform fluently two patriotic songs
3.
Perform a song at sight
Part IV
ENSEMBLE REQUIREMENTS
All music majors and minors are required to participate in music program ensembles. The specific requirements vary, according to the degree program. The ensemble requirements for each degree are listed below.
DEGREE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT
GENERAL MUSIC THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT IS TO EARN 1.5 CREDITS IN AN ENSEMBLE(S) RELATED TO THE STUDENT’S MAJOR DECLARED INSTRUMENT BY PARTICIPATING IN AT LEAST ONE ENSEMBLE EACH TERM OVER THE COURSE OF SIX SEPARATE ACADEMIC TERMS. MORE THAN ONE ENSEMBLE MAY BE ELECTED IN ANY GIVEN ACADEMIC TERM, BUT EARNING THOSE CREDITS DOES NOT EXCUSE THE STUDENT FROM REQUIRED PARTICIPATION IN AT LEAST ONE ENSEMBLE FOR EACH OF THE SIX TERMS. A STUDENT IS STRONGLY ADVISED NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN MORE THAN THREE ENSEMBLES IN ANY TERM.
MUSIC EDUCATION: INSTRUMENTAL MUST ENROLL IN WIND ENSEMBLE EACH TERM OF ATTENDANCE EXCEPT DURING THE PROFESSIONAL TERM
MUSIC EDUCATION: VOCAL MUST ENROLL IN CONCERT CHOIR EACH TERM OF ATTENDANCE EXCEPT DURING THE PROFESSIONAL TERM
MUSIC MINOR MUST EARN .5 CREDITS BY ENROLLING IN AN ENSEMBLE OF THE STUDENT’S CHOICE FOR AT LEAST 2 ACADEMIC TERMS
MUSIC DEPARTMENT ENSEMBLES
NAME COURSE
AFRICAN-‐LATIN PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE MUS 130 H
BLACK MUSIC ENSEMBLE MUS 135
BLUEGRASS MUSIC ENSEMBLE MUS 130 F
CHAMBER SINGERS MUS 130 A
CONCERT CHOIR MUS 131 CONTEMPORARY PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE MUS 130 I COUNTRY DANCE BAND MUS 130 J FOLK-‐ROOTS ENSEMBLE MUS 130 K
JAZZ ENSEMBLE MUS 130 B
WIND ENSEMBLE MUS 132
WOMEN’S CHORUS MUS 130 C
NOTE: OCCASIONALLLY, OTHER CHAMBER MUSIC GROUPS ARE OFFERED AS SECTIONS OF MUS 130. PLEASE REFER TO THE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES.
Part V
SOPHOMORE AND JUNIOR INTERVIEWS
All music majors are interviewed twice by the entire music faculty: The first interview takes place at the time of the official declaration of the major, for the purpose of evaluation and official admission to the degree program. The second interview takes place a year later, and is for the purpose of evaluating progress toward completion of the major.
Under ideal conditions, the sophomore interview will coincide with the completion of the second year of music theory and ear training/sight singing. However, this is not always the case. Occasionally, the student will have completed only one year of music theory and ear training/sight singing courses by the time of the sophomore interview. In that case, the junior interview will coincide with the completion of two years of theory and ear training/sight singing courses.
All music majors are required to perform as part of their interview, but the specific performance requirement varies with the particular music degree program, as follows:
DEGREE INTERVIEW PERFORMANCE
GENERAL MUSIC MAJOR APPLIED INSTRUMENT
MUSIC EDUCATION MAJOR APPLIED INSTRUMENT AND ONE KEYBOARD INSTRUMENT** (INSTRUMENTAL OR VOCAL)
*This level does not necessarily coincide with the Registrar’s official class designation but is determined by the music faculty in accordance with progress in the major and the amount of time remaining before graduation.
**If student is a music education major and a keyboard instrument is the major instrument, then the student must perform on another instrument in addition to the keyboard.
The performance at the interview will take the place of the jury exam in the applied instrument(s) for the semester of the sophomore and the junior interviews. In other words, students are not required to perform a separate jury exam on the instrument(s) played as part of the interview. However, all jury requirements for the major instrument must be met in terms of preparation and repertoire, and the faculty members of the usual jury committee in that area will assign a jury grade on the regular jury evaluation forms as a result of the interview performance.
Students who have performed a recital or recital preview during the semester of an interview will not perform on the recital instrument as part of the interview.
Following the interview performance each music major, regardless of the particular degree program, will make a 3-‐minute prepared statement about his or her background and interest in music, future plans, career goals, and a rationale for the choice of his/her particular music major. Following the presentation, students will usually be asked questions by the faculty about their progress in the major, their strengths and weaknesses, and their concerns. Students, in turn, have an opportunity to question the various members of the music faculty about matters related to the music program or about their intended career.
Each music faculty member evaluates the interview on a sheet similar to the one that appears in Music Program Forms Library: http://www.berea.edu/mus/form-‐library/ . At the conclusion of the interviews, the Program Chairperson collects all of the sheets for each student and tallies them. Students may read the sheets the day following the interviews or anytime thereafter by contacting the Chairperson. The Chairperson writes a letter to each student who has been interviewed, officially informing the student of the results.
All interviews are scheduled by the Music Program Chairperson. Students and music faculty members will be informed of upcoming interviews by email during the semester in which the interviews will take place. Students will be assigned a particular interview time, which will be posted in the Presser Hall Lobby several days in advance of Reading Day.
Part VI RECITALS
Scheduling: Application and Deadlines
A student must have the written permission of the appropriate applied instructor, collaborative pianist (if appropriate), and Director of Music in order to perform a recital. This is accomplished by means of a form entitled “Application for a Student Recital Date,” available in the Music Program Office and on the music program forms library website (above link). The student is responsible for picking up the form and for taking it the applied teacher. On the form, the student is asked to indicate 3 possible dates for the recital, in order of preference. The applied instructor will sign the form to indicate (1) his/her permission for the student to prepare the recital and (2) approval of the suggested dates for its performance. In order to schedule a recital the student must submit the form to the Director of Music by the appropriate deadline below.
FOR FALL SEMESTER RECITALS APRIL 1 FOR SPRING SMESTER RECITALS NOVEMBER 1
Upon receipt of the form, the chairperson will attempt to schedule the recital, according to the student’s preference. If none of the dates is available, the chairperson will request additional dates of the student, in consultation with the applied instructor.
Preview
All students intending to perform a solo or shared recital must “preview” the recital for the music faculty no less than four weeks prior to its intended public performance. By the time of the preview, all of the recital
repertoire should be well learned, and “performance ready.” Singers, solo pianists, and organists should have all of their selections memorized. At the time of the Preview, students should provide a completed program to all faculty present, with researched, well-‐written/formatted program notes.
The applied teacher is responsible for requesting a preview date from the Director of Music. This should be done several weeks prior to the intended preview date.
The preview will consist of a performance of a representative sample of the pieces to be performed on the recital. At the beginning of the preview, the student should give to each faculty member present a typed copy of the titles of the complete recital repertoire, in the order in which it will be performed on the recital. The student will then choose one piece with which to begin. After the opening selection is performed, various members of the faculty will select additional repertoire from the recital program, with the objective of hearing a balanced representation of the remaining pieces.
At the conclusion of the preview, each faculty member will vote whether or not to approve the recital. Official approval requires a majority vote of the entire faculty present, as well as approval of the student’s applied instructor. If the preview is not successful, the faculty, as a group, has the right at this point to either cancel or to postpone the recital.
Each faculty member will submit a written vote, as well as comments about the preview. At the conclusion of the preview, the student should contact the Music Program Chairperson to find out the results of the faculty vote and to read the comments made on the forms by the faculty.
Posters
Approximately one month prior to the performance (at the time of the Preview), a photo-‐ready proof of the poster should be turned in to program office. The Music Program Secretary will not accept the materials unless the applied teacher has approved the materials, indicating that they are ready for publishing.
Program Materials
The student must provide an initial copy of the complete Recital Program, with researched program notes, at the time of the Preview. No later than two full weeks prior to the recital, the student must submit to the Music Program secretary the teacher-‐approved final program materials. Please refer to the online forms library page for formatting instructions. The Music Department secretary will not accept the program unless it is signed by the applied teacher, indicating that it is ready for final copy. Failure to follow this procedure could result in the cancellation of the event.
Decorating the Stage
If the student wishes to decorate the stage with plants or flowers, the student may do so at his/her own expense. All such plans should be approved in advance of the event.
Program/Event Card Passers
The Music Program Office will normally provide at least one student to pass out programs and event cards before the recital, and to collect event cards after the recital. If recitalist prefers to choose the program passers, the student should so inform the Music Program Secretary at least two weeks in advance of the recital, at the time when the final program materials are turned in.
Recording
The Music Program records all events in high-‐definition for archival purposes. Some events may be streamed live over the internet when appropriate.
Receptions
The student recitalist, or the student’s family or friends, may wish to host a reception for audience members following the recital. Room 126 is available for this purpose. The Music Program owns tablecloths, a glass punch bowl, glass serving dishes, trays, ladle, pitchers, large water heater/coffee maker, and cups which may be
