2020-21 Catalogs

Music CORE (30-34 credits)

Applied Music (27 credits)

Guitar Performance

Credits

Performance majors will take a jury at the end of every semester. Students are expected to make satisfactory progress and meet their applied teacher's expectations. Students will be required to demonstrate progress through comprehensive musical selections with both technical proficiency (scales, etudes, etc.) and musicianship (concerti, sonatas, concert etudes, excerpts, etc.).
A minimum of 2/3 of recital material (including any and all memorization requirements), must be presented with piano at the jury prior to the semester in which any degree recitals is to be performed. Degree recitals may not be scheduled until this jury level is met.
A USM collaborative pianist is available for jury accompaniment.

Recital Information - Guitar Performance

Guitar Performance majors must perform a 30-minute recital in the junior year and a 50-minute recital in the senior year. A pre-recital hearing two weeks prior to any degree recital must be passed before a student may present their recital.
The Junior Recital: must consist of 30 minutes of music, must include at least 25 minutes of solo performance and must show a range of pieces demonstrating a variety of historical styles and genres, technical proficiency and musicianship. Program repertory to be selected under the guidance of the applied instructor. At least one work must be performed from memory.
The Senior Recital: must consist of 50 minutes of music, must include at least 40 minutes of solo performance and show a range of pieces demonstrating a variety of historical styles and genres, technical proficiency and musicianship. Program repertory to be selected under the guidance of the applied instructor. At least one work must be performed from memory.

Organ Performance majors will take a progress check jury at the end of each fall semester and a level jury at the end of each spring semester. Jury level expectations are:
Level 1 - earned at the conclusion of Semester 2; Level 2 - earned at the conclusion of Semester 4; Level 3 - earned at the conclusion of Semester 6.
Students must perform a check jury in the semester in which jury levels are not being completed. Jury Level 3 must be successfully completed prior to the presentation of their Senior Recital.

Recital Information - Organ Performance

Organ Performance majors must satisfactorily complete a 30 minute recital in the junior year and a 50 minute recital in the senior year. The junior recital, 30 minutes of music, must include at least 25 minutes of solo performance. The senior recital, 50 minutes of music, must include at least 40 minutes of solo performance. All recitals must show a range of performance pieces demonstrating a variety of historical styles.

Piano Performance majors will take a progress check jury at the end of each fall semester and a level jury at the end of each spring semester. Jury level expectations are:

Level 1 - earned at the conclusion of Semester 2; Level 2 - earned at the conclusion of Semester 4; Level 3 - earned at the conclusion of Semester 6. Students must perform a check jury in the semester in which jury levels are not being completed. Jury Level 3 must be successfully completed prior to the presentation of their Senior Recital.

Recital Information  - Piano Performance

Piano Performance majors must satisfactorily complete a 30 minute recital in the junior year and a 50 minute recital in the senior year. The junior recital, 30 minutes of music, must include at least 25 minutes of solo performance. The senior recital, 50 minutes of music, must include at least 40 minutes of solo performance. All recitals must show a range of performance pieces demonstrating a variety of historical styles.

Performance majors will take a jury at the end of every semester. Students are expected to make satisfactory progress and meet their applied teacher's expectations. Students will be required to demonstrate progress through comprehensive musical selections with both technical proficiency (scales, etudes, etc.) and musicianship (concerti, sonatas, concert etudes, excerpts, etc.).
A minimum of 2/3 of recital material (including any and all memorization requirements), must be presented with piano at the jury prior to the semester in which any degree recitals is to be performed. Degree recitals may not be scheduled until this jury level is met.
A USM collaborative pianist is available for jury accompaniment.

Performance majors must perform a 30-minute recital in the junior year and a 50-minute recital in the senior year. A pre-recital hearing two weeks prior to any degree recital must be passed before a student may present their recital.
The Junior Recital: must consist of 30 minutes of music, must include at least 25 minutes of solo performance and must show a range of pieces demonstrating a variety of historical styles and genres, technical proficiency and musicianship. Program repertory to be selected under the guidance of the applied instructor. At least one work must be performed from memory.
The Senior Recital: must consist of 50 minutes of music, must include at least 40 minutes of solo performance and show a range of pieces demonstrating a variety of historical styles and genres, technical proficiency and musicianship. Program repertory to be selected under the guidance of the applied instructor. At least one work must be performed from memory.

Vocal Performace

Ensembles

Major Ensemble (8 semesters)

University Chorale or Chamber Singer

MUS 404 Opera Workshop

Area Specific Music Courses

     MUS 256/257 Diction 1 and 2

Performance majors will take a progress check jury at the end of each fall semester and a level jury at the end of each spring semester. Jury level expectations are: 
Level 1 - earned at the conclusion of Semester 2; Level 2 - earned at the conclusion of Semester 4; Level 3 - earned at the conclusion of Semester 6.
A level 2 jury must be earned prior to the presentation of the Junior Recital. A Level 3 jury must be earned prior to the presentation of the Senior Recital. 
A USM collaborative pianist is available for jury accompaniment.

Performance majors will take a jury at the end of every semester. Students are expected to make satisfactory progress and meet their applied teacher's expectations. Students will be required to demonstrate progress through comprehensive musical selections with both technical proficiency (scales, etudes, etc.) and musicianship (concerti, sonatas, concert etudes, excerpts, etc.). 
Jury level expectations are: 
Level 1 - earned at the conclusion of Semester 2; Level 2 - earned at the conclusion of Semester 4; Level 3 - earned at the conclusion of Semester 6. Jury Level 2 must be earned prior to the presentation of the Junior Recital. Jury Level 3 must be earned prior to the presentation of the Senior Recital.
A USM collaborative pianist is available for jury accompaniment.

Performance majors must perform a 30-minute recital in the junior year and a 50-minute recital in the senior year. A pre-recital hearing two weeks prior to any degree recital must be passed before a student may present their recital.
The Junior Recital: must consist of 30 minutes of music, must include at least 25 minutes of solo performance and must show a range of pieces demonstrating a variety of historical styles and genres, technical proficiency and musicianship. Program repertory to be selected under the guidance and approval of the applied instructor. 
The Senior Recital: must consist of 50 minutes of music, must include at least 40 minutes of solo performance and show a range of pieces demonstrating a variety of historical styles and genres, technical proficiency and musicianship. Program repertory to be selected under the guidance and approval of the applied instructor.