Experiencing a variety of live musical performances is an important aspect of private music study. For this reason, all students taking private lessons are required to attend a certain number of department-approved performances. The specific policy is as follows:
All music majors and minors are required to attend five (6) on-campus, Music Department-sponsored performances each semester. Concerts will be chosen from an approved list published at the beginning of the semester and available on the Music Department bulletin board. Attendance at the two music department general student recitals is required in addition to four additional concerts chosen from the approved list.
Failure to meet the concert attendance requirement will lower the student’s private lesson grade in his/her principle lesson of study one half-grade increment (e.g., from A to AB).
Students who attend 0 or 1 concert in a semester will receive a grade of C, or their earned studio grade, whichever is lower. A grade of “incomplete” will not be issued based on failure to complete the concert attendance requirement.
Attendance is taken by signing in with the full-time music faculty member in attendance at the end of each performance.
Concert attendance checks, record-keeping and grade adjustment will be the responsibility of the concert attendance coordinator (Dr. Kirk).
Summary:
Events Attended
Grade Adjustment
6 or more
no change
5
1 half-grade increment (e.g., A to AB)
4
2 half-grade increments (e.g., A to B)
3
3 half-grade increments (e.g., A to BC)
2, 1 or 0
4 half-grade increments (minimum grade of C or earned grade, if lower)
