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Performance Assessment Form (.PDF)
Performance
Assessment Rubric (.PDF)
Music
Department Office
3rd Floor Robinson Hall Building
Royce Lumpkin
is the Chair of the Department. He is ready to aid you in
any way he can with your musical education. If you need to
see him, please schedule appointments with Denise Shropshire
in the Music Office.
Denise
Shropshire and Melanie Johnson are the Departmental Secretaries and they are
responsible for student records. See them also for
registration permits, drop-add, degree plans, special
requests, change of major, or for guidance on university
procedures. Faculty mailboxes (to leave messages) are located
in the department office. To leave phone messages, call
687-2472 or 687-2899.
During the
freshman year, the College of Arts and Sciences will provide
academic advising. Following that, you will be assigned a
music-faculty adviser, who will oversee your course of study,
help you prepare your semester schedules, and provide academic
counseling. In most cases, this individual will be your
applied music teacher.
Please note that it is ultimately your responsibility to make
sure that you meet all requirements for graduation.
The bulletin board outside the
Band Rehearsal Room and the Choral Rehearsal Room is the
central place for posting information for students. Bulletin
boards are also located outside the department office. Students should check the boards
regularly.
Auditions
Ensembles
All music majors are required to perform
with a major ensemble every semester they are enrolled at
UNC Charlotte (see below for the major ensemble requirements
for specific areas), except for the semester during which
they are enrolled in Student Teaching or the Senior Project.
Similarly, any non-majors who are enrolled in Applied Music
must participate in at least one major ensemble that
semester.
Any exception to these requirements must be granted in
writing on a case-by-case basis by the department chair.
Only grades of "C" or
better will be accepted as passing grades for these courses.
With the concurrence of their advisor, music
majors can perform in up to two additional ensembles. In any
event, all students are limited to participation in a total
of three ensembles, including the required large ensemble.
Major Ensemble Policy Statements
Choral Area.
As determined by audition and
placement by the Director of Choral Activities, University
Chorale or Chamber Singers will serve as the major ensemble
for all voice majors and concentrations (performance, music
education, B.A. degree). Vocalists are also encouraged to
participate in Opera Workshop and/or Vocal Jazz Ensemble,
with the permission of their advisor.
Instrumental Area.
As determined by audition and
placement by the Director of Bands, Wind Ensemble or Symphonic Band will serve as the major ensemble for all wind
and percussion majors and concentrations. The Orchestra will
serve as the major ensemble for string majors and
concentrations, and the Guitar Ensemble will serve as the
major ensemble for guitar majors and concentrations.
Instrumentalists are also encouraged to participate in
chamber music groups and/or the Jazz Ensemble, with the
permission of their advisor. Music Education majors are
especially encouraged to participate in the jazz program for
at least two semesters.
Piano Area.
Piano majors and
concentrations must consult each semester with Dr. Dylan
Savage to determine their ensemble requirements.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF ALL MAJORS
In addition to the course
requirements for the major and the general education
requirements, ALL MUSIC MAJORS MUST also meet the following
requirements:
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Perform with a major
ensemble each semester enrolled at UNC Charlotte, except
for the semester the student is enrolled in Student
Teaching or the Senior Project.
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Take applied lessons
every semester and perform a jury for music faculty at
the end of each semester, except for the semester the
student is enrolled in Student Teaching or the Senior
Project.
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Successfully complete two
semesters of Music Practicum (MUSC 1401).
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Successfully complete six
semesters of Recital and Concert Attendance (MUSC 1300)
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Pass the Sophomore
Screening examination.
B.A. in Music majors must prepare and
present a Senior Project.
B.M. in Music Education majors must present a 30-minute
senior recital.
B.M. in Performance majors must present a
30-minute junior recital and a 50-minute senior recital.
Juries
All students enrolled in
Applied Music must perform before a jury at the end of each
semester, with exceptions granted for juniors and seniors
who have given solo recitals in that particular semester.
Juries will be held during the final examination period, and
the performance will consist of appropriate repertoire for
the instrument or voice, to be selected by the applied music
teacher. Music majors may also be requested to sight-read
and/or play scales in their principal applied area. Juries
will be approximately 10 minutes in duration. Evaluations
will be made available to the applied music instructor by no
later than the last day of the final exam period. The
departmental grading policy for juries states that the final
grade given by the instructor for Applied Music cannot be
more than one grade removed (higher or lower) from the jury
grade. The private teacher is encouraged to attend the jury
but will not grade his/her own student for this performance.
An unexcused absence from a jury will result in failure in
Applied Music.
Sophomore
Screening
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All music majors are required to meet
basic proficiency standards in keyboard skills (a
prepared piece, scales and arpeggios, harmonization,
transposition, and sight-reading), sight-singing (major
and minor melodies), and sight-reading on the principal
instrument. Collectively, these proficiency exams are
referred to as the Sophomore Screening.
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To optimize each students chances of
successful completion of the Sophomore Screening,
attendance policies will be in place in all music theory
classes and class piano.
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Syllabi for each music theory and piano
class will clearly spell out the level of achievement
expected for that particular course
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At the end of their freshman year,
students whose progress in music theory or class piano
has not been sufficient to demonstrate the likelihood of
completing a degree will be so notified in writing of
the facultys concerns.
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Each music student will be required to
take the Sophomore Screening Exam at the end of their
sophomore year, or at the time they complete their
fourth semester of Class Piano and/or Ear Training.
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If after three attempts of the piano
proficiency the student has not passed all requirements,
he or she must register for Class Piano IV again.
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If after three attempts of sight-singing
and sight-reading the student has not passed all
requirements, he or she must register for Ear Training
IV again.
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If a student has to repeat a course as
above, and completes it with a passing grade, the
student will have met the Sophomore Screening
requirement for that particular area of competence.
PLEASE NOTE: All aspects of the
Sophomore Screening must be passed before a Junior or Senior
Recital hearing, the MESSE (for Music Education majors), or
the Senior Project (for B.A. students) may be scheduled.
Guidelines for Piano Proficiency
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Prepared Piece.
This piece
should be an approved selection from a list recommended
by the Class Piano instructor.
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Scales.
Each student should be able to
demonstrate two-octave major and minor scales up to and
through four sharps and flats. They will be asked to
play two major and two minor scales, and will have two
opportunities to successfully play each scale. Correct
fingerings are required.
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Arpeggios.
Students will have two opportunities to
play two major and two minor arpeggios (associated with
the scales above) successfully over a range of two
octaves.
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Harmonization.
Students
will be invited to play through the melody alone and to
play the I, IV, and V chords alone. They then have two
opportunities to play the example with appropriate
harmony.
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Transposition.
Students
will have two opportunities to successfully play a
melody up or down a step or a half-step.
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Sight-Reading.
Students
will have two opportunities at playing through the
sight-reading example at a reasonable tempo.
*In the grading of each part
of the piano proficiency exam, more than three errors per
example will result in a fail on that attempt.
Junior/Senior Recital Requirements
Each performance major
must present both a Junior Recital (at least 30 minutes of
music) and a Senior Recital (at least 50 minutes) as a
requirement for graduation. Music Education majors will be
required to play a Senior Recital (at least 30 minutes)
only. No student may present a recital until authorized by
the faculty, following a Hearing to be scheduled no less
than
three
weeks
prior to the projected recital date.
Authorization by the faculty will be contingent upon the
quality of the performance at the Hearing. Recitals may be
performed during the fall and spring terms only, and Music
Education majors should perform the recital the semester
prior to Student Teaching.
Attendance and Repertoire
Requirements
Students are expected to
attend punctually all scheduled sessions in the courses for
which they are registered and are responsible for completing
the work from all class sessions. Absences from class may be
excused by the instructor for such reasons as personal
illness, religious holidays, or participating as an
authorized University representative in an out-of-town
event. Absences for other reasons, including fulfilling the
requirements of another class, will not be excused. Whenever
possible, students are expected to seek the permission of
the instructor prior to absences. Each instructor determines
the attendance regulations for his or her classes, including
rehearsals and/or applied lessons. It is the responsibility
of teachers to communicate these requirements to students,
and for students to inquire about them at the beginning of
each semester. All students will receive course syllabi,
which will outline the attendance requirements for those
classes.
Since performance in an
ensemble is a group activity and a team effort, and since
the musical result will be diminished for the entire group
if individuals are absent,
no
unexcused absences are allowed from either rehearsals or
performances.
Any unexcused absence or excess absences for any reason can
result in the lowering of the grade for the course, and
failure to attend a performance will result in a failing
grade for the class. Students must present excuses to the
instructor in writing.
Applied teachers will
determine their own repertoire requirements, although majors
with an emphasis in voice, piano, and guitar must follow
specific guidelines. Students have the right to request
repertoire requirements in writing at the beginning of each
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