School of Music

All music majors are required to apply for Admission to Music Candidacy in order to have access to courses numbered 300 and above on their degrees. The application should be completed before the beginning of registration for the first semester in which you will need access to courses numbered 300 and above.

You must have completed all of the requirements (or be in the process of completing these requirements) before you will be granted Music Candidacy. Requirements include a signed major (and minor if required on your degree), 300-level jury and all of the following courses: MUS 101, 102, 103, 104, 201, 202, 203, 204, 211, 212, 147, 148, 247, and 248.

After submission of the application, you will receive on the three responses from the School of Music:

• 1) If it is clear from the application that all requirements for Admission to Music Candidacy have been met, you will receive a notice indicating that you have been admitted to Music Candidacy. You will then have access to all music courses through the online registration system.
• 2) If it is clear from the application that all requirements have not been completed, but that it is possible that they will be completed within one year from the end of the semester in which the application is submitted, you will receive a notice indicating that you have been tentatively admitted to Music Candidacy. You will be given access for one year to all music courses through the online registration system. At the end of that year, if all candidacy requirements have not been fulfilled, then access to all music courses number 300 and above will be revoked.
• 3) If it is clear that you are more than one year away from completion of the requirements for admission, you will receive a notice indicating that you have not been admitted to Music Candidacy and will be denied access to music courses numbered 300 and above.

Concert listing for each semester is available online at the Music 097 Listing Page.
Any additions or changes in the concert schedule will be sent to the SOM Student Music List (via e-mail) as soon as they occur. Concert reminders will be sent weekly as well.

All BM and BME students are required to register for and complete seven semesters of MUS 097. BA and BS music students are required to register for and complete four semesters of MUS 097.

The criterion for MUS 097 is attendance at seven School of Music performances per semester. A list of eligible performances is available in the School of Music office or may be downloaded from the Music 097 Listing Page. Students may not count concerts in which they participate.

A table with two sign-up sheets will be located in the Tuma lobby, in front of the Hall entrance a minimum of fifteen minutes before each eligible performance. Events in other locations will have a similar arrangement. Please sign your name legibly and list your studio advisor. Academic rules of honesty apply. Students may sign up for concert attendance only if they are present for the entire concert.

The purpose of juries is to motivate and guide students to accomplish excellence in the areas of solo performance and to master critical basic skills such as major and minor scale performance and sight-reading. Juries also perform such functional duties as removing a student from tentative status, changing a degree program, and approving a recital. Jury preparation should not be considered an additional responsibility for the student, but rather a demonstration of skills and techniques that have been mastered throughout the semester as a result of private study. It is important to note that the grade given in the applied lesson is an assessment of progress in those lessons. The jury structure has been established to standardize levels of achievement for each level of applied lesson. Passing grades in applied lessons do not, therefore, provide adequate demonstration of specific levels of achievement appropriate to each level. The jury constitutes the sole determinant of that achievement.

There are two juries required of all undergraduate students. The first is the 200-level jury. This is to be taken at the completion of the first full year of private study and must be passed before any other additional juries can be taken. The second is the 300-level jury, which will normally be taken at the end of two complete years of private study and is required for acceptance to Music Candidacy. In addition to these required juries, a student may be requested to perform a jury at the discretion of the private teacher at any time.

Juries will consist of the following:

• 1) Solo and/or etude. The solo may be accompanied at the teacher's discretion, but it is not required to be accompanied.
• 2) Major and minor scales. Forms of the minor, ranges, required articulations, patterns, empi, etc., will be determined by individual studio teachers. Students should request a printed listing of these expectations at the beginning of their first semester for private study.
• 3) Sight-reading. Each studio teacher will select and provide multiple copies of appropriate sight-reading materials for the student and the panel.

Three or more members of the instrumental area, including the private teacher, will comprise the appropriate jury panel. Ideally, the jury panel will have representation from at least two members of the auditionee's "family," i.e. brass, woodwind, percussion or string. Students can retake a jury a total of two times (3 attempts in all). Failure to pass the jury on the third attempt will disqualify the student from continuing the major concentration. There is no appeal process for a failed jury, because the purpose of the committee is to give fair and impartial hearing at the time of the jury performance.

A time period of ten minutes will be allotted for most juries with fifteen minutes allotted for 300-level juries and for percussion juries to accommodate equipment set-up and moving. Recital juries can take the place of the solo and/or etude portion of the regular jury. Scales and sight-reading will then be presented at the normal jury time.

For the Bachelor of Music Education and the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science: The instrumentalist's or vocalist's solo performance requirement must be taken after the 300-level jury has been successfully passed. The exact combination of performances which all be required of each student will be determined by the applied instructor and may consist of performances on (1) formal studio recitals, (2) area recitals, (3) honor recitals, and (4) formal evening recitals. The Solo Performance form will be signed by both the student and the applied faculty and placed in the student's file. The literature will be selected by the student with the teacher's approval. All accompanied solos must be performed with the accompaniment. The performance(s) must be attended by the studio teacher or an acceptable proxy. Even if the proxy was the person in attendance at the performance, the studio teacher will certify completion of the requirement on the Solo Performance form and submit the document, with a copy of the program, to the Music Office for forwarding to the Registrar's Office. A copy will be kept in the student's file in the School of Music office. Solo Performance forms may be found at the Documents & Forms Page or in the School of Music office.

For the Bachelor of Music: Students are required to perform a junior and senior recital.

Awards to new outstanding music students are available for the Fall and Winter semesters from University Grant-in-Aid Funds. These awards are normally for performance areas but others may be granted on recommendations of the appropriate area committee. The School of Music uses music awards to attract and recruit talented music students. Students who receive an award are expected to provide service to the School of Music and University.

Awards are available on the recommendation of the student's music audition committee. No awards will be given until the student has been properly approved as a music major under existing curricular options. Students must have a major authorization form signed by an advisor during the first semester in which the award is granted in order to continue to receive the award.

Awards are renewable up to five consecutive years or until graduation, whichever comes first. For students on the Bachelor of Music Education degree, the student teaching semester is included in the semesters which are eligible for payment.

Students must not break the continuity of their study. If work is interrupted, the student will be required to re-audition to satisfy the committee that (s)he still qualifies for an award.

Academically, students receiving a music award will be obligated to the following requirements. Failure to maintain these requirements will result in the cancellation of the award for the given semester. If the award has already paid out, the student's account will be debited for the award amount.

• 1) Students must enroll in AND MAINTAIN a full-time load (twelve credit hours minimum) each semester. If the award is canceled because of an incomplete grade in a course, the award amount will be credited to the student's account if the incomplete is erased within one semester.
• 2) Students must be enrolled for credit each semester in a performance organization (band, choir, orchestra), and /or supervised accompanying as judged appropriate by the Area Coordinator. Students may be required to participate in an additional ensemble at the discretion of the area granting the award.
• 3) Students must enroll in private lessons each semester in the applied area granting the award.

In addition, students must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.7. Failure to maintain this GPA will result in the student being placed on probation. If the GPA does not rise about 2.7 after the next semester, the award will be canceled. If the award is lost and the student subsequently regains eligibility, the student may request re-audition for reinstatement of the award. Probationary status will be granted only one time, and once granted, will not be erased.

Transfer of major to a different performance area or different department cancels the award. The student may audition in the new area for an award.

Any student participating in the Study Abroad Program will not be eligible to receive this music award during the semester of participation; however, the award will be automatically reinstated when the student resumes full time study at CMU during the subsequent semester.

The student is responsible for preparing whatever forms are required by the Financial Aid Office and the Music Office.

The School of Music Council will consider exceptions to these regulations only after receiving a written request documenting the need and a recommendation from the appropriate area.

School of Music students may teach private lessons through the Community Music School. Lessons are offered to students of all ages (7 years through adult) in voice (must be 13 years of age) and on various instruments: piano, strings, woodwinds, brass, and/or percussion by qualified CMU music students. Lessons may be arranged for 30, 45 or 60 minute sessions. All lessons are given in the School of Music. If you are interested in teaching for the Community Music School, please visit the Documents & Forms Page to download the application forms.

CMU E-mail Account: Please check your CMU e-mail account regularly. There are announcements and special opportunities sent to the School of Music list serve weekly. This is also how the Music Office will contact students.

Master Series of Faculty & Guest Artist Concerts: Students may pick up free tickets to all Master Series events in the Music Office the week of the concert or at the ticket table 30 minutes before the concert begins.

Ordering CDs: Audio request order forms can be downloaded off the website at the Documents & Forms Page and are also located in the School of Music office. Payment of $12 per CD is required at the time the CD is ordered.

Bulletin Board: The big bulletin board in the hallway by the elevator contains much information that is useful to Music students. You will also find job postings and special event notifications here. Be sure to check it out.

Lost & Found: There is a lost and found located in the Music Office. The CMU police department picks up the items that are left on a weekly basis. Please check the office first if you have lost something.

Lockers: Lockers are available to music students for a charge of $5 per semester (fees subject to change). This fee is non-refundable. To obtain a locker, please go to the Documents & Forms page.

Keys for Locked Piano Practice Rooms: please go to the Documents & Forms page.

Current Building Hours.

Food & Drink: The School of Music policy states that no food or beverages are allowed in classrooms or performing areas.