Jury Requirements for Piano Performance

MUS 150A PIANO PERFORMANCE AND PIANO PERFORMANCE WITH PEDAGOGY OPTION MAJORS

FIRST YEAR

Piano Performance and Piano Performance with Pedagogy Option majors must enroll for 3 credits of piano (MUS 150A) and 1 credit of Piano Performance Class (MUS 349) in both Fall and Spring semesters. They will be expected to play a jury at the end of each semester in the first year. The performance jury will be the final exam for that semester. A student will be considered a first year performance major until they have successfully completed two juries. In order to remain a performance major the student must achieve a minimum average grade of 3.0 on each jury. Any student not achieving this minimum grade will be put on probation as a performance major and will be given one semester to remove that probationary status. Each faculty member attending the jury will provide written comments and a jury grade. The student’s final grade will be an average of all the grades given by the faculty attending the jury. It is strongly suggested that the student’s final grade, given by his/her major professor, not deviate more than .5 from the jury grade.

TECHNIQUE:
Scales
Major, harmonic, and melodic minor in all keys. Hands together in parallel-contrary motion series, four octaves, in groups of four, at a speed of mm. 132-144.

Arpeggios
Major and minor triad arpeggios in root position and inversions. Hands together in parallel-contrary motion series, four octaves, in groups of four, at a speed of mm. 120-132.
Dominant and diminished seventh arpeggios in root position and inversions. Hands together, four octaves, parallel motion only, in groups of four, at a speed of mm. 120-132.

Studies
Appropriate to the student’s needs as decided by the major professor. It is recommended that each student learn a minimum of two studies each semester.

REPERTOIRE:

Keyboard composers before 1770.
Classical Period (Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven).
Romantic Period.
Impressionistic and Contemporary Periods.

All repertoire will be decided in consultation with the student’s major professor according to the professor’s assessment of the needs and abilities of the individual student. It is recommended that each student learn a minimum of two compositions from each category in the course of a year.

JURY EXAMINATIONS:
In the first year there will be a jury examination at the end of each semester. The jury will be 20 minutes in length. All music must be memorized.

JURY I: The student will be responsible for all the technique listed above or one study. Repertoire will consist of two compositions chosen from any two groups listed above.

JURY II: Technique will consist of technique (or study) not presented at Jury I. Repertoire will consist of two compositions chosen from the two repertoire groups not represented in Jury I.

It is expected that students will prepare complete compositions for performance juries. The faculty present at the performance jury will be responsible for choosing specific technique to be performed. It is the prerogative of the faculty present at the jury to hear only portions of repertoire as time allows. The student must complete a jury report/comment form for each faculty member present at the jury and bring it to his/her jury. The report form will become a part of the student’s permanent record.

SECOND YEAR

Piano Performance and Piano Performance with Pedagogy Option majors must enroll for 3 credits of piano (MUS 150A) and 1 credit of Piano Performance Class (MUS 349) in both Fall and Spring semesters. They will be expected to play a jury at the end of each semester in the second year. The performance jury will be the final exam for that semester. A student will be considered a second year performance major until they have successfully completed two juries. In order to remain a performance major the student must achieve a minimum average grade of 3.0 on each jury. Any student not achieving this minimum grade will be put on probation as a performance major and will be given one semester to remove that probationary status. Each faculty member attending the jury will provide written comments and a jury grade. The student’s final grade will be an average of all the grades given by the faculty attending the jury. It is strongly suggested that the student’s final grade, given by his/her major professor, not deviate more than .5 from the jury grade.

TECHNIQUE:
Scales
Major, harmonic, and melodic minor in all keys. Hands together in thirds and sixths parallel motion, four octaves, in groups of four, at a speed of mm. 132-144.

Arpeggios
Major and minor triad arpeggios in root position and inversions.

Dominant and diminished seventh arpeggios in root position and inversions. All arpeggios to be played in parallel-contrary motion series, four octaves, in groups of four, at a speed of mm. 120-132.

Studies
Appropriate to the student’s needs as decided by the major professor. It is recommended that each student learn a minimum of two studies each semester.

REPERTOIRE:

Keyboard composers before 1770.
Classical Period (Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven).
Romantic Period.
Impressionistic and Contemporary Periods.
A composition selected by the instructor and prepared by the student without assistance.

JURY EXAMINATIONS:
In the second year there will be a jury examination at the end of each semester. Jury I will be 20 minutes in length. Jury II will be 30 minutes in length. All music must be memorized.

JURY I: The student will be responsible for all the technique listed above and one study. Repertoire will consist of two compositions chosen from categories I-IV.

JURY II: A 30 minute recital program with groups I-IV represented. The composition from Category V will be performed as part of this program. The student, in consultation with his/her major professor, may repeat one work played at Jury I. No technical work is heard at this jury.

This jury, the Barrier jury, will be considered a qualifying exam for enrollment in MUS350A.

It is expected that students will prepare complete compositions for performance juries. The faculty present at the performance jury will be responsible for choosing specific technique to be performed. It is the prerogative of the faculty present at the jury to hear only portions of repertoire as time allows. The student must complete a jury report/comment form for each faculty member present and bring it to his/her jury. The report form will be become a part of the student’s permanent record.

THIRD YEAR

Piano Performance and Piano Performance with Pedagogy Option majors must enroll for 3 credits of piano (MUS 350A) and 1 credit of Piano Performance Class (MUS 349) in both Fall and Spring semesters. They will be expected to play a jury at the end of each semester in the third year. The performance jury will be the final exam for that semester. A student will be considered a third year performance major until they have successfully completed two juries. In order to remain a performance major the student must achieve a minimum average grade of 3.0 on each jury. Any student not achieving this minimum grade will be put on probation as a performance major and will be given one semester to remove that probationary status. Each faculty member attending the jury will provide written comments and a jury grade. The student’s final grade will be an average of all the grades given by the faculty attending the jury. It is strongly suggested that the student’s final grade, given by his/her major professor, not deviate more than .5 from the jury grade.

TECHNIQUE:
Scales
Major, harmonic, and melodic minor in all keys. Hands together in thirds and sixths, in parallel-contrary motion series, four octaves, in groups of four, at a speed of mm. 132-144.

Arpeggios
Major and minor triad arpeggios in root position and inversions. Hands together in parallel-contrary motion series, four octaves, in groups of four, at a speed of mm. 120-132.

Dominant and diminished seventh arpeggios in root position and inversions. Hands together in parallel-contrary motion series, four octaves, in groups of four, at a speed of mm. 120-132.

Studies
Appropriate to the student’s needs as decided by the major professor. It is recommended that each student learn a minimum of two studies each semester.

REPERTOIRE:

Keyboard composers before 1770 and Classical Period.
Romantic, Late Romantic, and Impressionistic Periods.
Contemporary Period.

JURY EXAMINATIONS:
In the third year there will be a jury examination at the end of each semester. The jury will be 20 minutes in length. All music must be memorized.

JURY I: The student will be responsible for all the technique listed above or one study. Repertoire will consist of two compositions chosen from any two groups listed above.

JURY II: Technique will consist of technique (or study) not presented at Jury I. Repertoire will consist of two compositions chosen from two of the repertoire groups listed above. Only one repertoire group from Jury I may be repeated. No repetition of repertoire from Jury I will be allowed.

It is expected that students will prepare complete compositions for performance juries. The faculty present at the performance jury will be responsible for choosing specific technique to be performed. It is the prerogative of the faculty present at the jury to hear only portions of repertoire as time allows. The student must complete a jury report/comment form for each faculty member who is present and bring it to his/her jury. This form will become a part of the student’s permanent record.

FOURTH YEAR

Piano Performance and Piano Performance with Pedagogy Option majors must enroll for 3 credits of piano (MUS 350A) and 1 credit of Piano Performance Class (MUS 349) in both Fall and Spring semesters. There are no jury requirements in the fourth year. The student is required to prepare a complete recital program for public performance. The recital may be presented at any time during the school year.

TECHNIQUE:
Review of technical work of the first three years.

REPERTOIRE:
A complete recital program which should include major works representative of the various periods in piano literature. Repertoire will be decided in consultation with the student’s major professor. A portion of the program may use compositions previously performed.

EXAMINATIONS:
At least two weeks prior to the scheduled recital date, the student must successfully complete a recital approval. This will be considered the exit jury.

The public recital is the final exam. The recital will be graded by the student’s major professor.

Following the recital performance, the student must provide a program, signed by his/her major professor, to the office of the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies. A student who fails to complete this step can not be certified for graduation.