MUS 405 - SENIOR RECITAL  
 
1.  The performance must include representative works from the following five categories:
       a) 17th or 18th-century Italian or English
       b) 19th-century German
       c) 19th or 20th-century French
       d) 20th-century American or British
       e) an aria from an opera or oratorio.
 
2. The student must perform in French, German, Italian, and English.
 
3. All literature for this program must be approved by the voice faculty at least 10 weeks prior to the hearing date.  Any changes in literature must be immediately approved by the applied teacher and the voice committee members.
 
4. The length of this program must total no less than 50 minutes of memorized music.
 
5. A hearing must be scheduled at least two weeks prior to the public performance.  If the student fails the initial hearing, she/he may reschedule one additional hearing during that semester.  If she/he fails two hearings, she/he must wait until the next semester to reschedule.  A grade of  I (incomplete) will be given for the course. Comment sheets will be written for the student during the hearing.
 
6. Public performances may be scheduled at the 2 o'clock recital hour or during any available evening (afternoons only on Saturday and Sunday).  This must be scheduled by the applied instructor and will not be advertised or confirmed until the public performance is recommended by the hearing committee.
 
7.  The student must prepare 10 minutes of material selected by or recommended by the voice committee, without the aid of instruction. This decision should be made prior to #3 (above).
 
8. A Performance Portfolio (notebook) on the recital material is due absolutely no later than the day prior to the hearing. Failure to do so will result in postponement of the hearing until the portfolio is presented to the faculty. The portfolio must be free of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation, and must include:
    a) clean copies of scores with measures numbered
    b) brief biographical information of each composer with emphasis on the selections performed or at least the genre
    c) word by word translations of each selection
    d) brief statements about stylistic interpretation with specific references to measures in the score
    e) brief pedagogical comments which include mention of technique and interpretation with specific references to measures in the score
    f)  song translations for the public recital
    g) comments on poetry or poet where appropriate
    h) citations in MLA style, i.e. do not plagiarize.
    i)  phonetic transcriptions for each song using IPA
    j)  brief program notes for the public recital
    In addition, the student must be prepared to discuss this research at the hearing
 
9. The public performance and performance portfolio will be graded by the voice faculty (MUS 405).  A separate grade will be given for the 2 hour applied lesson.