Jury and Recital Default Policy Under Remote Instruction

Following are the principal, default policies for Juries and Recitals under remote instruction. In some cases, technical or other limitations may make flexibility necessary. If so, the studio teacher and the anchor full-time faculty member for the area should be consulted.

Anchor full-time faculty members for each area are:

JURIES

1. Juries will be video recorded by the students and submitted online. Video links will be submitted online by May 8. Early submissions are encouraged and smartphone quality recordings will be acceptable. Students unable to do this should consult with their studio teachers about alternatives.
2. The repertoire choices and length are to be set by consultation between the studio faculty and the anchor full-time faculty member for each area.
3. Prioritization of unaccompanied repertoire is strongly encouraged for instrumentalists. Voice students have already been instructed to provide sheet music to Dr. Kevin Garnica so he may record accompaniment tracks for their songs. Some instrumental students may also have need of recorded tracks, and they may send music via email to Dr. Garnica to record for them as well. Send score pdfs with indicated tempi. The students will then perform with these recordings. For works that require a piano part, students may also use software tools like Smart Music or Accompanist. Students should keep in mind that they may need two devices at minimum to record their jury: one to play the accompaniment and one to record the finished product.
4. The Administrative Coordinator will send out a notice to send a video link.
5. Studio faculty and full-time faculty committee members will grade juries and submit them to the office, as with past “Blue Sheets.” This may well be as part of an active online jury doc, folded into the sign-up document.
6. Students should address any questions to the studio teacher, the anchor full time faculty member for the area, or the chair.

RECITALS

1. Recitals must be video recorded for grading faculty to review. Students may stream their recital for a virtual audience but must also create a recording which will serve as the official record. Each piece should be recorded separately to keep file sizes manageable.
2. Repertoire selection, length, and memorization requirements will be determined by consultation between studio faculty and the anchor full time faculty member for each area.
3. Junior recitals should be performed/recorded in the same way. They should done now, if possible.  If delayed until the fall semester, and we are then back to face-to-face instruction, junior recitals will be scheduled based on faculty and facility availability during the beginning (first 3 weeks most likely) of the fall semester. Keep in mind that some presentations may need two devices at minimum, one to play the accompaniment and one to record the recital.
4. No student should plan to delay their graduation by delaying their recital.
5. Students with questions should contact their studio teacher, the anchor full time faculty member for their area, or the chair.