Who needs to do a jury/proficiency?

Each semester of their applied study, music majors and minors take a jury in their principal applied area. Music majors not taking MUSC 101, 102, or 201 also take a jury in the secondary area each semester of their applied study. Students enrolled in Piano as a Secondary Concentration take MUSC 207-Piano Proficiency when the professor deems the student prepared.

Who is exempt from a jury?

1. Non-seniors presenting an acceptable solo recital of at least 15 minutes in length after mid-term are exempt from performing a jury that semester
2. Seniors who student teach during the semester
3. Seniors who present a senior recital after mid-term

What do I need to bring to the jury?
The student will present three copies of the typed jury sheet, as well as two copies of the music for each repertoire and etude selection listed on the jury sheet, to faculty upon arrival at the jury. Failure to do so will result in reduction of the jury grade.

How do I sign up for a jury?

1. Sign-up for a jury time when the time sheets are posted (piano proficiencies require two consecutive slots)


2. Download and complete jury sheets. (Must be typed, not handwritten. Make 3 copies of each sheet and 2 copies of the music to be performed. Failure to do so will result in reduction of the jury grade.)

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Additional Information
Attire for jury should be professionally appropriate, with men wearing tie and suit or sport coat, and women wearing a dress or skirt. Dress shoes are to be worn.

Grading
Each faculty member will record a grade for the student's performance on the jury sheet as well as any appropriate comments. The student's applied instructor will collect the jury sheets for that student's performance and average the scores to obtain the grade for the jury. The jury will count for 15% of the final semester grade for the applied course. For students exempt from juries because of a recital performance, the recital grade will count 15% of the final semester grade for the applied course.

PIANO PROFICIENCY

When deemed prepared by the professor, students having studied piano may register for MUSC 207 - Piano Proficiency.

Proficiency Requirements

1. Two solo selections from memory (Mach text Chapter 6 or other approved repertoire)
2. Technique in eighth notes (m.m. quarter note=60), hands played together: a. All major scales, 2 octaves with standard fingering, ascending and descending
   b. All harmonic minor scales, 2 octaves with standard fingering, ascending and descending
   c. Chromatic scales, 2 octaves, ascending and descending, hands separate
   d. Arpeggios-All major and minor triads, 2 octaves, ascending and descending; standard fingering at m.m. quarter note=60
3. Chords - Four qualities of triads and inversions, five qualities of seventh chords in root-position
4. Chord progressions: Major:I-IV-I-V7-I in all keys; Minor:i-iv-i-V7-i in all keys
5. Harmonization: lead sheet with pop chord symbols, using primary and secondary triads in broken-chord accompaniment in quarter notes (15 min. preparation)
6. Hymn: One hymn from a regular hymnal or simplified hymnal at congregational singing (with preparation)
7. Transposition: One prepared hymn from a simplified hymnal or regular hymnal of at least 3 lines length (with preparation)
8. Sight reading: no preparation
9. Open score - SATB - with tenor part written in treble clef (with preparation)

In the event a student does not pass MUSC 207-Piano Proficiency after completion of MUSC 201, the student will enroll in MUSC 104 - Applied Study-Piano the following semester and remain in private piano study until the proficiency is passed.

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