Performance D.M.A. Program: Recital Requirements

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D.M.A.-PERFORMANCE RECITALS

D.M.A.-Performance students present three graded recitals. The First and Second Recitals are normally given during the student's second and fourth semesters, respectively; in any case, they must be completed prior to taking the Second Examination. The Dissertation Recital is given after completion of the Second Examination. Each recital should contain a different repertory. At least one of the three recitals must include a work written after 1950 by a composer from the United States.

Students should keep the following guidelines in mind:

  (1) Students will schedule all recitals through the Concert Office.
  (2) Normally, degree recitals will take place in Elabash Hall on weekday evenings, Monday through Thursday, as availability permits. Recitals may take place at other CUNY campuses or at other locations only if arranged by the student, and approved by the Deputy Executive Officer.
  (3) A recital that is canceled cannot be rescheduled until at least the following semester.
  (4) It is the responsibility of the student to make sure that the major teacher is available to attend the recital.
  (5) First and Second Recitals are graded by three D.M.A. faculty members appointed by the Deputy Executive Officer. The Dissertation Recital is graded by five such faculty members.
  (6) The program for each of the three recitals must be cleared with the D.M.A.-Performance Deputy Executive Officer at least two full months prior to the recital; the Deputy Executive Officer and the D.M.A. Committee may ask that the program be modified.
  (7) A major concerto or solo work with orchestra may count as one-half of the First or Second Recital.
  (8) A Recital Contract must be signed by the student and the Deputy Executive Officer for any degree recital. The contract outlines all particulars regarding recital dates and deadlines.

These activities may include--but are not necessarily limited to--performance in the campus orchestra and/or chorus, accompanying at--and otherwise participating in--recitals, both undergraduate and graduate, performance of student composers' works, teaching/coaching private lessons (generally on the undergraduate level), and so forth.

In general, these activities will come to approximately twenty-five hours per semester and must be fulfilled over and above all coursework and--for students receiving fellowship aid--any service required by that aid.

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