Credit Recitals

Requirements

Undergraduate

Credit Recitals (3930a/b/y, 4930a/b/y, 4931a/b/y, 4932a/b/y) are required in the third and fourth years of the Performance program, in third year of the Minor in Music Performance Studies program, and in the Artist Diploma program.

Credit Recital programs must be approved by the student's instructor. Detailed program requirements should be obtained from the appropriate Division Coordinator. Repertoire which has been studied, coached or performed in a Music Performance Studies Department credit course (other than instrumental/vocal studio lessons) is ineligible for inclusion on student credit recitals. This includes but is not limited to Chamber Music Ensembles and Collaborative Musicianship courses.

Additional requirements can be found within the Jury Requirements for some instruments.

Graduate - MMus

Students registered in Solo Performance must present two public recitals, consisting of approximately fifty to sixty minutes of music. For students registered in Accompanying and Chamber Music, two public recitals, each consisting of approximately fifty to sixty minutes of music, are required. One recital should be devoted to the accompanying of a soloist, and the second must include chamber music.

Each recital should include works representative of a number of genres, styles, and historical periods. A ten-minute intermission is optional in Graduate recitals. At least one of the recitals must include a contemporary work composed within the past fifty years. Memorization is optional for the contemporary work. In addition, the Graduate recital programs (except for piano, solo or collaborative), considered together, may contain no more than 30 minutes of:

  • Chamber music not being performed on a recital for chamber music credit (A single chamber work of more than thirty minutes requires special permission of the Division Co-ordinator and Department Chair); or
  • Jazz (Winds, Brass, Percussion only and on one recital only); or
  • Performance on historical instrument (except for majors on a historical instrument)

Repertoire which has been studied, coached or performed in a Music Performance Studies Department credit course (other than instrumental/vocal studio lessons) is ineligible for inclusion on student credit recitals. This includes but is not limited to Chamber Music Ensembles and Collaborative Musicianship courses.

Graduate - DMA

Students registered in Stream 1 (Project-Based) of the DMA program are required to complete 4 performance events, scheduled on average one per year. Students registered in Stream 2 (Thesis-Based) of the DMA program are required to complete 3 performance events. In both streams these program milestones may include: solo recitals, chamber music recitals, lecture recitals, as well as concerto performances and opera roles.

Students must submit a proposal for each performance event to their DMA Advisory Committee for approval well in advance. The proposal will include the type of event, the repertoire and timings (if applicable), as well as a proposed date, time, and venue. Students are responsible for arranging for the participation of other musicians if required. They must also ensure that each event is recorded. Each recital must offer 50 to 60 minutes of music. Students may take a maximum of 10 min. intermission if desired.

Each performance event is adjudicated by a jury of three: the two Performance members of the student’s Advisory Committee and one other Performance faculty member appointed by the appropriate Division Coordinator in the Department of Music Performance Studies. A note is added to the student’s academic record when each program milestone has been completed.

Responsibilities of the DMA student

  • Consult with his/her performance teacher first and then with the second Performance member of the Advisory Committee in planning the program of each performance event
  • Book the venue (for von Kuster Hall, Studio 242 or Paul Davenport Theatre, contact Concert Manager Louis D’Alton at 519-661-3019 x83019 or ljdalton@uwo.ca)
  • Arrange for a recording of the performance (for performances held at the Faculty of Music buildings, contact Mike Godwin at 519-661-2111 x85390 or mgodwin@uwo.ca)
  • Submit the DMA Performance Event Approval form to his/her Advisory Committee (all 3 members) well in advance of the proposed event
  • Submit the signed form to the Graduate Program Assistant (Audrey Yardley-Jones) 6 weeks prior to the event. If the event is a recital, make sure to attach a program and a recent biography that can be printed along with the program.

Booking Your 2024-25 Recital

An email will be sent out with instructions about how to book a credit recital.

  1. Bookings for credit recitals will begin in early October. Students are encouraged to consider recital times prior to Reading Week, when demand will be less heavy. Important: Any recitals scheduled for alternate performance spaces such as classrooms or off-campus must also be reported to the concert manager so that they are included in the master schedule.
  2. Chamber Music groups may book times through the end of October, but are encouraged to book prior to Reading Week, as that way their entire group will have committed to their chamber recital before booking their individual recitals. Credit recital booking will begin in early October. Graduate students will be allotted 3 specific dates for bookings, followed by 3 more dates for undergraduates in their graduating year, and a final three dates for all remaining undergraduate students
  3. All undergraduate recitals with the exception of keyboard, will take place in Studio 242 (Music Building). Keyboard students, and graduate students in performance will be scheduled in von Kuster Hall. Students, in consultation with their studio teachers and accompanists, should develop a list of preferred dates and times prior to booking their recital time. Note that there are 12:30pm (normally for 3rd year recitals only as they are limited to a max of 60 minutes inclusive) 6:00pm and 8:00pm bookings available on weekdays, and 12pm, 2pm, 4pm, 6pm & 8pm times, available on weekends.

Receptions & von Kuster Hall Policy

Receptions following recitals are not allowed in the Music Building or Talbot College. Please see the von Kuster Hall Policy.

Recital Program Approval & Posting Online

It is the student's responsibility to visit the How To Prepare Programs page and prepare their program accordingly.

If submitted on time, programs will be available digitally for audience members to download from the Concert Programs webpage typically 1-3 business days prior to the recital. Electronic versions will be made available to all Jurors on your behalf.

Please note, Undergraduate programs are due within a week of handing in your Recital Approval Form and at least three weeks prior to your recital.

Forms

Please note, if a credit recital takes place without the studio teacher having signed the Recital Approval Form, the recital mark will be withheld from the Registrar until the student has completed the approval procedure. Students who fail to meet the posted deadlines for submitting approval may lose their booking for the Recital Hall, and the availability of jurors for the proposed date will not be guaranteed. If any changes are made after approval, the form must be re-submitted to and re-approved by all of the initial parties.

Forms & Program Submission

Email completed forms and programs to:

Undergraduate
Brigette Soudant
Undergraduate Program Assistant
mpsdept@uwo.ca

Graduate
Audrey Yardley-Jones
Graduate Program Assistant
ayardley@uwo.ca

Recording Requests
music-tech@uwo.ca

Grading of Credit Recitals

Undergraduate

Performance Department recitals 3930a/b/y, 4930a/b/y, 4931a/b/y, 4932a/b/y are examined with the following guidelines: two jurors (probably faculty members of your Division, and one of whom will be the studio teacher) attending the recital. The two jury members will give individual marks (each counting 50% of the final grade for 3930a/b/y, 4930a/b/y, 4931a/b/y, 4932a/b/y) as well as written comments.

The two juror’s reports are due to be submitted to an Undergraduate Assistant one week following the recital. If anyone wishes to write a lengthier and more detailed recital report, they may do so and hand it directly to the student.

Graduate - MMus

Jurors are assigned by the Division Co-ordinators of the Music Performance Studies Department on behalf of the Graduate Committee. Recitals are marked as Acceptable or Not Acceptable and this decision is emailed to the student by the Graduate Program Assistant. A note is added to the student's academic record indicating that this milestone has been met. If the recital is judged unacceptable, a student will be allowed to repeat it, with the same jury if possible.

Third attempts will be allowed only with the permission of the Graduate Committee.

Graduate - DMA

Each performance event is adjudicated by a jury of three: the two Performance members of the student’s Advisory Committee and one other Performance faculty member appointed by the appropriate Division Coordinator in the Department of Music Performance Studies. Events are marked as Acceptable or Not Acceptable and this decision is emailed to the student by the Graduate Program Assistant. A note is added to the student’s academic record when each program milestone has been completed.