Procedural Info for all MM Recitals

Each graduate recital must be recorded. The recording is kept in the Music Library as a permanent record of the recital. A grade for the recital will not be accepted until the completed recording and the recital form are given to the Graduate Secretary.

RECITAL PROCEDURES

Students who want to give a solo or chamber recital in Glenn Korff School of Music facilities, whether that recital is for degree credit or not, must follow certain rules and regulations. Off-campus recitals by GKSOM students may be bound by certain stipulations as well.

Enrollment
Students must be concurrently enrolled in major applied lessons during the semester in which they give a degree recital. Non-degree recitals do not require enrollment, unless for some reason the student wishes to have the recital on their transcript.

Recital Course Numbers
MM and DMA students use the course number MUSR 98-Grad Recital (and for additional recitals, under some circumstances, MUSR 91A and MUSR 91B) for zero-credit degree recitals.
DMA students use MUSR 998 (1-3 credits) for a degree recital (including the lecture recital), if it is to be for credit, up to a maximum of 12 credits in the program of study.

Recital Sign-Up
Students performing degree recitals (both on and off campus) must complete recital sign-up procedures and pay the recital fee.

Recital scheduling for recitals takes place at the start of each semester with graduate students receiving priority scheduling beginning at the start of the second week of classes. Recital sign-up continues through the end of the fifth week of classes.
Priority in scheduling goes to graduate students over undergraduates, and to degree recitals over non-degree recitals.

Students enrolled for recital credit can schedule a recital by visiting https://unlscheduling.nebraska.edu/, logging in (top, right corner), and choosing the appropriate reservation form. The graduate degree recital form will be made available starting on Monday in the second week of classes. Both recital forms will close on Monday of the sixth week of classes.

Once you secure a recital date and time, you will receive an email that will include a linked form. The form generates a contract that will include your recital date, time, location, and advisor/committee contact email addresses. Your recital contract will then be sent to your committee for signatures. When the contract is signed by all committee members, you will receive instructions for submitting your program information. At this time, you will also see a charge for the recital fee posted to your UNL student account for the next month’s billing cycle.

DEADLINES FOR ALL MM DEGREE RECITALS

Two Weeks Prior to Recital

•Submit recital program data to the Staff Secretary. Submit the Supervisory Committee Recital Checklist to the Enrollment Specialist two weeks before the scheduled degree recital. Failure to do so may result in cancellation of the recital. Substitutions in supervisory committees for degree recitals are approved by the chair of that committee; any changes, even temporary, must be recorded with the Graduate Secretary.

•Supervisory Committee Chairs must be present in person at all recitals. Other Committee members who cannot be present for a recital may use recordings/videos/livestreaming to participate in the recital adjudication. If it is not possible to use technology to circumvent the absence, the student may secure a faculty member not on the Committee as a substitute to adjudicate the recital, with approval of the Committee Chair.

NOTE: THE STUDENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING A RECORDING OF THE RECITAL TO THE COMMITTEE MEMBER WHO CANNOT ATTEND IN PERSON OR OBTAINING A FACULTY MEMBER TO SUBSTITUTE FOR ANY MEMBER OF THE SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE WHO CANNOT ATTEND THE DEGREE RECITAL. ADDITIONALLY, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STUDENT TO COMMUNICATE TO EACH MEMBER OF THE SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE ANY CHANGES OF AGREED TIME OR DATE OF THE RECITAL.

One Week Prior to Recital
  • Remind the supervisory committee members of the recital date. The student is responsible for finding a substitute for a committee member who is not able to attend. If a substitute is necessary, the Enrollment Specialist must be informed of the substitution.

PIANO ACCOMPANIST POLICY FOR MM STUDIO LESSONS, JURIES, AND DEGREE RECITALS

In order to provide a positive studio and performance environment for students, the Glenn Korff School of Music employs staff accompanists, graduate teaching assistants, and pianists registered in MUDC/MUCO 440/840 (A and/or B) to support applied studio lessons, semester juries, and departmental recitals as much as possible.

Assignment Procedure

All faculty members receive an Accompanist Request Form for each applied major at the outset of each semester. The request form requires providing information such as the student's name, class standing, semester repertoire, and recital plans. Studio assignments are made based on a priority system that considers degree status, recital preparation, and the availability of accompanists. It is the responsibility of the instructor, the student, and the accompanist together to decide upon suitable lesson times for the semester.

Additional services beyond those able to be supported by the GKSOM in any given semester (in particular, services such as degree recitals and/or recital preparation) must be contracted directly by students with accompanists at their hourly rates. In order to avoid potential misunderstandings it is strongly recommended that students determine all costs with their accompanists prior to any engagement.