# Senior Recital Requirements Course: [[MUS 499 - Senior Recital|MUS 499]]. Shared rules for all recitals: [[4.6.0 Hearings and Minimums]]. ## Minimum Requirements **Who:** Undergraduates enrolled in MUSA 428 and MUS 499, majoring in Performance. **Duration:** - 40–50 minutes of music, minimum. - 60 minutes total runtime, maximum. **Repertoire, at minimum:** - Concert Snare Drum - Marimba - Vibraphone - Timpani - Multiple Percussion World Percussion and Drum Set are encouraged if desired. ## Hearing Requirements - Your hearing happens at least 14 days before your recital date. - It runs 40–60 minutes with faculty. All applied faculty attend. - Perform your recital repertoire for feedback. - Bring a rough draft of your Program and Program Notes. > [!Warning] The hearing is a gate > Faculty determine at the hearing whether your preparation and program are sufficient for the scheduled date. ## Program Note Requirements - Write your own program notes. Copied notes are unacceptable. - Format the program and notes professionally for your audience. - Rough drafts are reviewed at your Recital Hearing. - Final documents are due to the Recital Coordinator one week before your hearing. - Templates are available on Slack or by email. ## Scheduling and Logistics - Finalize your date by the first Friday of the semester, or a date will be given to you. - Perform within the first ten (10) weeks of the semester. Later dates require faculty approval. - No Saturday or Sunday recitals. No exceptions. - No rescheduling once finalized. Only extenuating circumstances, with faculty approval, allow a change. - Location defaults to HFA 235. The "Recital Marimba" is only available in HFA 235. - Deliverables due one week before your hearing: Recital Program, Program Notes, Stage Plot, Recital Poster (no design changes after approval), Recital PowerPoint/Slideshow. ## Production Content - Your recital assesses your musical and technical development. - Production beyond your direct artistic execution is outside the assessment: theatrical lighting, projection, non-musical performers, non-standard sets, externally funded design. - Faculty may require changes to any element that obscures evaluation or creates inequitable conditions. > [!failure] No approval, no recital > Demonstrate all production plans by your Recital Hearing and receive written approval. Non-conforming recitals will not receive program approval to proceed.