Because the School of Music believes that music is a performance art, each student is expected to perform at least once per academic year in either a studio or general recital, or master class program.  Each student must perform in recital class at least once a year as part of the requirement for passing for the semester. Students majoring in music in all degree programs except the BM, will present a 30-minute recital on the approved applied instrument during the senior year.  Students may petition to perform a one-hour recital.  The student may also give a recital during the junior year, but is not required of the degree programs. BM students perform a required 30 minute junior recital and a 60 minutes senior recital.

A student must submit an application for junior/senior recital to the Dean for the School of Music by the end of the semester preceding the desired recital semester.  Approval of recital application, upon its review by the Dean, in consultation with the chair of the department and applied instructor, will be communicated to the recitalist, applied instructor, and the accompanist coordinator when applicable.

The student may obtain a RECITAL APPLICATION FORM from the departmental office or the administrative suite in the School of Music that will give complete instructions for preparation for the program.  Once the recital has been approved the student must obtain a formatted disc from the Director of Music Events so that the information is uniform and ready to be printed by the Administrative offices.

Due to a very busy school calendar, a student presenting a thirty-minute recital is encouraged to do a recital in conjunction with another student also presenting a thirty-minute recital.  Guidance in choosing a recital "partner" will be given by the student's applied instructor and the Office of the appropriate Music Coordinator.