The selection committee makes the awards on the basis of financial need and demonstrated musical ability. New applicants may be asked to audition for Music Department faculty. In January each student's progress is reviewed. If the student has completed lessons successfully and returns the renewal form, subsidies continue for the second semester. For more information call 495-8676.
Ample opportunities exist for students to study an instrument or voice.
The OFA maintains a Music Teacher Referral File , a non-circulating file of local instructors, screened by the Music Department, with resumes and rates. Jazz musicians are encouraged to call Tom Everett, 496-2263, for further referrals. Office for the Arts Grants are awarded by the Harvard Council on the Arts, a faculty committee. Available to H-R undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and staff, the grants are for projects that encourage undergraduates' own original, creative work, or work showing an original, creative approach to artistic traditions. Selected projects combine artistic merit, artistic experimentation, educational benefit to undergraduates, a ripple effect within the university, and involvement of and visibility to a maximum number of undergraduates.