The students acquire specific emphasis-related skills and knowledge through individualized curriculum. The students acquire affective valuing traits through a mentor process of both music faculty and peers. Assessment methods Students will acquire and demonstrate performing skills. All B.S. Ed. degrees and the applied concentration in the B.A. degree require a senior level solo performance. A committee made up of music faculty may recommend pass, fail or pass without public performance.
All comments are part of the student's file.
This exam culminates the applied study and reflects the achievement level attained. The department maintains recordings of the recitals for reference and comparison. Progress in this area is monitored through applied juries at the end of each semester before departmental committees. Comparisons may be drawn from individual files. The students acquire musicianship skills through a prerequisite-based music theory and music history curriculum.