Downloadable Graduate Studies Handbook PDF 1MB
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No food or drink is allowed in the auditorium, classrooms or practice rooms.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Office Directory
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- Director’s Office - Room 208
- Director: Dr. Milton Laufer - Room 208
- Assistant Director for Academic Affairs: Dr. Jill Coggiola - Room 108B
- Assistant Director for Operations: Michelle Taylor, Operations: Bryan Watson - Room 301 Budget Administrator: Megan Carlsen - Room 208
Department of Applied Music and Performance
- Chair: Steven Heyman Dr. Peppie Calvar – Room 310 302
- Administrative Specialist: Fran Moore - Room 402
- Choral Activities
Director: Dr. John Warren - Room 302
- Band Activities
Director: Dr. Bradley Ethington - Room 401
- Orchestral Activities
Director: Dr. James Tapia - Room 110
- Keyboard Area
Co-Coordinators: Ida Trebicka - Room 210; Dr. Anne Laver - Room 122A
- Strings Area
Coordinator: William Knuth - Room 405B
- Voice Area
Coordinator: Janet Brown - Room 304A
- Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion Area
Coordinator: Dr. Bradley Ethington - Room 401
Department of Music Composition, Theory, and History
- Chair: Dr. Joseph Downing Nicolas Scherzinger - Room 120D120B
Department of Music Education
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Department of Music Industry and Technologies
- Chair: William DiCosimo James Abbott - Room 119D
- Music Industry Program (B.M. in Music Industry; BM/MBA: Music Industry Minor)
- Coordinator: William DiCosimo James Abbott - Room 119D
- Sound Recording Technology Program (B.M. in Sound Recording Technology)
- Coordinator: James Abbott - Room 124B119D
- Audio Arts (M.A. in Audio Arts)
- Co-Directors: Todd Herreman – Room 124D; Bill Werde – Smith, Room 226
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Students needing schedule adjustments should see their advisor during opening weekend, or schedule an appointment with him/her during the first week of classes. You may drop/add classes on your own during the first week of classes. It is best to know and work with the 5-DIGIT CLASS number when doing this. The CLASS number is easy to remember because it has 5 digits (just like the word, class). THE DEADLINE FOR ADDING CLASSES ONLINE IS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 35, 20192023.
Weekly Student Convocation
All Setnor School of Music students must register for Convocation (first year graduate students, MHL 671, 0 credit) each semester they are in residence. Convocation will occur on Thursday afternoons from 12:30-1:50 in Setnor Auditorium or or in another designated location. Convocation is a time for student and faculty performances, guest artists, master classes, and studio classes. Everyone must attend the first Convocation on Thursday, August 2931, where the semester Convocation schedule will be presented.
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Classroom and Auditorium Keys
- Students arranging for prjsPRJs, recital rehearsals, and other school activities may be able to sign out space and a key for those dates of use only.
- Keys must be returned promptly. Any lost key or key not returned will result in a fee of $25 for replacement will be charged to your bursar account.
- Students musy must abide by all room usage guidelines – see the Crouse room usage agreement at SETNOR RESOURCES.
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All candidates for the MM in Performance and MM in Voice Pedagogy must register for an hour lesson on their principal instrument each semester. Likewise, MM Composition candidates must register for an hour lesson in composition and MM Conducting candidates must register for an hour lesson in conducting. Students wishing to take additional elective lessons are welcome to do so for an additional fee.
Elective Instrument Registration
Students are always welcome to take additional elective lessons; however, should note that there will always be a fee charged for elective or non-required secondary lessons. THE DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION IS TUESDAY, SEPT. 35, 20192023.
Should you wish to take either required or elective lessons, you would need to go to the Setnor School of Music website and DIGITALLY complete and SUBMIT ONLINE a PRIVATE MUSIC INSTRUCTION REGISTRATION FORM. Once the
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- enter the jury exam, if scheduled, with an instructor’s grade of 75 or lower based on work completed, or
- withdraw from the course, or
- receive a grade of “F” in the course, or
- in cases of extreme medical or personal circumstances, request an incomplete grade for the semester. Missed lessons would be made up during the next semester, and the instructor would decide on how a final grade for the previous semester would be calculated. The Request-for-Incomplete form (http://registrar.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/form- incomplete-grade-request.pdf ) must be filled out first, and signed by the student, instructor, and Director of the School of Music. Incomplete grades are counted as “F” in GPA calculations, and must be completed in no more than one year, at which point they automatically change to permanent “F” grades.
Jury Examinations
All Music Majors enrolled in applied music will be required to perform a formal jury examination at the end of each semester as scheduled on their principal instrument, regardless of the number of credits for which they are enrolled. Jury exams are not required in secondary performance areas, if lessons are taken as an elective, or of students who are not music majors, but may be taken at the discretion of the instructor. The smallest allowable jury consists of the instructor and two other faculty members.
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During the second or third week of classes there will be a recital lottery held during Convocation (Thursdays 12:30, Setnor Auditorium), wherein all students needing a date for a required recital will choose a number and go in numerical order to reserve a time in the Auditorium for a recital. Second-year graduate students are given first choice, followed by first-year graduate students, seniors, etc. Those students who will be off campus in the spring may be contacted in advance of the lottery to arrange for fall dates. Be in communication with your lesson instructor and pianist as to a recital date. Moving the date for any reason, other than emergency or cancelation may not be possible within the same semester.
Recital Repertoire
Recital repertoire selections typically should represent what the student studies in lessons on their primary instrument (i.e. classical repertoire for students who take traditional lessons and jazz/commercial repertoire for students who take jazz/commercial lessons). Students who want to be assured that their recital repertoire is appropriate are welcome and encouraged to bring their planned repertoire list to their Area Coordinator for review. Students who arrive to the PRJ with performance material deemed unsuitable by the faculty jury will risk having the works in question eliminated from the recital and replaced.
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It is important that students work with their private instructor in order to establish target deadlines regarding the progression of the research paper and Power Point presentation.
Recital Jury Panels and Recital Responsibilities
Recital Jury Panels are required for all undergraduate and graduate degree-required and elective recitals. The only exception to this is the music education graduate lecture recital, which requires no jury panel.
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Students should consider the PRJ as the date in which their recital is as close to performance ready as possible.
Recital Jury Waiver
If a graduate student has played a recital in the second half of the semester (thus leaving inadequate time to prepare new repertoire) they may have the jury waived for that semester. In this case the instructor’s semester lesson average will stand for the final lesson grade. A student who has played a recital in the first half of the semester must play a jury
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After the results of the entrance diagnostic examinations are obtained, students should meet with their advisor for assistance in designing a Program of Study and completing a class schedule for the first semester and each semester thereafter. In addition, the advisor assists the student in completing arrangements for the final written and oral examinations.
Large Ensemble Participation Requirement
Students in the *M.M. degrees in the School of Music are expected to participate in a large concert ensemble for 0-credit as per their degree requirements. They must participate in the ensembles to which they are assigned. The large concert ensembles include the following: University Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, University Singers, Oratorio Society, Crouse Chorale, and Setnor Sonority. Most large ensembles require auditions. Students may elect to participate in other large or small ensembles as their time permits.
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