COVID-19 Policy Adjustments (2020-2021)
Recitals
To compare to usual policy, please see "Recitals" under Regulations and Procedures in this bulletin.
Location
Recitals ordinarily take place in public spaces in Bloomington, IN. Exceptionally, with the approval of a student’s applied teacher and the director of undergraduate or graduate studies, a recital may be performed out of town. For any recital that takes place off campus, the student must provide the best possible video recording of the recital to the teacher or committee for grading purposes. (See Recordings below for information about Doctoral and Artist Diploma recitals.)
Date
Recitals ordinarily take place during the fall or spring semesters according to deadlines specified in the scheduling policies. Recitals may take place during the summer term if a hearing can be arranged and if faculty members are available to attend the recital.
Hearing
Teacher approval will serve in place of a pre-recital hearing.
Grading
The grade for an undergraduate, master’s, performer diploma, or doctoral minor recital is assigned by the teacher, who hears the recital. A composition recital grade is based on an average of the grades from the composition faculty. A jazz recital grade is based on an average of the grades from the jazz faculty.
Artist Diploma recitals are graded by the three members of a student’s AD committee.
Doctoral recitals are graded by the three members of a student’s doctoral advisory committee.
Recordings
Doctoral and Artist Diploma recitals must be video recorded for deposit in the Music Library by Music Information Technology Services when they take place in a Jacobs School of Music venue. A quality video recording must be provided to the Music Library by the student when a Doctoral or Artist Diploma recital is performed in a non-JSoM venue.
Assisting Performers
Recitals may include the participation of no more than 5 assisting performers total. For chamber music recitals and studio class recitals, no more than 6 performers will be allowed on stage at one time. Guidelines for the rotation of ensembles are available from the Scheduling Office. Exceeding this limit will ordinarily be treated as academic misconduct by the recitalist, resulting in a failing grade. Participation by assisting performers must not interfere with their lessons, ensemble assignments, or academic responsibilities without the permission of the affected instructors. Procurement of all assisting performers is the sole responsibility of the student performing the recital. The number of performers plus conductor for conducting, composition, and jazz studies recitals will depend on the capacity of the space where the recital is performed.
Length
The following are the minimum and maximum number of minutes from start to finish for the categories of recitals indicated:
| Minimum | Maximum | |
| Junior (general) | 40 | 50 |
| Brass | 30 | 40 |
| Voice | 30 | 50 |
| Senior (general) | 50 | 60 |
| Brass | 40 | 50 |
| Composition* | 30 | 60 |
| Jazz Studies | 50 | 60 |
| Voice | 40 | 50 |
| Concentration (general) | 25 | 50 |
| Piano | 35 | 50 |
| Woodwinds | 40 | 50 |
| MM (general) | 50 | 60 |
| Brass | 40 | 50 |
| Choral Conducting | 20 | 30 |
| Composition* | 30 | 60 |
| Jazz Studies | 50 | 60 |
| Voice | 40 | 50 |
| DM (general) | 40 | 60 |
| Brass | 40 | 50 |
| Choral Conducting | 40 | 75 |
| Composition* | 45 | 60 |
| Piano | 50 | 60 |
| Piano Final | 60 | 75 |
| String | 40 | 60 |
| String Concerto | 20 | 50 |
| Woodwinds | 50 | 60 |
| Graduate Minor (general) | 25 | 50 |
| Piano | 35 | 50 |
| PDSP (general) | 50 | 60 |
| Brass | 40 | 50 |
| Voice | 40 | 60 |
| PDCM | 50 | 70 |
| PDCP | 50 | 60 |
| AD (general) |
40 | 60 |
| Piano | 50 | 60 |
Choral conducting, Piano Final, and PDCM recitals that will exceed 60 minutes from start to finish must be scheduled at the last available time in a hall.