Credit Recital Policies

Credit Recitals at Brandon University School of Music are curricular components which are designed to develop students’ professional performance skills. In addition, credit recitals are designed to develop those skills of preparation, organization and promotion associated with professional performance.
Brandon University students who have registered, or wish to register, for a Credit Recital should be aware of the following requirements and procedures:

1. Registration is limited to students who have been admitted to the Performance Degree Program or, if registered in a different School of Music degree program, those who have been given permission on the recommendation of their Applied Jury in the semester-end jury prior to their intended registration.
2. In consultation with the student’s teacher and with the School of Music Office, a recital date and venue should be scheduled. Scheduling may be facilitated by utilizing the on-line services of the School of Music and the links to the Lorne Watson Recital Hall booking page. Students are encouraged to make arrangements as far in advance as possible. If the selected venue is not the Lorne Watson Recital Hall, please check with the School of Music Office for any conflicts.
3. A Credit Recital Form must be submitted to the School of Music Office at least five weeks before the intended recital date. Recitals may not be scheduled later than the end of the examination period in any term. The form must be signed by the student, jurors, teacher and Chair of the Performance Department and must include the intended repertoire and timings.
4. A second juror will be suggested by the Instructor and the second  juror’s signature will be obtained by the Student.
5. Students will normally be provided confirmation of their proposed recital date within
   three weeks.  Some recital dates and times may be restricted due to the availability of faculty jurors.
6. The complete recital program, including repertoire, names of collaborating artists, and other program information should be should be emailed within two weeks of the recital. (email your program to the office staff).
7. Arrangements for a concert assistant and for recording must be made in advance, in accordance with Lorne Watson Recital Hall booking policy. The booking policy is available on-line: School of Music/Policies/Lorne Watson Recital Hall.

Procedures for scheduling Credit Recitals

1. Registration for credit recitals should occur prior to the term of the intended performance. Under no circumstances will
   registration for credit recitals be permitted after “last date for registration:” as stated in the General Calendar. In addition, all dates and procedures listed in the Calendar with regard to withdrawal, uncompleted work, non-payment of fees, etc., apply to credit recitals.
2. All registrations for credit recitals require the signature of the Chair of the Performance Department on the registration form.
3. As soon as possible, and no later than five weeks prior to the proposed recital date, the student, with approval of his or her teacher, secures a date and time through the Office. At the same time, the student submits the Credit Recital Form, signed by the student’s teacher and juror, to the Chair of the Performance Department.
4. The student should complete the Internal Booking Form for the Lorne Watson Recital Hall, after checking the availability of the hall on the website calendar. The form must be emailed to music@brandonu.ca at least 2 weeks prior to the recital.

Recital Procedures for Graduate Music Students

Procedures for 65:613/614/616

All Performance and Literature students are required to complete at least one recital as part of their degree.  The following procedures and guidelines have been established by the Graduate Music Department.

Repertoire and Jury Approval: Repertoire and performance time will normally be recommended by the applied instructor, but must ultimately be approved by the Graduate Music Department.  Students will submit their proposed repertoire and list of jurors (with signatures), on the appropriate form, to the Graduate Music Department for approval no fewer than 5 weeks before the proposed recital date.  The form is available below.

The applied instructor will suggest jurors (three are required, normally including the applied instructor).  The student will then approach the proposed jurors and obtain their agreement and signatures on the form (see above), which is then submitted to the Music Office.

Booking the Hall: The student must check the availability of the Lorne Watson Recital Hall and complete the Internal Booking Form. The form must be emailed to music@brandonu.ca at least 2 weeks prior to the recital.

65:613 Recital I
Recital Length: Performance time will be recommended by the applied insructor, but must ultimately be approved by the Graduate Music Department. For instrumentalists the normal length will be approximaely 50-60 minutes. For students in the conducting and composition streams, the suggested length is approximately 30 minutes.

Program Notes will have an approximate length of 1,000 words and will be submitted for approval (to a faculty member approved by the student’s applied instructor) no less than one month prior to the recital date. Where appropriate, program notes should include footnotes and bibliographic information. Students are referred to the “Preparation Guide for Program Notes” (in progress) available below.

Collaborative Pianists are required to include a solo work or group of works in their program.

65:614 Public Recital II
This requirement is for students in the  jazz and composition streams. Suggested duration is 15-20 minutes.

65:616 Concerto or Major Chamber Work
This requirement is for students in the piano, collaborative piano, string and clarinet streams.

Repertoire Guidelines

• The Graduate Music Department will take into consideration both duration and technical difficulty of the proposed repertoire when considering proposals for this recital.
• The normal minimum duration requirement for classical and romantic repertoire is 20 minutes.
• “Concerto” is understood to include any work scored for solo instrument and orchestra.
• “Major Chamber Work” is understood to include groupings of a trio or larger.

Collaborative Pianists are required to choose a “Major Chamber Work” for this program.

Recital Program:
Recital repertoire and program notes (for 65:613 only) must be submitted to the Music Office no later than 7 days prior to the recital date. The student will provide “program-ready” copy using the template available below. The Office Staff  will complete formatting and photocopy the program.

Recording and Stage Assistant:
Arrangements for a concert assistant and for recording must be made in advance, in accordance with Lorne Watson Recital Hall booking policy.

Downloadable Forms:

Gradute Music Department Credit Recital Form

Preparation Guide for Program Notes (in progress)

Graduate Student Programme Template

Arranging non-credit noon hour recitals

The student must check the availability on the website calendar, of the Lorne Watson Recital Hall and complete the Internal Booking Form to book a time for the hall.  The form must be emailed to music@brandonu.ca at least four weeks prior to the recital.

Students requesting recording services

The Student must check the availability on the website calendar, of the Lorne Watson Recital Hall and complete the Internal Booking Form to book a time for the hall.  Please outline on the form your requst for recording, lighting, piano requests and back stage assistants.  The form must be emailed to music@brandonu.ca at least four weeks prior to the recital.