Attendance Policies

Recital Performance/Attendance

Recital attendance, MUSC 2880, is a performance lab course which affords students the opportunity to gain valuable performance experience in front of their peers and hear a variety of repertoire and genres. Student Recitals occur approximately every other Tuesday at 12:00PM in the Music Annex large rehearsal room. Performance on student recital is required of all music majors enrolled in applied studio instruction for their area of primary specialization. Music selections must be approved by the applied studio instructor. Arrangements for an accompanist must be made in a timely manner. Students enrolled in one credit hour of applied studio instruction for their area of primary specialization must perform once for student recital; those enrolled in two credit hours should perform twice. Music majors must pass recital attendance five times to complete graduation requirements; music minors must pass two trimesters, and transfer students must pass three trimesters to complete graduation requirements. Scholarship recipients may have additional enrollment requirements (see continuing scholarship policies and provisions and scholarships).

Since recital attendance is a zero credit course, students receive a grade of either a P (pass) or NP (no pass) for the course each trimester. A passing grade in recital attendance requires attendance at 75% of music events offered each semester, submission of one concert summary, performance at at least one student recital, and submission of an updated portfolio at the fall jury and the spring progress and skills exam. A performance calendar listing all events approved for credit is available on the music department website at the beginning of each trimester. Students may attend off-campus performances for recital attendance only if they are pre-approved by the coordinator. The course syllabus outlines expectations in detail. Students taking instruction on secondary areas of specialization may not be required to perform on student recitals. Students should consult with their applied studio instructor for course requirements.

Applied Studio Instruction Attendance

The attendance policy for applied studio instruction is:

2 absences | 1 letter grade drop
3 absences | 2 letter grade drops
4 absences | 3 letter grade drops
5 absences | automatic failure

This policy holds firm regardless of how many hours of applied studio instruction a student is enrolled in. Studio lessons may be rescheduled:

When the applied studio instructor is unable to teach at a scheduled time due to a conflict or illness.
When the student is seriously ill or responds to a family emergency and notified the applied studio instructor in advance and provides documentation for the illness/emergency.
When the student is involved in a music faculty-initiated activity related to the Oklahoma Music Educators Association, the National Association of Teachers of Singing, the National Association for Music Education, the Oklahoma Choral Director’s Association (OCDA), the American Choir Director’s Association (ACDA), or faculty-initiated community performances and recruiting activities.

Applied studio instructors are obligated to reschedule lessons only for reasons listed above.

Academic Course and Ensemble Attendance

The following guidelines allow ample flexibility to accommodate serious illness, emergency, or unavoidable conflict. No distinction is made between “excused” and “unexcused” absences:

An additional letter grade drop will be added for each additional absence.