GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS. The student must pass satisfactorily all re quirements for the courses PIANO I through PIANO VIII, and give a one-hour recital (all compositions memorized) which includes the following compositions: one Prelude and Fugue by Bach; one Sonata by Beethoven or Mozart; two compositions by Chopin; one composition by Brahms, Schdmann or Liszt; two compositions by contemporary composers. The student must have studied at least one piano concerto. ORGAN CLASSIFICATION OF STUDENTS. Students will be classified according to semesters. First semester students wfl.1 be classified as ORGAN- I, second semester students as ORGAN II, etc., through ORGAN VIII. PREREQUISITE FOR ORGAN I. The student must be able to play piano com positions of the grade similar to Clementi, “ Sonatina in C” ; “ Four-part Chorales” by Bach; or the easiest compositions by Chopin; and must demonstrate to the teacher that he is ’ capable of meeting the graduation requirements after four years of study. Students deficient in the prerequisits for ORGAN I are required to do additional work in piano before beginning ORGAN I. SEMESTER REQUIREMENTS. The following are requirements for each semester: thirty half-hour lessons; a written report of compositions studied; memoriza tion of at least two compositions; a final examination. The course of study includes: exercises,.scales, compositions by Bach, compositions of the Romantic period, composi tions by contemporary composers. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS. The student must fulfill satisfactorily all requirements for the courses ORGAN I through ORGAN VIII, in addition to one-hour recital (compositions are all memorized) which includes the following compositions: one Prelude and Fugue by Bach; two Chorale Preludes by Bach; one composition by Franck; one composition by Brahms, Schumann or Liszt; one composition by Vierne, Dupre, Messiean, or Langlais; ,one composition by a contemporary American composer. CLASSIFICATION OF STUDENTS MAJORING IN WIND INSTRUMENTS Students majoring in flute, oboe, clarinet, or bassoon will be classified as to semesters beginning with Semester I and continuing through Semester VIII. Prerequisites for Semester I: 1. Evidence of potential musicianship.
2. Evidence of potential proficiency for the instrument. 3. Sufficient background, including the ability to play: a. all major and minor scales b. sustained tones
c. some elementary and intermediate studies and scales
General Requirements for Graduation: 1. Thirty private half-hour lessons are taken each semester. 2. All requirements of the course of study from Semester I through Semester VIII are fulfilled. 3. Four years of ensemble playing (band and orchestra) required. 4. Four years of chamber music (with strings or woodwinds or both) required. 5. A written report of all material studied and all material memorized handed in at the end of each semester. 6. Development of sight-reading ability (and transposition when necessary) checked periodically. 7. A final examination given each semester over the material covered that semester or other materials the student was assigned during the preceding semesters. 8. A senior recital required. 61
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