Southwestern Oklahoma State University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
Students enrolled in one semester hour of applied music (individual study) receive one private lesson each week (twenty- five minutes). Those enrolled in two semester hours receive a total of fifty minutes of private instruction each week. Each student enrolled in individual lessons (applied music) must perform for a faculty committee at the end of each semester of enrollment. Students who fail to take this exam, called an applied music jury, will receive only the grades of W or F. These performances are not open to the public. Proficiency Exams in Applied Music All students, regardless of major, who complete more than two semesters of applied music study, must take the Applied Music Proficiency Exams appropriate to their level of study. Music majors must pass two levels of proficiency exams in their principal applied music area. Music minors must pass one level in their principal applied music area. Level I (Principal Applied Music Area): An advisory exam that each student must pass to progress through the program. It is recommended that this exam be taken at the end of the third semester of study. Level II (Principal Applied Music Area): Each student must take this exam before giving a senior recital. It is recommended that this exam be taken at the end of the fifth semester of study. Normally, two semesters of study must elapse between the successful completion of Level I and the first attempt to pass Level II. However, this is at the discretion of the applied professor. Transfer students must enter the proficiency exam schedule as outlined in the student handbook of the department. Applied music standards differ for each degree program. When the faculty certifies that a student has passed each level, this certification satisfies requirements only for the degree program which the student has declared at the time he takes the exam. Students who change from one music degree program to another must begin the exam cycle again. Applied music proficiency standing may not be transferred from other colleges or universities. Proficiency exams are part of the course requirements for the semesters during which the student must take one of the exams. Students seeking degrees in Music Therapy and/or the eligibility for the National Board Certification Examinations for Music Therapists must pass proficiency examinations in piano, voice, and guitar before enrolling in 4242-4 Music Therapy V. Music
Therapy students are subject to the same two level proficiency examinations in their principal applied music area outlined above as other majors. Senior Recital All degrees in music, except the Music Therapy and Music Business degree, require the performance of a senior recital of length and difficulty appropriate to the degree program. This recital is not performed until written permission from the faculty and chair has been obtained following a formal preview of the recital called the recital hearing. Except for organ, senior recitals must be performed on the campus of Southwestern. Senior recital credit will not be transferred from other colleges or universities. Specific information concerning standards and administration of the applied music program may be obtained from the coordinator of each division or from the music department office. The student is subject to these and should be familiar with them. Senior recitals which meet the requirements for one degree program do not satisfy recital requirements in other degree programs. Music Therapy majors may, with faculty permission, elect a special project in lieu of the recital requirement. Ensemble Participation Participation in a major music performance ensemble designated by the department as appropriate for the student's principal performance area is required each fall and spring semester for full- time and part-time students, except for the student teaching semester of music education majors and the intern semester for music business and music therapy majors. Recital Attendance Enrollment in Recital Attendance 4900 is required during each semester of enrollment at SWOSU (full-time and part-time students), except for the student teaching semester of Music Education majors and the intern semester for Music Business and Therapy majors. Majors whose degree programs allow enrollment in 4900 must present a minimum of seven enrollments and pass a minimum of five semesters. Double Majors in Music Students may not work toward two concurrent degrees in music except by written permission of the Music department faculty and chair. Applied music standards differ for each degree. Application for permission to work toward two degrees (double major) in music must be made no later than the fourth semester of undergraduate enrollment so that the student's progress in each program may be supervised by the appropriate faculty members.
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