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Credit Information
BYU CHORAL ACADEMY FOR CREDIT
Music 575R (Summer Music Clinic)—1 credit, letter graded
GRADING CRITERIA AND COURSE REQUIREMENTS
1. Attendance and participation in all sessions (graded)
2. Completion of daily homework assignments (graded)
3. Completion and submission of journal of the week’s activities (graded)
There will be homework assignments each night, finishing the work of one day and preparing for the following day’s
concepts. These will be logged in to the student’s “Academy journal.” The journal plays the role of both final exam and
final paper for the class. It is intended to be quite extensive, incorporating not only the conducting techniques
discussed, but the student’s own philosophies of conducting, score story, and rehearsal techniques. Homework
assignments will include scores to prepare, rehearsals to plan, and conducting issues to solve.
EXAMINATIONS
Students participating for credit will be asked to return early from the individual rehearsal sessions (spread out through
each day) for a short daily exam of their knowledge of and proficiency with the specific concepts/techniques being
taught. These grades will figure in with attendance, participation in the sessions, and the quality of their “Academy
journal.”
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Advance reading assignment: read the following books and write a two- to three-page response paper on each:
1.
2.
Group Vocal Technique by Frauke Haasemann and James Jordan, published by Hinshaw Music
Approximate cost: $25.95
www.hinshawmusic.com or your local bookstore
Rehearsal Guide for the Choral Director by Jack Boyd, published by Parker Publishing Company
Approximate cost: $16.95
Parker Publishing Company or your local bookstore
The response papers will be the beginning of the student’s Choral Academy journal and are due on the first day of
Choral Academy, August 5, 2008. In addition, daily attendance and participation, daily homework assignments, and
submission of the Academy journal are required.
UPDATING YOUR RECORDS
Important note: If you are registering for credit, it is imperative that you update your records with the
BYU Records Office, especially if you have changed your name since you last attended BYU. Go to
http://saas.byu.edu/registrar/records/biochanges.php for details and procedures.
Even if you register for this program online or by phone with your updated name, you must update your
records with BYU so the correct name appears on the grade roll.
TRANSCRIPTS
After your final registration and required course work are completed, grades will be posted (entered on transcripts) in
late August. An official transcript may be ordered from the BYU Records Office, B-150 ASB, Provo, UT 84602; (801)
422-2631/fax (801) 422-0613. Visit the Records Office with picture ID and $2 per transcript or request a transcript by