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503 ERNESTINE M. RACLIN SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
Voice Majors
The ensemble requirement for the Bachelor of Music,
Bachelor of Science in Music, Bachelor of Arts in music,
and the Performance minor, all with the specialty in voice
(voice majors) is a minimum of four semesters of large
ensemble (required), plus an additional four semesters
of either large ensemble or chamber choir, MUS-X 420
Small Ensembles, subject to acceptance by audition to
the small vocal ensemble.
Piano Majors
The ensemble requirement for the Bachelor of Music,
Bachelor of Science in Music, Bachelor of Arts in music,
and the Performance minor, all with the specialty in
piano (piano majors) is two semesters of MUS-X 70
University Choral Ensembles. This is required as part of
the large ensemble requirement.
Checklist
Students who do not return equipment, music,
instruments, keys, locks, etc., to the music office or
other designated area by the designated date are placed
on a checklist. A student on the checklist may neither
register in the following semester nor receive honorable
dismissal to enter another institution. If the item cannot
be returned, the student is charged for its replacement
value, plus necessary fines to cover the clerical operation.
Keys that are lost or not returned require a complete lock
change, and this cost is charged to the student.
Applied Music Procedures
The assignment of students to teachers for applied
music lessons is the responsibility of the music area
coordinator, and is made on the basis of student request
and availability of the preferred teacher. At the time of
enrollment, students may indicate their first, second,
and third choice of teachers. (It is recommended that
major- and concentration-level students contact their
preferred teacher(s) before enrollment.)
No one may withdraw from an applied music course once
the formal assignment list is posted, except by appeal to
the music faculty. Because a major portion of a faculty
member’s time is allocated by the enrollment process to
a single student, assignment in these courses must be
final.
A jury is the assessment method in applied music
equivalent to the final examination. Juries are held at the
end of each semester for students taking applied music
in the enrolled instrument.
An applied music fee is assessed, in addition to regular
credit hour fees, to all students enrolled in applied
music. Consult the current Schedule of Classes for fee
information.
Performer’s Certificate
The IU South Bend Ernestine M. Raclin School of the
Arts faculty established the Performer’s Certificate to
honor those students who exhibit exceptional abilities
Applied Music courses listed as MUS-__ are listed in detail on page 366 of this bulletin.
in music performance. While all applied music students
are eligible, the certificate is rarely awarded to those
below senior standing. No regular schedule of awards is
established nor shall any student receive the certificate
twice.
A student is nominated for the Performer’s Certificate by
the student’s applied music instructor. If the nomination
is agreed to by two-thirds of the full-time music faculty,
all full-time music faculty members are thereby obligated
to attend the public recital itself, following which a final
ballot is taken from a minimum of six full-time faculty
members. The certificate is awarded unless two or more
negative ballots are cast by those present and voting.
Composer’s Certificate
The faculty also established the Composer’s Certificate
to honor those composition majors who exhibit
exceptional abilities in composition while at IU South
Bend. Composition majors are normally considered for
this award in conjunction with their senior recital in
composition.
The criteria for this award are not only the quality
of the student’s compositions, but also the degree of
professionalism exhibited in the preparation of the
compositions for public performance. No regular schedule
of awards is established. A student who is awarded the
Composer’s Certificate shall not thereby be prevented from
also receiving the Performer’s Certificate, and vice versa.
The procedures by which a student is nominated for and
elected are identical to those established for the Performer’s
Certificate.
Bachelor’s Degrees in Music
Keyboard Proficiency
All students majoring in music must pass a keyboard
proficiency examination before graduation. The proficiency
examination tests the student’s ability to use the piano as a
tool within the framework of professional activities; thus,
the requirements vary in emphasis according to the area of
major study. The examination is taken with the consent of
the instructor with whom the secondary student is studying.
Entering students prepared to take the examination may
do so.
The examination is offered at the end of each fall and
spring semester. Examining committees consist of at least
one member of the piano faculty plus a representative
from either the theory or music history faculties, or both.
A student may attempt all or part of the examination in
a given semester; any requirements attempted in which
the student is deemed to be deficient are subject to
reexamination the following semester.
Students, except those majoring in a keyboard
instrument, are required to enroll in piano class until
they pass the piano proficiency or complete the piano
class sequence (MUS-P 101 Piano Class 1, MUS-P 102
Piano Class 2, MUS-P 103 Piano Class 3, MUS-P 104
Piano Class 4). Students who reach the fourth semester