2013-2014 Music Handbook - Missouri Valley College

STUDENT JURY INFORMATION
All students pursuing degrees in the Division of Fine Arts are required to participate in yearly
Student Juries. This is an opportunity for students to review their artistic background reflecting on
what they’ve gained/learned throughout each experience.
Juries are part of your required yearly assessment process which must be completed for approval of
graduation. It is an opportunity to get feedback from your faculty/panel members, to set goals for
yourself, and to learn more about where you are in your devleopment.
INSTRUMENTAL JURIES
Juries serve the following purposes:
Provides feedback to students on a per semester basis
Provides information to instructors regarding the quality of their teaching
Provides performance opportunities for students each semester
Juries will take place each semester on or near the final day of class with an assigned time
All instrumental music majors must play at every jury
All students taking applied lessons must play at each jury for the semester they are enrolled in
lessons
Juries of music majors not taking applied lessons will consist of
* scales including chromatic, major, and minor
* prepared piece of not less than four and no more than 6 minutes
* brief sight reading piece
* verbal and written feedback from at least four faculty members
Juries of music majors taking applied lessons will consist of
* scales including chromatic, major, minor, modes, and diminished based on number of previous
applied lesson semesters
* prepared piece or pieces not less that six minutes no more than eight
* sight reading
* 30 percent of final applied lesson grade will consist of jury grade
* verbal and written feedback from at least four faculty members
Jury for non music majors taking applied lessons will consist of
* scales
* prepared piece of not less than three minutes, no more than five
* brief sight reading
* 30 percent of final applied lesson grade will consist of jury grade
* verbal and written feedback from at least four faculty members
Note: Beginning Spring of 2013, pre-requisite for enrollment in applied lessons is participation in
the previous semester jury.
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