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Student Recital and Recording Service Policies


These policies apply to Degree Recitals, which are given by junior and senior music majors, and Non-Degree Recitals, which can be given by music majors, minors, or non-majors.

Publicity Materials

  • Degree Recitals

    Recitalists are responsible for delivering all publicity information (program, photo, bio, acknowledgements, program notes) in a timely manner--four weeks before the recital. Program notes must be approved by instructors. Instructors should proofread all materials.

  • Non-degree Recitals

    Recitalists are responsible for creating their own publicity materials: posters, programs, etc. The department does not sponsor these materials for non-degree recitals.

Pianists' Recital Fees

  • Degree Recitals incur no pianists’ fees, unless the student needs more time than allotted normally.
  • Non-degree recitals incur a fee of $100 per evening. This sum may be shared by 2-3 recitalists for the evening. Students pay the pianist directly.

Recording Service Fees

Below is the fee schedule charged to students for engaging services of the house manager/sound engineer, Zach Downey, for recording recitals and student audition CDs (for graduate school, summer programs). This fee schedule honors long-standing policies of support for music majors.

Definition of recording session:

  • Audition CD Recording Session

    separate session outside of a recital – fees are assessed per hour – prices vary according to student status

  • Recording of Non-degree Recitals

    fees are assessed per recital for a recital of standard recital length: 1.5 - 2 hours

Music Majors:

  • recordings of audition CDs or recitals (degree and non-degree)

    no extra fee to the house manager/sound engineer, Zach Downey (within his hours)

Music Minors:

  • recordings of audition CDs

    $20 per session ($20 per hour)

  • recordings of non-degree recitals

    $40 per recital

All other students, Non-majors, non-minors:

  • recordings of audition CDs

    $50 per session ($50 per hour)

  • recordings of non-degree recitals

    $50 per recital