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Oklahoma Baptist University

Division of Music

Keyboard Studies Guide

for Majors in Music with piano applied emphasis

BM Piano Performance BM Piano Performance with Pedagogy Emphasis

BM Worship Studies (Piano Primary Applied) BM Education (Piano Primary Applied)

BMA (Piano Primary Applied)

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Contents

IntroductionandMission ………………………………………………………………… 3

AuditionRequirements ………………………………………………………………… 4

StudioAssignments ………………………………………………………………… 5

AdvisingandPlanning ………………………………………………………………… 5

Lessons ………………………………………………………………… 5

Practice ………………………………………………………………… 6StudioClasses ………………………………………………………………… 6

PianoSeminar ………………………………………………………………… 6

GeneralRecital ………………………………………………………………… 7

TechniqueJuries ………………………………………………………………… 7

PerformanceJuries ………………………………………………………………… 7

FreshmanAdvisory ………………………………………………………………… 9

SophomoreBarrier ………………………………………………………………… 9

JuniorandSeniorRecitals ………………………………………………………………… 10

Health ………………………………………………………………… 11

Dress ………………………………………………………………… 11

GeneralRecitalPerformanceRequest(example)……………………………………… 12

PianoTechniqueLevels ………………………………………………………………… 13

AppliedJuryReport(example)………………………………………………………………… 14

JuryAdjudicationSheet(example)…………………………………………………………… 16

FreshmanAdvisory(example)………………………………………………………………….. 17SophomoreBarrierFormandReport(example)………………………………………... 19StudentRecitalRequestform(example)…………………………………………………….. 26RecitalHearingReport(example)……………………………………………………………….. 27

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IntroductionThisguideservesasasupplementtotheUniversityCatalogandothergeneralpolicydocumentsproducedbytheOBUDivisionofMusic.Itprovidesanoverviewofthepolicies,procedures,andinformationneededforsuccessfulcompletionofcurricularandperformancerequirementsintheKeyboardStudiesdegrees.Mission

TheMissionofOklahomaBaptistUniversity AsaChristianliberalartsuniversity,OBUtransformslivesbyequippingstudentstopursueacademicexcellence,integratefaithwithallareasofknowledge,engageadiverseworld,andliveworthyofthehighcallingofGodinChrist.TheMissionoftheDivisionofMusicistoeducateoutstandingartistswhowillinfluenceandenrichindividuals,schools,churches,andcommunitiesaroundtheworldbyglorifyingChristthroughmusic.Werealizethismissionthroughmusicstudyandperformancedesignedtodevelopqualitycoremusicianship,creativity,andcollaborativeskills.TheKeyboardStudiesFacultyembracestheabovestatements,andencouragesstudentswhoareembarkingonthesedemanding,exciting,andrewardingtaskstoobservethedirectivegiveninColossians3:23-24;“Whateveryoudo,workheartily,asfortheLordandnotformen,knowingthatfromtheLordyouwillreceivetheinheritanceasyourreward.YouareservingtheLordChrist.”ESV

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SucceedinginKeyboardStudies RegardlessofwhichdegreeyouarepursuinginKeyboardStudies,thisguideisdesignedtoassistyoufromyourfirstmomentsonourcampustoyourgraduation.IfatanypointalongthisjourneyyouhaveANYquestions(andtherewillbemany),pleasebesuretoaskafacultymemberforguidanceandclarification.Weareheretohelpyouachieveyourhighestpotential.

Thekeytosuccessinanycourseofstudyistounderstandtherequirementsandexpectationsforeachstepoftheprocess,toequipyourselfwiththeknowledgeandtoolstoaccomplisheachtask,andtoengageineachundertakingwithmotivationanddiscipline.Thisguidewillhelporientyoutotheserequirementsandexpectations,andthefacultywillalsobeconsistentlysupervisingyouandencouragingyouinyourprogresstowardthecompletionofyourdegree.AuditionRequirementsAllprospectivemusicmajorswithapianoemphasismustauditionforscholarshipconsiderationandforstudioassignment.AuditionsarescheduledthroughtheFineArtsOfficeandarecoordinatedbytheDirectorofCommunityRelationsandRecruitmentfortheCollegeofFineArtsinconsultationwiththeCoordinatorofKeyboardStudies.Thepianoauditionconsistsof:

- Performingtwoorthreecontrastingmemorizedpieces(singlemovementsofpiecesareacceptable)

- DemonstratingproficiencywithMajorandMinorScalesinfouroctaves- DemonstratingSight-Readingability- Interview/DiscussionwithKeyboardFaculty

Types/LevelsofRepertoirethatareacceptableforauditionfortheBMApianostudentorBMinWorshipStudiesinclude(butarenotlimitedto):

- Bach:two-partinventions- Clementi:Sonatinas,Op.36(excludingNo.1)- Schumann:SelectionsfromAlbumfortheYoung- Chopin:SelectedPreludes- Kabalevsky:SonatinaorVariations- Khatchaturian:Sonatina

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Types/LevelsofRepertoirethatareacceptableforauditionfortheBMinPianoPerformanceinclude(butarenotlimitedto):

- Bach:easierPreludesandFugues- Beethoven:Sonatamovements- Chopin:Nocturnes,Waltzes- Rachmaninoff:Polichinelle,Humoresque- Debussy:Children’sCorner,Arabesque- Khachaturian:Toccata- Copland:TheCatandMouse

Althoughtherearenotspecifickeyboardauditionrequirementsforsecondarypianostudents,musicminors,andnon-musicmajors,anassessmentisnecessarytoensureappropriateplacementinkeyboardstudies.StudioAssignmentsEachincomingstudentiswelcometoindicateinwritingapreferenceforhisorherprimaryappliedinstructor.TheKeyboardStudiesfacultyrecognizestheimportanceofmatchingeachstudentwithanappropriateteacher.However,itisalsoourbeliefthatallpianostudentswillbenefitgreatlyfromstudywithanyofthepianoinstructorsatOklahomaBaptistUniversity.Wewillseriouslyconsiderallwrittenpreferences,buttheremaybeinstanceswhenthesepreferencescannotbeaccommodated.Ifthereareconcernsregardingtheappropriatefitinstudioassignments,pleasefeelfreetodiscussthiswiththeCoordinatorofKeyboardStudies.Ifsuchissuesariseonceappliedstudiesbegin,firstdiscussanyproblemswiththeappliedinstructorsothataresolutioncanbesoughtbeforebringingthemtotheKeyboardCoordinator.AdvisingandPlanningEachmusicstudentisassignedanAcademicAdvisortoassistinplanningcourseworkforeachsemester,tohelphimorherthroughtheundergraduateprocess,andtobeaguideincareerplanning.Typically,theadvisoristheprimaryappliedinstructor,buttherearetimeswhenthisisnotthecase.EvenifyourappliedteacherisnotyourAcademicAdvisor,besuretoconsultwithhimorhereachsemestertomakesureyouareontrackwithyourcourseworkfordegreecompletion.Althoughtheadvisorisaninvaluableresource,itisultimatelythestudent’sresponsibilitytobefamiliarwithdegreeplancourserequirementsandtobefamiliarwiththeAcademicCatalogandMusicStudentHandbook.LessonsAppliedlessonsconsistofindividualinstruction,arescheduledonaweeklybasis,andlasteither25minutesor50minutesdependingonthenumberofcredithoursinwhichthestudentisenrolled.Besuretofamiliarizeyourselfwiththespecificattendancepolicyfoundinyourteacher’ssyllabus.Alllessonsmissedbyyourteacherwillberescheduledlateratamutuallyconvenienttime.Althoughyourteachermaychoosetoprovideamake-uplessonwhenyouaretheoneresponsibleforthecancellation,noteacherisrequiredtoofferamake-uplessonhe/shedidnotpostpone.

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Appliedlessonsarethefoundationofgrowthandachievementinperformancestudies.Itisduringthistimethataninstructorcanfocusspecificallyonanindividual’sgapsinknowledge,weaknessesintechnique,andplotacoursefromtheinitialauditiontoprofessionalcompetencyinperformancebythetimeofgraduation.Becauseofthis,itisextremelyimportantthatexpectations,goals,andrequirementsarecommunicatedandunderstoodbetweentheinstructorandstudent.Thesediscussionscanandshouldtakeplacebefore,during,andafterthelesson,aswellasoutsideofthelesson.Althoughsomespecificrequirementsareoutlinedbelowinregardtoperformanceexpectations,ifthereiseveranyquestionregardingthesegoalsandexpectationsfromlessontolesson,besuretoaskyourinstructorforclarification.PracticeDailypracticerequirementsforeachdegreereflectthenumberofcredithoursenrolledinappliedstudy(1credithour=1hourofpracticeeachday).Theamountofrepertoiretobelearned,aswellasitsdifficulty,isalsoareflectionofthenumberofcredithours.A2-credithourcoursewillrequiremorerepertoiretobelearnedandatahigherlevelofdifficultythana1-credithourcourse,thusnecessitatingtheadditionalhourofpracticeeachday.Thelevelofdifficultyalsoincreaseswitheachsemesterofstudy,sothatupongraduationeachstudenthasreachedalevelofprofessionalcompetencyforhisorherspecificdegree.Practicemanagementandtechniqueswillbediscussedthroughoutthesemesteratlessonsandstudioclasses.Again,iftherearequestionsregardingpracticemethods,practicetimemanagement,orthegoalsandexpectationsforweeklyorsemesterperformances,pleaseaskyourinstructorforclarification.StudioClassesEachstudiomeetsweeklyatatimedesignatedbytheinstructor.Whileteachersvaryinhowtheyspecificallyutilizestudioclass,itisatimefortheentirestudiotolearninagroupsettingthroughdiscussions,performances,critiques,andotheractivities.Evenifnotspecificallyscheduledtoperformatagivenclass,thosewithpianoemphasesshouldbepreparedtoplaysomethingmemorizedateverystudioclass.Studio-classperformancesuggestionsandassignmentswillbediscussedduringweeklylessonsaswellasduringstudioclasstimes.PianoSeminarAllstudentswithpianoemphasismustregisterforPianoSeminar(MUPR1200),inwhichstudentsgainexperienceperformingmusicbeforealargergroupthantheirprofessor’sstudioclass.Thosenotperforminghearpianorepertoirethatbroadenstheirknowledgeoftheliteraturewhilesupportingtheirdepartmentalcolleagues.StudentsenrolledinPianoSeminararerequiredtoperformatleasttwice(i.e.twoseparatepieces)eachsemester.Inadditiontostudentperformances,thehourincludesdiscussionsorpresentationsontopicsrelevanttokeyboardstudyaswellaslisteningtoandviewingperformancesbykeyboardmasters.

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GeneralRecitalGeneralRecitalsconsistofperformancesbystudentsthroughouttheDivisionofMusic,andarescheduledonvariousdatesthroughoutthesemester(pleaseconsulttheDivisionofMusiccalendarorrecitalattendancesyllabus).StudentswithpianoemphasisarerequiredtoperformatleastonceeachsemesteronaGeneralRecital,butonlyafterasuccessfulperformanceofthesamematerialinPianoSeminar,asevaluatedbytheirappliedinstructor.Pleaseworkwithyourappliedteachertoplantheschedulingofperformancesaccordingly.AlsonotethattheGeneralRecitalPerformanceRequestform(includedinthisguide,availableonline,andavailableintheFineArtsoffice)requiresthesignatureofthestudent,teacher,andaccompanist(ifany).TechniqueJuriesTechniquejuriesareheldonceasemester(inNovemberduringthefallsemesterandinAprilduringtheSpringsemester.Techniquerequirementsvarywitheachdegreeplan,andareincludedonthetechniquepageincludedinthisguide.StudentspursuingaBMA,BME,orBMWorshipStudiesdegreemustcompletetechniquelevel3inordertograduate,withlevel1completedbythetimeoftheSophomoreBarrierExam.StudentspursuingaBMperformancedegreemustcompleteallsevenlevels,withlevels1-3completedbythetimeoftheSophomoreBarrierExam.(AlsoseetheincludedSophomoreBarrierExam).PerformanceJuriesAperformancejuryistheequivalenttothefinalexaminappliedmusicstudy.Allstudentsenrolledinpianostudyarerequiredtoperformajuryattheendofthesemester(unlessadegreerecitalwasgivenduringthelatterhalfofthesemester).PianoperformancejuriesforthosewithpianoemphasisaregenerallyscheduledonthefinalThursdayofclasseseachsemester.Pianojuriesforsecondarystudentsandnon-musicmajorsgenerallyoccuronthefirsttwodaysoffinalsweek.Youwillbeinformedatyourfirstlesson,studioclass,andseminaroftheexactdateandtimeofthejuries.Juryperformancesareclosedtothepublic,includingfamilyandfriends,althoughtheymayberecordedprovidedtheendeavorisnotdisruptive.Thefacultymayalsorecordjuryexaminationsforarchivalpurposes.Juryrequirementsforthosewithpianoemphasislast15-20minutes,andmustincludeatleast3contrastingmemorizedpieces/movements.Thereisalsoasight-readingelementforeachjury,withthelevelofthesight-readingbeingdeterminedbythenumberofcredithoursstudiedtodate.Whenchoosingrepertoiretostudyandperformoneachjury,youandyourteachershouldconsiderthefollowing:

• Eachyear,thecompositeofthetwojuriesshouldreflectpreparationandunderstandingofavarietyofstyleperiods:Baroque,Classical,Romantic,Impressionist,andModern/Contemporary.

• BytheSophomoreBarrierjury,allfiveofthesestyleperiodsmustberepresented,withatleastoneBaroquecontrapuntalworkatalevelequivalenttoaBachFugueof3or4voices,andatleastoneclassicalsonatabyHaydn,Mozart,Beethoven,Schubert,oranequivalentwork.

• JuriesinthefalloftheJuniorandSenioryearneednotbelimitedtomaterialinpreparationfortherespectivedegreerecitals.Studentsareencouragedtocontinuefillingingapsintheirrepertoireandstyleknowledgewithsmallerpiecesinadditiontothosebeingpreparedforasolorecital.

Juryrequirementsforpianosecondariesornon-majorsalsorequire3contrastingmovements/pieces,butonlyoneneedbememorized.

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Beforearrivingatyourjury,besuretofillouttheAppliedJuryReportsheet(includedinthisguide,availableonline,andavailablefromyourappliedinstructor)togivetothefacultypanel.ThosewithpianoemphasisshouldalsofilloutaJuryAdjudicationSheet(includedinthisguideandavailablefromyourappliedinstructor)foreachappliedfacultymemberonthepanel.Ifatanytimeyouareunsureastothejuryrequirementsforyourdegreeplan,pleasespeaktoyourappliedinstructor.Yourjuryrequirementsshouldbemadecleartoyouwithinthefirstlessonsofthesemesterandwillhelptodeterminethefocusofyourstudyforthesemester.Jurygradesaregivenastheaverageofthegradesfromeachfacultymemberonthejurypanel.Althoughtheexactweightofthejurygradeinthefinalsemestergraderemainsatthediscretionoftheappliedteacher,itisthepolicyoftheKeyboardStudiesareathatafinalsemestergradecannotbemorethanoneletterremovedfromyourcompositejurygrade.

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MilestonesbyYearFreshmanAdvisoryBeforeenrollingforthesophomoreyearofstudy,eachstudentwillreceivefeedbackfromvariousmusicprofessorsinaprocesscalledtheFreshmanAdvisory(seetheMusicStudentHandbookfordetails).Thisprocessisaformativeprocess,ratherthanasummativeone,andinregardtoappliedstudiesitisanopportunityforthekeyboardfacultytohelpthestudenttogaugehisorherprogressalongthecoursefromtheinitialaudition,totheupcomingSophomoreBarrier,toJuniorandSeniordegreerecitals,andtotheultimategoalofprofessionalcompetencyatgraduation.SophomoreBarrierAnystudentpursuingadegreefromtheDivisionofMusicandhavingpianoastheprimaryinstrumentmustsuccessfullycompleteabarrierexaminationafterfoursemestersofstudy(withaminimumof12credithoursofappliedstudyfortheBMperformancedegreeor8credithoursforallotherdegrees).Theexammustbepassedinorderforthestudenttocontinueinthechosendegreeprogramandtobeadmittedtothejuniorlevelofappliedpianostudy.Iftheexamisnotpassed,thefollowingoptionsareoffered:

1. InthecaseofaBMperformancestudent,changetoBMA,BME,orBMWorshipStudiesifitisfelttherequisitelevelofskillhasbeenmetforoneofthesedegreeprograms.

2. Retaketheexamafteronemoresemesterofstudy.Ifthestudentchoosesthisoptionbutisunsuccessfulinthesecondattempttopasstheexam,thestudentmustchooseanalternateareaofstudyoutsideofpiano.

3. Changetoanotherappliedinstrument,remainingamusicmajor(assumingacceptancebyauditionintoanotherarea).

4. Changetoadegreeoutsideofmusic.PleaseseetheincludedSophomoreBarrierForm,p.2forthefulllistofrequirementsfortheexam.Itisimportanttonotethatthemusicalelementslistedmustbeevidentacrossthefivemajorstyleperiods(Baroque,Classical,Romantic,Impressionist,andModern/Contemporary).ItisalsorequiredthatBaroquerepertoireincludesatleastonecontrapuntalmovementequivalenttoa3-or4-voiceBachfugue,andthatClassicalrepertoireincludesacompletesonatabyHaydn,Mozart,Beethoven,orSchubert,oranequivalentpieceasdeterminedbythekeyboardfaculty.Inadditiontothetechniquerequirementmentionedabove(levels1-3forBMperformancedegreesandlevel1forBMA,BME,andBMWorshipStudies),thefacultywillalsoconsiderthestudent’sperformanceinTheoryandAuralSkillsasreportedbythetheoryfaculty,tomakesurethestudenthastheadequateknowledgebasetosuccessfullycompleteupper-levelstudy.AfterconsideringalloftheelementsoftheSophomoreBarrier,thekeyboardfacultywilldeterminethatthestudenthas1)PassedtheExam,2)Passed,butwithseriousreservations,3)NotPassedtheExam.Iftherearereservationsregardingthestudentcontinuingtoupperdivisionstudyorthestudenthasnotpassed,thereasonswillbeexplainedinwritingbythekeyboardfaculty.

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JuniorandSeniorRecitalsApplicationformsforschedulingdegreerecitalsareincludedinthisguideandarealsoavailableonlineandintheFineArtsoffice.Forfallsemesterrecitals,theseformsareduebyApril15.Forspringsemesterrecitals,theformsareduebyOctober1.OtherinformationregardingproceduresforDivisionofMusicJuniorandSeniorRecitalsisavailableintheFineArtsofficeorfromthechairoftheRecitalCommittee.Inkeyboardstudies,theBMPerformancedegreesrequirefulljuniorandseniorrecitals(approximately45-50minutesofmusic).Allotherdegreesinpianorequireahalfseniorrecital(approximately25minutesofmusic).Thepianoteacherwilldeterminetherepertoirethatismostappropriateforeachdegreerecital,consideringthecurrentstrengthspresentinastudent’sabilityaswellasweaknessesyettobeovercome.Attheundergraduatelevel,eachdegreerecitalshouldreflect,asmuchaspossible,abroadunderstandingofeachofthevariousstyleperiods.Timingonasinglerecitalmaynotmakethispossible,sointheeventthatastyleperiodisabsentorunder-representedontheJuniorRecital,itshouldbegivengreaterconsiderationontheSeniorRecital.Beforegivingarecital,studentsmustpassarecitalhearing.Keyboardrecitalhearingsarescheduledatleastfour(4)weeksinadvanceoftheapprovedrecitaldate.ThestudentandteacherwillcompletetheRecitalHearingReport(includedinthisguideandavailableintheFineArtsoffice)andsubmitittotheKeyboardCoordinator,whowillworkwiththestudentandthekeyboardfacultytofindamutuallyacceptabletimeforthehearing.Keyboardfacultywillheartheprograminitsentiretyandwill1)approvetherecital,2)requireapartialre-hearing,3)requireacompleterehearing.Acompleterehearingmaynecessitatethereschedulingoftherecitaltoaccommodatethe4-weekadvancedapprovalrequirement.OtherOpportunitiesThroughoutyourcourseofstudytherewillbenumerousotheropportunitiestoperformandcompete.TheseopportunitiesincludetheOBUConcerto-Ariacompetition,OMTAcompetitions,andstateandregionalevents.Yourteacherwillhelpyoutonavigatewhichoftheseopportunitiesisappropriateforyou.

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AdditionalConsiderationsforSuccessHealthEatwell,stayhydrated,andgetplentyofsleep.Itisimportantthatyougiveyourbodythefuelitneedstothinkclearlyandworkmostefficiently.Beingtiredorwithoutpropernourishmentnotonlymakesyoulesseffective,butleavesyoumuchmorepronetoinjury.Yourbrainprocessesinformationwhenyouarerestingandyourbodyrepairsitselfbestduringsleep.Iftimemanagementissuesmakestayinghealthyachallenge,speakwithyourteacherforguidance.ProperbodyusageandtechniquewillbeaddressedthroughoutyourkeyboardstudieseducationatOBU,inlessons,studioclasses,andseminars.However,physicalissuesstillhappen.Ifatanytimeyouareexperiencingpainordiscomfortinyourtechnique,inanyway,pleasespeakwithyourappliedteacherimmediately.Theywillhelpyoutonavigatetheissue,whichmayincludereferringyoutoadoctororphysicaltherapist.Oftenifanissueiscaughtearlyenough,itcanbemanagedwithaslightchangeintechnique.DressThereisnospecificdresscodeinthekeyboarddepartmentforlessonsorstudiowork.However,shoesmustalwaysbewornthatallowforproperpedaltechniqueandChristianmodestyandrespectshouldalwaysbekeptinmind.Forseminarperformances,GeneralRecitals,andjuries,pleasedressprofessionally.Thisdoesnotmeanthatformalattireisrequired(i.e.atuxorformaldress),butthatitshouldbeevidentthattheperformeristakinghisorherartseriously,respectingboththemselvesandtheaudience.Fordegreerecitals,menshouldwearajacket(orvest)andatie.Womenshouldbesurethatdressesallowthemtomovefreelyattheinstrument,withthehemlinefallingbelowthekneeswhilesitting.Again,shoesshouldallowforproperpedaltechnique.Itisimportanttorememberthatmodestyandfashionarenotopposites,andthatone’swardrobeshouldnotdistracttheaudiencefromthemusicbeingperformed.

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PianoTechniqueLevels

1–Majorscales, =120andMajorArpeggios, =1002–HarmonicandMelodicMinorScales, =120andMinorArpeggios, =1003–DominantSeventhandDiminishedSeventhArpeggios, =1004–MajorScalesin3rds,6ths,and10ths, =1205–HarmonicMinorScalesin3rds,6ths,and10ths, =1206–MajorScalesinDouble3rds,handsseparate:Bb,C,D,Eb,F,G,A, =607–TeacherDiscretion(basedonindividualstudentneeds)

• Note:alllevelsarehandstogetherexceptforlevel6RequirementsforGraduationBMA,BME,BMWorshipStudies:Levels1-3(level1completedbySophomoreBarrier)BMPerformance:Alllevels(level3completedbySophomoreBarrier)

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OKLAHOMABAPTISTUNIVERSITYJURYADJUDICATIONSHEET–APPLIEDPIANO

NAME:_______________________________CLASSIFICATION:_____________________TEACHER:_____________________________ CREDITS:____SEMESESTER:__________Degree:_______________________________________________LiteraturePreparedforExam:

1. ______________________________________by__________________________

2. ______________________________________by__________________________

3. ______________________________________by__________________________

4. ______________________________________by__________________________

5. ______________________________________by__________________________COMMENTS:Adjudicator’sSignature:______________________________________ Grade:__________

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OKLAHOMABAPTISTUNIVERSITYSophomoreBarrierforPianoPrimaryApplied

Degrees:BMinPianoPerformance,BMinPianoPerformancewithemphasisinPedagogy,BMA,BME,BMWorshipStudies

DESCRIPTION

Any student pursuing a degree from the Division ofMusic and having piano as his/herprimaryinstrumentmustsuccessfullycompleteabarrierexaminationafterfoursemestersofstudy(withaminimumof12credithoursofappliedstudyfortheBMperformancedegreeor8hoursofappliedstudyforallotherdegrees).Theexammustbepassedinorderforthestudenttocontinueinhis/herchosendegreeprogramandtobeadmittedtothejuniorlevelofappliedpianostudy.Transferstudentswilltakethesophomorepianobarrierexamwhentheyhavecompletedorhavebeengrantedcreditforthenumberofrequiredcredithoursofappliedpianostudythatequals those for the barrier of their chosen degree. If a transfer student has alreadycompleted the number of required credit hours at another college or university, thesophomorebarrierexamwillserveashisorherentranceexamintothespecifieddegreeprogram.

Purpose:Tomakecertainthatthestudent’sprogressismorethanadequatetocontinueandsatisfactorilycompletetherequirementsinhisorherspecificdegreeprogram.ThisenablestheOBUDivisionofMusicandDepartmentofKeyboardStudiestomaintainthehighstandardsconsistentwithOBU’sreputationandtofavorablyreflectourmissionandensurethefuturesuccessofourstudents.Consequence:TheBarrierExammustbepassedinorderforthestudenttocontinueintheirchosendegreeprogramandbeadmittedtothejuniorlevelofpianoprimaryappliedstudy.Iftheexamisnotpassed,thefollowingoptionsareoffered:

1. InthecaseofaBMstudent,changetoBMA,BME,orBMWorshipStudiesifitisfelttherequisitelevelofskillhasbeenmetforoneofthesedegreeprograms.

2. Retaketheexamafteronemoresemesterofstudy.*3. Changetoanotherappliedinstrument,remainingamusicmajor(assumingacceptanceby

auditionintoanotherarea).4. Changetoadegreeoutsideofmusic

*Ifthestudentchoosesoption#2butisunsuccessfulinthesecondattempttopasstheexam,thestudentmustchooseanalternateareaofstudyoutsideofpiano.

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Assessment:Attheendoffoursemestersofappliedpianostudy(withaminimumof12credithoursfortheBMperformancedegreeor8credithoursfortheotherdegrees),thefollowingrequirementsmustbemet:Beabletodemonstratethefollowingaspectscommontoallpianoprimaries:

1. Sound:abilitytoprojectline,balance2. Phrasing:shapingandarticulation3. Communication:conveytheintentionsofthecomposerandthestyleofthegenreandstyle

period4. Continuity:demonstrateflowandfluidity5. Accuracy:demonstratewrittenrhythmsandpitches6. Memory:demonstratereliabilitywithconfidenceandpoise7. Sightplaying:demonstratelevelappropriateforeachdegreeplan8. Rateoflearning:demonstratetimelyprogress9. Style:Therepertoireperformedintheprecedingjuriesandinclusiveofthesophomorebarrier

mustreflectpreparationandunderstandingofthese5majorperiods:baroque(includingacontrapuntalworkequivalenttoa3-4voiceBachfugue),classical(includingasonatabyHaydn,Mozart,Beethoven,Schubert,orequivalent),romantic,impressionist,andmodern/contemporary.

BM:PassTechniqueLevels1-3 BMA,BME,BMWorshipStudies:PassTechniqueLevel1Aspartofthefinalassessmentforthesophomorepianobarrierexam,thepianofacultywillconsiderthestudent’sperformanceinTheoryandAuralSkills.

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OKLAHOMABAPTISTUNIVERSITYSophomoreBarrierforPianoPrimaryApplied

NAME: DEGREE:

AppliedPianoStudytoDateCourseNumber CreditHours Semester GradeReceived

TotalCreditHoursGrantedinAppliedPianoStudy:

TechniqueLevelsPassedLevel SemesterandYearPassed

1–Majorscales, =120andMajorArpeggios, =100

2–HarmonicandMelodicMinorScales, =120andMinorArpeggios, =100

3-DominantSeventhandDiminishedSeventhArpeggios, =100

4–MajorScalesin3rds,6ths,and10ths, =120

5–HarmonicMinorScalesin3rds,6ths,and10ths, =120

6–MajorScalesinDouble3rds,handsseparate:Bb,C,D,Eb,F,G,A, =60

7–TeacherDiscretion(pleaseindicate)

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JuryRepertoire(inclusiveofSophomoreBarrier)Semesterand

Year RepertoirePerformed StylePeriodRepresented

GradeReceived

Doestheperformedrepertoireabovereflectpreparationandunderstandingofthesestyleperiods: Yes No Comments(optional)Baroque(contrapuntal) Classical(sonata) Romantic Impressionist Modern/Contemporary

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Commentsregardingstudent’sabilitytodemonstratetheaspectsofperformancelistedonp.2.

TheoryandAuralSkillsAssessment(inconsultationwithTheoryFaculty)ThisisthefirstattemptattheSophomoreBarrier ☐ThisisthesecondattemptattheSophomoreBarrier ☐ Passed Passed,butwithSerious

Reservations NotPassed

SophomoreBarrier ☐ ☐ ☐*If“withSeriousReservations”or“NotPassed,”pleaseexplain:

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