Downloadable/Printable Setnor School of Music Faculty Handbook PDF
Welcome
Welcome to the Setnor School of Music! It is our hope that this handbook will facilitate a productive and enjoyable educational experience. The Setnor School of Music is a small community of faculty and student musicians whose passion is music. In order to ensure a positive experience for everyone, it is important that all members of the community interact with goodwill, generosity and awareness that individual actions have a great effect on the community. All community members should treat others with respect, free of racial, ethnic, religious, gender, or sexual orientation-based discrimination. In addition, respect for others is shown through basic courtesies such as punctuality, preparation, making expectations clear, and participation in those activities that strengthen the community.
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ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
General Information
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The Minor in Private Music Study is designed for students from any degree program on campus, except those in the Setnor School of Music, who want to study music privately on guitar, drum set, piano or organ. Students who perform other instruments may petition to be accepted into the Minor in Private Music Study. Please click here for more information, or contact Dr. Anne Laver (alaver@syr.edu).
Auditing a Course
A student may audit courses with instructor approval. A student must submit the audit option by the grading option deadline, and cannot rescind the option after the deadline. Audited courses are non-credit, do not meet any degree requirements, and are not counted toward enrollment status. Instructors may record a grading symbol of NA instead of AU if the student never attends the class. The student may have limited access to Syracuse University library resources if he or she is auditing a class and is not registered for any credit classes for the term. Courses that require a Proposal for Independent Study, studio art or applied music courses offered by the College of Visual and Performing Arts cannot be audited. Additionally, these types of courses taken through Syracuse Abroad cannot be audited: Signature Seminars and courses required for a Syracuse Abroad program (exceptions may be made for graduate students) and courses taken through partner universities abroad.
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- The signed form serves as your enrollment form for independent study or experience credit. The VPA Office of Student Success will forward the approved proposal to the Registrar’s Student Records Office, where the course will be added to your schedule.
Collaborative Collaborative Piano Guidelines
Pianists play an essential role in facilitating performance at music schools. Their skills and services are required for playing in orchestra and wind ensemble concerts; chamber music; special events, and approved instrumental instrumental and vocal vocal degree recitals.
Given the dual constraints of an expanding non-pianist student population coupled with severely limited resources for maintaining a collaborative keyboard staff, the School has set priorities for facilitating repertoire preparation at the highest level for upper-division and graduate students, in juries and in performance.
All vocal and instrumental students are responsible for procuring capable pianists for their lessons, juries, and any other performance events. It is advised that students be proactive and plan plan accordingly, in consultation with their applied in consultation with their applied teachers. Students are free to choose whomever they wish to engage and all terms should be whomever they wish to engage and all terms should be established upfront with their pianist. Some collaborations may arise with fellow students who may or may not be piano majors. An updated list of recommended SU and Syracuse area pianists will be maintained with the Office Coordinator in Room 301 and on the Keyboard Department’s bulletin board outside of Room 310.
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- The School of Music will contribute a maximum of $350 for a qualified accompanist. It is the the student’s responsibility to engage the pianist him- or herself, negotiating the total fee directly with the contracted pianist, including lessons, rehearsals, pre-recital jury and the performance, with a provision for extra rehearsals.
- Additional hours required of the accompanist are the financial responsibility of the student and are to be paid at at an agreed upon rate with the pianist.
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- The School of Music will contribute a maximum of $250 for a qualified accompanist. It is the student’s the student’s responsibility to engage the pianist him- or herself, negotiating the total fee directly with the contracted pianist, including lessons, rehearsals, pre-recital jury and the performance, with a provision for extra rehearsals.
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- Additional hours required of the accompanist are the financial responsibility of the student recitalist and and are to be paid at a rate agreed upon up front by both parties.
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- Additional hours or services (e.g., convocation, master classes, competitions, travel to off-campus events, etc.) required of the accompanist are the financial responsibility of the voice student based upon based upon mutual agreement upfront between the voice student and the pianist.
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Teaching assistantship guidelines are established established by Syracuse University and call for a maximum workload of Syracuse University and call for a maximum workload of 10 hours per week week for a a half TA, or 20 hours for a a full TA. With this in this in mind, the following the following allotments have have been established established for piano TAs, who will also have some responsibilities supporting the Keyboard area by assisting with piano classes, tests, and other administrative duties:
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- Staffing of the opera/opera workshop will be considered the equivalent of 2 recitals. The ½ TA who has primary responsibility for the opera workshop may be assigned may be assigned two or three three recitals, depending on the needs of depending on the needs of the opera during the spring semester.
- This arrangement allows for a maximum of 18 vocal degree recitals per year, although the maximum in the spring semester could be as low as 11 (if there were 2 Full TAs plus one half TA handling the be as low as 11 (if there were 2 Full TAs plus one half TA handling the opera workshop) to a high of 15 (if there were 3 half TAs plus one full TA) due to the need to hold due to the need to hold any one pianist’s load in the spring semester to 4, to ensure adequate progress in his or her own performance program.
- It will be up to the voice area how to allocate the pianists’ total available hours and recital accompanying. In consultation with the piano faculty, the voice area may elect to reassign a pianist to a choral ensemble (in exchange exchange for 2 recital credits).
Summary
- Students with a full assistantship provide up to 7 vocal degree recitals (or equivalent*) per academic year (with a maximum of 4 in the spring semester). Students with a ½ assistantship provide up to 4 vocal degree recitals (or equivalent*) per academic year
- *”Equivalent” refers to other needs of the the voice area area such as opera workshop, choral ensembles, etc., that may may be staffed instead of recitals, at the voice area’s discretion. In consultation with the keyboard faculty, a TA’s load load may be adjusted based on recital scheduling and the perceived perceived difficulty of the of the assignments. (E.g., a ½ TA who plays 3 [shorter] junior recitals by the middle of February, including one that took place in November, may have additional duties assigned vs. another TA who is playing considerably longer programs that are scheduled in March and April.)
- In the event that the voice voice area does not need the full TA allotment of need the full TA allotment of hours, the the TAs may be assigned be assigned to play play for instrumental recitals or other performance service.
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- Efficient communication is essential. Collaborative partners should: exchange e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and basic schedules so that each collaborative partner can plan ahead and avoid scheduling problems; respond immediately to all messages from one’s partner; be professional, courteous and collegial in every circumstance; welcome constructive suggestions for the improvement of the performance as the improvement of the performance as well as the effective effective management of rehearsals.
- Collaborative partners should inform each other of lessons, rehearsals, and performances well in advance, as well well as the repertoire for those events. Collaborative partners should enter all appointments agreed upon in a planner immediately, and be punctual for those appointments. If a scheduled appointment must be cancelled, all personnel should be contacted, preferably at least a day in advance.
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- Copies given to a pianist should be copied or taped back-to-back with holes punched. Two-page pieces should should be punched on the inside edge in such a way as to eliminate any need for a page turn. It may be necessary to to provide a ring binder for the pianist as well. All copies should be prepared this way; no pianist should be given unprepared loose copies.
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It is best that at least two, or if possible, three committee members be present at every audition. This includes individual auditions scheduled outside of the regularly scheduled audition days as well. Additionally, all forms in the audition folder, including the theory test must be completed for every auditioning student, even those who do not audition on the regular audition days. Students are told to bring a resume, and this should be included as part of their folder. The resume form will be sent to them, and will also be available to download off of the website. All application materials inside the folder must be completed by the student regardless of when they audition.
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This is deceiving however, and offers a false sense of security to the transfer student. Transfers wishing to be be considered for admission during the fall of any academic year are wise to begin the process as soon as possible, preferably meeting the same deadlines as freshman candidates. Transfers are admitted on a space-available basis.
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