In addition to jury performances, Music students perform a final recital to act as an end of year evaluation of their applied lesson coursework. This is in place of a traditional written final exam. All first-third year recitals will be held in Quance Theatre. Fourth year and graudate recitals should be given in Convocation Hall.
Please consult your MUAP course syllabus or the following table to determine your recital requirement:

Year in Program	Performance Major Recital Length	Individualized or Music Education Major Recital Length
First (100-level) - optional	10-minutes	10-minutes
Second (200-level) - required	10-minutes	10-minutes
Third (300-level) - required	30-minutes	15-minutes
Fourth (400-level) - required	60-minutes	30-minutes

All recital materials neeed to be submitted at minimum one month before your recital date. All materials are to be submitted to the Office Coordinator via email (music@usask.ca.)

You must submit the following:

• Recital Request Form - the first step in getting your recital booked, this is due by the first week of November each year (exact date communicated to students by the Office Coordinator)
• Recital Setup Form - Recital Setup Form
• Program - sent as a PDF attachment
• Program Notes & Translations - only required for fourth year & Masters Students
• Other materials: Music - only required for third, fourth year and Masters students

Recital Setup Form 

In addition to the recital programs, you will need to submit an information form to help the Recital Assistants prepare for your recital. This is required 1 month prior to your recital date, and can be accessed online.

Recital Programs 

Two programs are required; one of these copies must be signed by your Applied Instructor.

Please use the linked template, found here: 2024 Recital Program Template

Program Notes & Translations

Program notes are not required for first and second year students, they are optional for third year students, and mandatory for fourth year students. Vocal majors are required to include translations for songs not in english. 

For information on program notes, including:

• how to write and format program notes
• how to cite sources and format a bibliograpny using Chicago Style 16th ed for music
• an overview of finding useful information sources in the library and online

For more information, please contact the Music & Education Liason Librarian, Carolyn Doi: carolyn.doi@usask.ca

& review this page: http://libguides.usask.ca/music/programnotes

Other Materials 

Third and fourth year students need to submit a copy of their music, placed in the correct order in an enclosed package such as an envelope, file folder, or binder. 

Program Notes: Requirements for the Undergraduate level

Program notes are required for all 4^th year recitals and are optional for 3^rd year recitals.

Required elements:

• 12pt Times New Roman, 1.5 line-spacing
• Length:  
  • MUAP 335,345 (optional) - one (1) page
  • MUAP 435 –one (1) page
  • MUAP 445 –two (2) pages (not including translations)
• Song text translations from the program will be made available, properly cited, for the jury panel and audience, apart from the program notes.

A draft of your program notes must be presented to the Applied Music instructor prior to the actual recital date. These notes will be properly researched and cited using one of several accepted methods. Applied Music instructors will provide feedback and will ensure that issues regarding proper citation and accreditation are addressed. All are reminded that plagiarism is considered a serious offense.

Program notes should consist of one to two brief paragraphs per composition/composer in your program. If there is a focused, or theme-based program, e.g. - a song cycle, Chopin Études, etc… longer, more focused notes could be developed that inform the material. Avoid creating a ‘road-map’ of the works or a composer’s life. Look instead to provide interesting information about the work and/or the composers/poets/librettists, etc. that might heighten the concert experience for the audience.

 Once completed, two copies of the program and completed program notes (one copy signed by the instructor) will be submitted to the Office Coordinator one month before the actual recital date. Failure to submit a program and program notes as required, two-weeks before the recital date, will result in an automatic failure for the program-note component of the Final Grade – thus 0/5 possible final grade points.

Given that current Policy requires that 4^th year recitals to be valued at 50% of the Final grade for these classes, the following applies in regards to grading:

• 45% - Recital Performance
• 5% - Program Notes

Program Notes: Requirements for MMus (Performance) students:

This applies to the recital element of MUS 814.

Masters of Music (Performance) students are required to publish 2-page program notes with their published recital program, not including translations. Song text translations for the program will be made available, properly cited, for the jury panel and audience, apart from the program notes. 

MMus students will present 5-7 pages of researched material (12 pt Times New Roman, 1.5 line-spacing) to their Applied Music instructor prior to the actual recital date. These notes will be properly researched and cited using one of several accepted methods in the Dept. of Music. Applied Music instructors will then provide feedback and will assure that issues regarding proper citation and accreditation are addressed. All are reminded that plagiarism is considered a serious offense. These notes will be reduced by the student performing the recital to 2-page program notes for the program. The student’s committee will evaluate the 2-page version of said Program Notes at the recital.

Two copies of the 2-page program notes and recital program (one copy signed by the instructor) must be submitted to the Music office one month before the recital date.