Required of ALL undergraduate music majors each spring. Senior Recitals, given in the spring semester, can replace Evaluations with permission by the appropriate faculty.

Students are asked to prepare two (for Bachelor of Arts music majors) or three (for Bachelor of Music students) pieces of contrasting styles to perform before a faculty jury. The evaluations take place in the late Spring; watch the bulletin board near the Music Office for the date, instrument and time of your evaluation. Information is usually available the first week of March. It is assumed that you will take a Performance Evaluation on the instrument you played during your initial Placement Examination. Any instrument changes need to be approved.

Students are expected to present pieces at a minimum NYSSMA Level 5 for freshman and NYSSMA Level 6 for all other students. Examples of recommended pieces can be found in the NYSSMA manual on reserve in the Music Library. These are only examples. Speak to your teacher regarding appropriate pieces for your evaluation.

Online searches are now available to locate possible NYSSMA pieces for most instruments. To locate NYSSMA pieces held in the Queens College Music Library, go to CUNY+ and type in "[your instrument] NYSSMA" in the search box (e.g., "violin NYSSMA"). In the results list, click on individual titles to see the NYSSMA level. To search for specific levels, type in "[your instrument] NYSSMA level 5" (e.g., "flute NYSSMA level 5").

Please note that not all instruments have been labeled in CUNY+. We appreciate your patience as we work to add NYSSMA tags for all instruments. Remember that these pieces are just suggestions.

For more information on using CUNY+, or any Music Library resources, go to the Finding Resources section of the Music Library homepage.

Bachelor of Arts students are expected to study their instrument (or voice) with a private teacher in order to improve their performance skills; these graded evaluations help guide them in their performance development. Credit for Independent study is possible for lessons with approved teachers. The school also offers an informal lesson program known as the BA/MA Program that helps students locate low cost lessons from students in our Masters program. More information is available by contacting Professor Lipsey.

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