{"id":3268,"date":"2015-01-27T14:47:04","date_gmt":"2015-01-27T19:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/groups.etown.edu\/news\/?p=3268"},"modified":"2015-01-27T14:53:07","modified_gmt":"2015-01-27T19:53:07","slug":"creative-capstones-music-majors-say-farewell-with-senior-recitals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/2015\/01\/27\/creative-capstones-music-majors-say-farewell-with-senior-recitals\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Capstones: Music Majors Say Farewell with Senior Recitals"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Music majors fill Zug Memorial Hall with music each spring semester by performing senior recitals. Friends and family members will gather in the music hall from now until Commencement to watch 10 seniors perform on their principal instrument, including voice. \u201cFor music majors I feel like it\u2019s graduation; like our big moment,\u201d said music therapy major Marissa Jones.<\/p>\n

This semester\u2019s recitals begin at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8, and continue throughout the semester. Seniors Marissa Jones and Robert Codio<\/a>, who plays the horn, kick off the concerts. Jones plays the cello, an instrument she has been performing on since third grade. Jones also plays the piano and guitar and sings in the college\u2019s all-female a capella group, Melica. \u201cI actually thought I couldn\u2019t sing when I came to E-town, but being in Melica helps me be creative with music in a different way.\u201d<\/p>\n

A music major\u2019s senior recital is the capstone experience. Each recital requires a student to perform a half hour of music on the instrument they have been studying during their eight semesters at E-town. \u201cThis recital is a combination of the four years of study on their instrument and the knowledge gained from their music classes, \u201c said Dr. James Haines, chair of the Department of Fine and Performing Arts. \u201cStudents will be able to understand the structure of the music as well as how to perform the piece based on who wrote it, the time period and the emotional quality.\u201d<\/p>\n

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For music majors I feel like it\u2019s graduation; like our big moment.\u201d<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Before being granted a recital, students must pass a jury three weeks before their performance. \u201cThis jury consists of three faculty members from the department, one being the student\u2019s private teacher and two others of their choice,\u201d said Haines. During the jury performance, students are asked to perform any of the pieces on the list they have created for their recital. If it is found that the student is at an appropriate level and will have a successful performance, the jury will pass him or her. \u201cThere is no grade on the recital,\u201d said Haines. \u201cWe want the pressure to be off.\u201d<\/p>\n

Music majors have been practicing around the clock for their performances, some for years. \u201cUsually around recitals, I\u2019ll play two hours a day, but depending on my schedule sometimes that can\u2019t happen\u201d said Jones. \u201cThat\u2019s when I have to pack the weekends and play only an hour a day during the week.\u201d<\/p>\n

The cello player picked her music for the recital in September, while many students have been working on their pieces for years. \u201cI first was just learning the music but now I\u2019m at the point where I\u2019m working on more of the performance aspect which is pretty cool that I\u2019m now on a level where I can do that.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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