(for non-performance majors)

This certificate is offered to encourage undergraduate music students who are not music performance majors to pursue the intensive study of their instrument beyond the minimum requirements for their degree. The area of performance is indicated on the certificate (e.g. "Certificate of Recognition in Piano").

Eligibility Criteria:

To apply for a Certificate of Recognition in Music Performance, a student must meet the following criteria:

• Be enrolled at The University of Texas at Austin as an undergraduate music major and be enrolled in Principal Instrument 260.
• Be pursuing the Bachelor of Music degree as a major in music studies, music theory, or composition; or pursuing the Bachelor of Arts in Music degree.

Procedure:

1. A student who meets the eligibility requirements should submit a petition to their performance jury for permission to perform at a full faculty jury. This petition may be submitted during any semester in which the student is enrolled for principal instrument 260.
2. If the petition is approved, the student may audition at a full faculty jury. Ordinarily, the student will not be given permission to audition for the full faculty before the conclusion of his or her second semester of principal instrument 260.
3. If the student obtains approval at the full faculty jury, then he or she may present a certificate recital during (but not later than) the following academic year. Such a student will also have the option to enroll for MUS 420R (rather than principal instrument 260) for the semester in which the certificate recital is to be given.
4. A certificate recital must be equivalent to the junior recital required of a music performance major, and must offer a repertoire equivalent to that of an upper division music performance major.
5. The certificate recital will be heard by the division faculty of the student's principal instrument, and they will vote to approve or disapprove granting a Certificate of Recognition in Music Performance.
6. If approval is given by the division faculty, then the certificate will be issued by the Butler School of Music and signed by both the student's performance instructor and the Director of the School of Music.