Private Teaching

General Information

Music instruction is offered for credit on all instruments and voice. Registration takes place at the beginning of the fall and spring semesters. Private instruction classes all have the course mnemonic MUPF. Admission is by instructor permission. Full-time UVA students receive priority to register for private performance lessons each semester. Full-time UVA students taking lessons register and pay for private lessons through SIS. They must submit a Course Action form (http://www.virginia.edu/registrar/courseactionform.html) signed by the instructor in order to take lessons.

For complete registration procedures, see https://music.virginia.edu/lessons.

Faculty are paid for lessons through the Department via payroll in two installments each semester. Teachers are expected to give thirteen lessons per semester, starting in the second week of classes. One of the thirteen lessons can be a workshop or masterclass-style group class. It is expected that faculty will be in contact with the students during the first week of classes to arrange teaching schedules. For payment procedures, see Payment / Reimbursement / Purchasing.

Teaching Facilities

Private lessons are taught in studios A-F located on the 2^nd floor; room B018 for jazz and percussion; and rooms B017, B019 and B020 for piano.

• Space must be scheduled through the Administrative Assistant.
• Teaching facilities may not be used for personal gain. On University property, UVA employees may only teach students who are enrolled through the UVA registration process.
• Studio space may be scheduled by Music Department faculty and graduate students for private practice when the room is not otherwise in use. See the Administrative Assistant to schedule space.
• Undergraduate students may not use the studios for private practice. They should use the practice modules for this purpose..

Exceptions:

• Piano faculty may approve their most advanced students to use rooms B017, B019 and B020 for private practice when they are not otherwise in use, by sending the students’ names to the Administrative Assistant.
• Jazz and percussion students wishing to practice privately may fill out a B018 Practice Permission Form that must be signed for approval by one of the jazz or percussion faculty.
• Students enrolled in UVA chamber music classes may use a larger space for rehearsal.. The director of the ensemble  must request the space for the group and takes responsibility for the space during the rehearsals.

• Pianos in the studios should not be moved for any reason; moving them puts great stress on the legs of the instrument.
• If the format of the room is changed for any reason, it should be returned to its original teaching format before the group or individual leaves.
• Faculty, students and outside vendors should not post advertisements or posters in the studio rooms.

Teaching Schedule

The teaching schedule is maintained by the Administrative Assistant. Requests are sent for preferred teaching times prior to each semester, which will be accommodated as best as possible given time and space considerations. Faculty should not assume that they will get the same rooms and times each semester.

Lessons Auditions

Auditions for lessons are mandatory for classical voice students, and are suggested, but not mandatory, for other studios. For classical voice students, prospective students must perform an audition for the entire voice faculty. An audition comprises one to two prepared pieces in contrasting style. Auditions are always held at the beginning of fall semester, but may also take place at the beginning of spring semester, as deemed necessary. Audition requirements for other instruments are set individually by the faculty and vary from studio to studio.

Private Lessons Levels

We currently have three levels of lessons available for students.

2000-Level Performance

Admission is by instructor permission. Intended for students playing at a beginner to intermediate level or any students who wish to develop their skills and musical knowledge but cannot commit to an ambitious practice schedule. Lessons may be half-hour (0.5 credit) or one hour (1 credit) and are offered on a CR/NC (pass/fail) basis. No jury is required. Optional performance opportunities, for example Tea Time recitals are available. Individual instructors may set performance requirements for their students. Students can count 2000-level, CR/NC study toward the 2-credit performance requirement within the Music Major as a Department-authorized exception to the default College policy (https://music.virginia.edu/lessons).

All students must begin at the 2000 level, regardless of skill level, for the important reason that students will benefit from a relatively low-pressure environment as they learn to balance the practice demands of music study with other college activities. In rare cases – such as a transfer student who has one or more years of experience as a performance major in a music school – we may make an exception to this rule. In this case the student will be asked to audition for admission into 3000-level lessons, provided the instructor(s) involved are willing to hear this audition and consider adding that student into the appropriate studio.

We also have a sub-category of the 2000 level for “Supervised Performance,” which requires both the permission of the instructor and the DUP (Director of the Undergraduate Program). This is intended for students involved in types of solo or ensemble performance not offered through the department. In this case, a full-time faculty member serves as mentor, monitors performance activities, and assigns relevant readings and research.

3000-Level Advanced Performance

Intended for students working at the level of a music major, though not necessarily majoring in music. (Requirements for the music major are posted on the Music Department web site: https://music.virginia.edu/lessons) Prerequisite is at least one semester of 2000-level study and a successful audition (to be included as part of fall or spring juries). Audition criteria vary by instrument and are determined by the relevant jury members. 3000-level lessons are one hour in length, graded, and for 2 credits. Students at this level should make a time commitment to practice appropriate for major-level study. A norm of at least 6 hours/week is suggested, although individual performance instructors may set a higher or lower expectation of practice time as appropriate. Students wanting to move from the 2000- to the 3000-level must perform a jury, a brief performance for a group of faculty, made up mostly of private instructors in areas close to that of the student, at the end of the semester preceding the change, and all 3000-level students must perform a jury at the end of each semester after being accepted into the 3000 level. In addition, a voice student (classical or non-classical) who has been admitted to the 3000-level and wishes to switch from classical to non-classical or vice versa and maintain 3000-level status, must re-apply during the applicable jury.

3000-level lessons are intended to be repeatable. Every time a student takes a semester of private instruction, he or she learns new techniques, repertoire and the new interpretive skills associated with this repertory, and this constitutes “different content” sufficient to justify repetition of the course number.

4000-Level Honors Performance

Intended to be taken for two semesters by fourth-year students preparing a Distinguished Major or other fourth-year recital (see Teaching) or, in cases of unusual ability, by students preparing a full-length recital to be given before their fourth year. Prerequisites for the 4000-level are: 3000-level study, a written application in the semester prior to enrolling, and a successful audition (to be included in juries) at the end of the semester prior to enrolling. 4000-level lessons are one hour in length, graded, and for 2 credits. The expectation is that the student will play a jury at the end of the first semester, and a full-length recital near the end of the second semester.

Syllabi

All faculty are required to prepare syllabi for MUPF courses, and to submit those syllabi each semester to the Chair’s Assistant and Academic Programs Coordinator. Please consult with the Chair’s Assistant and Academic Programs Coordinator if you wish to see copies of recent syllabi in your area or a related area of study.

Make-up Lessons and Notification Requirement

The general policy is that if a student cancels their lesson with less than 24 hours’ notice for anything other than illness or emergency, then the instructor does not need to make up the lesson.  If a teacher or student cancels a lesson due to a legitimate scheduling conflict, it is the teacher’s responsibility to provide a make-up lesson in order to fulfill the 13-lesson obligation. Extended leave from teaching by instructors – defined as more than one week per semester – must be approved by the Chair.

Scholarships

The Music Department offers a limited number of full and partial lessons scholarships to music majors as well as a number of other talented students each year on a competitive basis.

In order to qualify for a scholarship, the student must declare their intent to compete for a lessons scholarship on their jury form. Upon passing the jury, prospective scholarship recipients are ranked by the respective jury members. (See Scholarship Recommendations Form.) A committee of faculty appointed by the chair decides the final allocation of scholarships, in consultation with the Chair. Scholarships must be re-applied for each semester, and occasionally they may be taken away from a student(s) and/or added to another student(s) at mid-year.

Scholarship preference is given to music majors, ensemble members (who may or may not be majors) and to others providing departmental service (e.g., student accompanists). Generally, it is expected that students receiving a lesson scholarship study at the 3000-level. Because of this and the expectation that students applying for a scholarship play a jury, first year students in their first semester of study are not eligible for lesson scholarship money.

Juries

Juries are required for all instrumentalists and singers who wish to transfer from 2000- to 3000-level lessons, and for all instrumentalists and singers currently at the 3000-level. In addition, they are used as an application for lessons scholarships, to monitor progress of those students already on scholarship, as well as for those wanting to play Distinguished Major and other fourth-year recitals. Students are required to complete the top portion of a Jury Evaluation Form, and provide a copy for each jury member. (See the document Jury Evaluation Form in the appendix.) After the juries are complete, the faculty return the completed Jury Evaluation Forms to the Chair’s Assistant and Academic Programs Coordinator.

Juries are held at the end of each semester. They take place on reading days, often on the first reading day following the last day of class, but may vary from semester to semester. They cannot take place on exam days. Juries are scheduled and coordinated by the Chair’s Assistant and Academic Programs Coordinator in consultation with the respective faculty. The room scheduled and amount of time they will need is based upon the number of students they anticipate will be performing a jury that semester. Once the times and rooms are determined, the Chair’s Assistant and Academic Programs Coordinator creates sign-up sheets. These sign-up sheets are available to students one week before the juries take place. Each instructor should let their students know that the sign-up sheets are available in the lobby of Old Cabell Hall and that they need to to sign up for a jury time. Faculty are expected to attend all juries in their area (e.g., winds, jazz, voice) – especially those of their own students – or to collaborate on a faculty schedule that ensures each student will be heard by a representative group of instructors.

Wind, string, piano and voice juries are generally 10 minutes long. Students auditioning for 3000-level lessons or for DMP perform 15-minute juries. The requirements are set by the respective faculty, but typically include the performance of two contrasting solo works or etudes, as well as selected orchestral excerpts if requested by instructor. A piano jury consisting of two contrasting pieces is expected to be performed from memory. For classical voice, a jury consists of at least two contrasting selections in two different languages (of which one can be English). A DMP voice recital jury requires three contrasting styles and three languages. Non-classical voice juries consist of at least two contrasting selections. There is no language requirement, as it is assumed that all selections will be in English.

The Music Department currently covers the cost of accompanists for vocal juries only. If other students participating in juries require an accompanist, they must make their own arrangements.

Non-salaried faculty are remunerated for juries at the going per-service rate. An Invoice for Per-Service Payments Form must be filled out in advance of the jury by the faculty member. All services must be pre-approved by the Chair.

[Note: The rules for receiving payment are complex; please consult Payment, as well as the document Payment Guidelines]

UVA Employees and Community Members

University employees and community members may register for private performance lessons, subject to teacher availability and to the following policies.

• Registration is handled through the Community Scholar Program (https://www.scps.virginia.edu/class-registration/community-scholar) at the School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS) in Zehmer Hall, 104 Midmont Lane, 22904, 434-982-5252, SCPSregistration@virginia.edu. Students enrolling in Private Performance Lessons follow the procedures outlined below in order to register for lessons.
• Registration forms must be signed by the faculty member offering private lessons, and by the Chair of the McIntire Department of Music. Once students have obtained the faculty signature, they should submit the registration form with accompanying documentation (see below) to the Music Department office, 112 Old Cabell Hall. If registration is approved by the Chair, students will be notified to pick up their form and proceed to the School of Continuing and Professional Studies.
• UVA Employees and adult community members must submit a letter with their registration form to the Music Department stating their reasons for applying to take private lessons with a UVA faculty member. Please indicate any other participation in the UVA Music Department, if applicable.
  
  • UVA Employees can use their Education Benefit towards private lessons. (http://www.hr.virginia.edu/hr-for-you/university-staff/university-staff-...)
• Pre-college students are subject to the SCPS policy on High School and Home Schooled Students (http://www.scps.virginia.edu/programs/program-detail/community-scholar) Only juniors or seniors in high school are eligible to request to enroll in private performance lessons. Copies of the required documentation (high school transcript, Parent/Guardian Permission Form, letter of recommendation from the high school) must be submitted along with the registration form to the Chair of the Music Department and to the Community Scholar Program.
• Signed registration forms are not accepted by the Community Scholar Program Office until after the registration deadline for UVA students (fall and spring semesters), which can be found on the Music Department private lessons web page (http://music.virginia.edu/private-lessons/registration) The registration forms must be received prior to the Community Scholar Program registration deadline (http://www.scps.virginia.edu/community
  scholar/calendar.php).
• Private lesson fees (https://music.virginia.edu/lessons) are posted on the Music Department website. The fee can be paid at the time of registration with a check or online (after registration) by e-check or credit card.

Grading and Class Management

SIS

Final grades are posted on the Student Information System (SIS). Grades cannot be submitted manually. You should check your class roster before and during the semester to verify that enrollment and grading options are correct. Training materials for SIS can be found at https://virginia.service-now.com/its/?id=itsweb_kb_article&sys_id=c0b254cbdb94e304f032f1f51d9619ea. The Chair’s Assistant and Academic Programs Coordinator is available to answer some SIS-related questions, but you should reference the link first.

Collab

You are encouraged to use Collab, the program used to create class web sites, maintain class grades, communicate with class members, post resources such as the class syllabus, recordings and readings, etc.

Class Syllabus

An up-to-date syllabus is required for each and every class, including ensembles, chamber music ensembles and private lessons. It is an important document and is considered a contract by the students. It sets out a clear policy on goals and expectations, as well as ways to measure and evaluate the student’s grade. Class syllabi must be submitted to the Chair’s Assistant and Academic Programs Coordinator by the second week of class each semester.

Deadlines

Grades must be submitted electronically on time. The deadline is set by the Registrar’s Office and announced each semester. The deadline is “as soon as possible and within 48 hours of the final examination” (https://college.as.virginia.edu/semestermemoend).

Honor System

UVA is governed by a student-run honor system, with which all faculty should be familiar (http://www.virginia.edu/honor/).

Performance Credits

As of fall semester 2009, Arts & Sciences students may apply up to 16 performance credits in music towards the baccalaureate degree, of which 8 credits must be drawn from 3000-level courses and above. In addition, students completing Distinguished Major recitals in music may earn an additional 4 performance credits (i.e., two semesters of 4000-level lessons). Music majors performing a DMP recital could thus potentially earn a total of 20 performance credits in Music. This ruling pertains only to overall undergraduate credits earned; only 2 of those performance credits count towards the 30 credits required of the Music Major.

Distinguished Majors Program (DMP) Recitals and Other Student Recitals

Students majoring in music may apply to perform department-sponsored solo recitals. Sponsorship is generally granted only to outstanding students who are taking private performance lessons through the Department and graduating in the year of the proposed recital. Rarely, in cases of unusual ability, students have been allowed to prepare a full-length, department-sponsored recital to be given before their fourth year. For both DMP and non-DMP recitals, applications must be submitted to the Director of Undergraduate Programs (DUP) by the announced deadline (typically mid-March) of the year preceding the planned recital.

The recital application consists of two parts:

1. A letter from the student describing the recital project. This letter should identify the repertory to be performed and should explain the importance of the recital in the student’s educational program at the University. For DMPs, the student submits the name of a full-time faculty member who is willing and able to advise them in researching and writing their program notes during the DMP year. The letter should also indicate the student’s preference for performing in Old Cabell Hall Auditorium or Brooks Commons. In the case of DMP Recitals, this letter forms part of the DMP proposal (see the Distinguished Major Project Proposal Form in the appendix).
2. A letter of support from the private instructor evaluating the student’s proposal. This letter should indicate how long the instructor has worked with the student, what level the student has achieved, what contribution the recital will make to the student’s musical training, and the likelihood that the recital will be successful. The letter should also rank the student in comparison to other students in the instructor’s past and current experience. The student’s private instructor will also be the main advisor for the DMP recital.

In addition, the application is contingent on the applicant’s successfully passing a jury in the spring semester prior to the year of the planned recital. Students should clearly indicate to the jury committee that they are applying to perform a recital.

DMP Recitals

The Distinguished Majors Program (https://college.as.virginia.edu/majortypes) is a College-wide program at UVA in which the Music Department participates (http://records.ureg.virginia.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=25&poid=1896&returnto=621). In many departments, the DMP project – which is the product of two semesters of supervised research – is simply a written thesis. Students in our Department have the additional opportunity to perform a recital. For the DMP recitals, salaried and adjunct faculty will be called upon to serve either as advisors or evaluators, or both.

Soon after the application deadline, a committee comprising the Chair, the DUP and the Director of Music Performance reviews all DMP applications for the following year. They decide which applicants to admit provisionally into the DMP program, and choose the third faculty member for each recitalist’s committee. The name of the third committee member will be communicated to the candidate, so that they can include them in the process of choosing a recital date. In addition, a faculty member known as the “external reviewer” is appointed each year. The external reviewer is charged with listening to all DMP recitals for that year, reading all program notes, and delivering an independent report that describes their relative merits and recommends appropriate levels of distinction. Since the third faculty member and the external reviewer are supposed to remain impartial, the student and their two main committee members should not consult them for feedback during the period of recital preparation.

The Director of Music Performance and the Chair will determine the location of the recital, usually OCH Auditorium. Once the student has been informed by the DUP that their DMP application has been approved, and as soon as the Production Manager has sent out the call for concert date requests, the student chooses an available date for the recital in consultation with the Production Manager and their committee members, and signs the DMP Recital Contract and OCH Auditorium Constract regulating the production details for the recital (appendix).

Upon performing a successful spring jury, final approval of the recital is received and the student is admitted into 4000-level lessons. They will then sign up during each of the two DMP semesters for 2 credits of honors performance (MUPF 4930-4940) with their main advisor and 1 credit of independent study (MUSI 4993) with their full-time academic advisor. The independent study leads, at a minimum, to the writing of program notes. A student who is pursuing a larger written project with the full-time academic advisor, in addition to the program notes, is eligible for more than one credit for independent study.

For Distinguished Major Recitals, the Department covers lesson costs for two semesters of study, a one-time stipend to the private instructor, normal concert production costs, and accompanist fees up to a prescribed limit. Sponsorship of extraordinary accompanist or production costs will be considered on a case-by-case basis, subject to budgetary constraints.

Evaluation Procedures

For every department, the DMP project is evaluated by faculty members and assigned a level of distinction, which will appear on the student’s diploma. It is thus important for evaluators to be as diligent and considerate as possible in proposing a level of distinction for a particular project. There are four levels: highest distinction, high distinction, distinction and no distinction.

• Highest Distinction goes only to a project outstanding in conception and execution, one that would belong in a strong application portfolio for the best graduate performance programs. There is no presumption that Highest Distinction will be awarded every year.
• High Distinction recognizes work of high quality.
• Distinction recognizes satisfactory and skillful completion of a project.
• No Distinction is reserved for projects that are seriously flawed in some respect. In addition, a DMP candidate will receive no distinction if their final cumulative GPA is below 3.4.

The three-member DMP committee will convene soon after the recital to evaluate it and come to an agreement about the level of distinction to recommend. Without a doubt, the most significant aspect of the DMP for the student’s growth as an individual and a musician is the weekly work they do with their main advisor over the course of the two semesters. For the purpose of evaluation, however, the quality of the final product – both the performance and the program notes or thesis – is the preeminent factor. When discussing a level of distinction, the evaluation committee should consider the following:

• the strengths and weaknesses of the final product
• how it measured up against the student’s actual potential
• how it measured up against comparable performances by past DMP candidates

and

• how diligently the student pursued their project over the course of the DMP year.

All these points, together with a recommendation of a level of distinction, should be included in the written evaluation, which is usually composed by the full-time faculty member on the committee and submitted electronically to the DUP by the given deadline. To prevent harm to the confidentiality of this process as well as the psyches of the candidates, evaluators should not communicate any part of these evaluation processes – neither the oral discussion nor the written report – to the DMP candidates themselves.

After receiving the evaluations for all DMP projects – both recitals and theses – the DUP distributes them to the other members of the overall evaluation committee, which comprises the DUP, a second appointed full-time faculty member, and the external reviewer. The committee then convenes, discusses the reports with interested full-time faculty, and arrives at a final determination for levels of distinction, which is forwarded to the Registrar. Although the overall evaluation committee relies heavily on the reports from the individual committees to make its decisions, various other factors may compel it to award a level of distinction different from that initially recommended by the individual committee.

Music Major Recitals

For recitals that are not Distinguished Major Projects, the Department may cover some accompanist and production costs, depending on funding. All such expenditures require approval of the Director of Music Performance and the Chair. Music major recitals may still be approved for performance in OCH Auditorium or Brooks Commons, but their recitals have lower priority for scheduling than DMP recitals.

Recitals Not Sponsored by the Department

Music majors not receiving financial support from the Music Department may still be approved to schedule a performance in OCH or Brooks Commons, but their recitals have lower priority for scheduling and they do not receive support toward costs or lesson coaching.  In addition, students not receiving department approval for their proposed recital will not be allowed to schedule Old Cabell Hall. The Music Department provides no financial support for fees for the reservation of other spaces on or off-Grounds, for example the Rotunda.

In rare cases, non-music-majors may be approved to schedule performances in Brooks Commons, but they may not schedule Old Cabell Hall.  The Music Department provides no financial support for recitals by non-music-majors.

Tea Time Recitals

Additional performing opportunities for your students include our Tea Time Recitals, which take place two times per semester. They are currently coordinated by Principal Percussionist, I-Jen Fang, and Principal Violist, Ayn Balija. These free recitals take place in Old Cabell Hall Auditorium and in other classrooms in Old Cabell Hall and are open to the general public.

About three weeks after the semester begins, a call for applications is sent out to the faculty. Applications are due 6 weeks prior to the first recital in order to make publicity deadlines. Applications must be submitted via e-mail by the student’s private teacher or ensemble director. This vetting procedure ensures that the level of performance is high enough for a recital. Every student whose teacher recommends them will be given a recital time.

Students must arrange for an accompanist prior to the submission of a Tea Time Recital Application. There is no departmental financial support for Tea Time Recital accompanists.

Awards and Fellowship Possibilities for Your Students

The Music Department and the arts community at UVA has several annual awards that are competitive or merit-based, for which your students might qualify. These include:

Morrison Prize

The Morrison Prize is awarded at Final Exercises in May. Graduating fourth-year students, as well as students who received their BA during the preceding year are eligible to receive the award. The Music Department divides the award among outstanding graduates. The Morrison Prize is the Department’s most important award for undergraduates, recognizing overall achievement at the end of a student’s undergraduate years. The number of awards is determined by the number of outstanding students, along with the availability of prize funds.

Departmental Recognition

The Music Department gives Departmental Recognition Awards twice annually, at the end of the fall semester and at graduation. Second-, third-, and fourth-year students are honored in December on the basis of work completed during the previous academic year. Graduating fourth-year students are honored at graduation on the basis of work done during their fourth year of study. The number of awards is meant to reflect the merit of individual projects nominated. An individual student may receive Departmental Recognition on more than one occasion, provided the award recognizes different work. Fourth-year students may not receive Departmental Recognition for a project that also received distinction as a Distinguished Major Project.

Criteria

The award recognizes an outstanding achievement in work carried out by a major. The work considered may be:

(1)  coursework, either individual large projects or sustained, excellent work throughout a course;

(2)  outstanding achievement in a musical performance; or

(3)  other musical achievements, not necessarily done through the Music Department or for credit.

Procedure and Deadlines

An Awards Committee, appointed annually by the Chair – or the Curriculum Committee in its lieu – will choose the award recipients on the basis of work nominated by individual faculty members and instructors. The DUP normally functions as the Chair of the Awards Committee.

The DUP will invite nominations from all faculty and graduate instructors. Instructors submit a letter of nomination describing the student’s work, preferably with documentation of the work (written papers or exams, scores of compositions, sound recordings, etc.). For Departmental Recognition at the Holiday Party, the DUP announces a fall deadline for nominations. For Departmental Recognition at graduation, the DUP announces a deadline for nominations shortly after the end of the spring exam period. All nominations are confidential; in particular, neither the nominator nor the committee will inform students that they have been nominated.

The DUP or another faculty member announces fall awards at the annual Holiday Party, and spring awards at graduation. In each case, the DUP, in consultation with the Awards Committee, provides a brief description of what the student has done to earn the recognition. At each awards ceremony, the descriptions are read, and students receive a small gift such as a CD or gift certificate. The DUP informs students of their selection in advance of the public announcement.

University Award for Undergraduate Arts Projects

Administered by the Center for Undergraduate Excellence (http://www.virginia.edu/cue/), the annual University Award for Undergraduate Arts Projects (https://undergraduateresearch.virginia.edu/our-opportunities/grants/univ...) funds student projects in all areas of the creative arts (music, creative writing, visual arts, drama, etc.). Grants of up to $3,000 are available. In some years, special funding opportunities exist for specific types of proposals. Students in all schools and majors are encouraged to apply. A call for proposals is sent out by the DUP during the spring semester.

Dean’s College Arts Scholars Summertime Award

The Dean’s “College Arts Scholars” Summertime Award is a $3,000 award primarily intended for 3rd-year majors in music and the other arts to engage in a special research project during the summer between their 3rd and 4th years. The Summertime Award can be applied toward an internship, residency, or other intensive learning opportunity that will take place in the summer. The student will pursue the project in close consultation with a faculty mentor. A call for proposals is sent out to music majors by the DUP during spring semester.

Arts Scholars

Since 2011, the Arts Scholars program has consisted of annual cohorts of incoming first-year students (including several each year from Music) who participate in an interdisciplinary seminar and other events as they progress through their studies at UVA. Appointment as an Arts Scholar does not currently carry a monetary award, but the program is supported by an endowment and there will eventually be a financial benefit for the students involved. The details of the program are currently under discussion by a committee appointed by the Associate Dean for Humanities and the Arts.

Chamber Music teaching

Chamber music ensembles (MUEN 3630) are for-credit classes that meet at least one hour per week with their coach. Room scheduling is coordinated by the Administrative Assistant. Each instructor is responsible for setting the class meeting schedule, with the exception of the mixed strings and piano chamber music program, which is presently coordinated each semester by piano instructor Mimi Tung, together with one of the members of the Rivanna String Quartet on a rotating basis.

Summer Teaching Opportunities

Every summer, the Department of Music offers a small number of courses through the Summer Session. These are normally non-major academic courses, or more rarely performance courses such as MUSI 2340, “Learn to Groove.” The Summer Chair coordinates the teaching schedule for the Summer Session, and sends a call for course proposals early in the fall semester. Performance faculty are eligible to submit proposals. For examples of summer courses taught in previous years, see the listings in SIS.