Please read these instructions in their entirety.
1) Please be sure to secure your recital date with your accompanist FIRST, approved by your accompanist and your applied instructor, before requesting your recital date. Please complete the accompanist request form:
2) Enroll for class.
Junior and non-degree recitals - no class needed.
Seniors: Sign up for MUSIC:457 Senior Recital (required)
Grad students: Sign up for MUSIC:698:001 Graduate Recital (required)
3) Please make sure Guzzetta Recital Hall is available by clicking here:
Guzzetta Recital Hall CalendarIMPORTANT: You do NOT need to fill out the Guzzetta Recital Hall room request form for your recital. This form will hold your date. You will, however, need to fill out the GRH room request form for rehearsals.
Off-campus recitals must be approved by your applied instructor and Dr. Todd Gaffke.
ALL NON DEGREE RECITALS MUST BE GIVEN DURING THE FIRST EIGHT WEEKS OF THE SEMESTER.
Recital times for 2025-2026 are as follows: -
Monday – Friday, 7:30 p.m and UPDATE Fridays at 5:30 PM
Saturday & Sunday, 1:00 p.m./3:00 p.m./5:30 p.m./7:30 p.m.
Set up time for recitals will be 30 minutes prior to the recital. Recitals will be limited to 90 minutes.
NO PRERECORDED DEGREE RECITALS. RECITALS ARE LIVE AND IN PERSON TO FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION.
Please check with your applied instructor for up to date COVID procedures. The School of Music will follow all necessary social distancing, masking, and audience limit guidelines in affect.
4) To schedule rehearsal times, complete the GRH
Room Request form found here.
These rehearsal times CANNOT take place :
Monday-Friday, 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
(UPDATE Rehearsals can take place on Fridays if they are two weeks from the scheduled recital.)
Saturday & Sunday, 12:00-9:30 p.m.
Amount of rehearsal time in the Recital Hall is dependent on the type of recital being given:
Non-degree recital - 1 hour
Junior Degree recital - 2 hours
Senior/Graduate Degree recital - 3 hours
5) Recital fees will be paid at
https://commerce.cashnet.com/MUSICFUND. Recitals will not be confirmed until fee is paid. Fees are non-refundable.
$50 recital fee.
$100 recital fee if using a UA accompanist.
6) All recital hearings must be completed three weeks prior to the recital. If you do not pass your recital hearing, please inform the area coordinator right away. Your fee will not be refunded.
7) All recitals need to be approved by accompanist, instructor, and area chair. It is the students' responsibility to request these approvals. Please send all approval emails to sbailey1@uakron.edu.