One-hour lessons are actually 50 minutes, to allow for the passing period between classes. Half-hour lessons are actually 25 minutes. It is to be expected that a faculty member will make every effort to be on time to classes and lessons. However, when the instructor is detained, students should wait at least 15 minutes before leaving.
Makeup Lessons
If a student’s scheduled lesson time falls during the following UNM vacation days or breaks–Labor Day, Fall break, Thanksgiving holiday, Martin Luther King Day, or Independence Day–these should be rearranged so that the student receives his or her expected number of lessons for the semester. Instructors are required to make up any lessons that they have cancelled, whether for illness, emergency, tour performance, recital or other professional commitment. If agreeable with the student, lessons can be made up during the summer or during school breaks. Makeups are not required when the student misses a scheduled lesson, but may be accommodated at the discretion of the instructor.
location of lessons
No student can be compelled to take instruction from a Department of Music professor at a private off-campus venue. It is the professor's obligation to teach on the premises at UNM and to make up any applied lessons or instructional needs if the student does not wish to receive instruction at an off-campus location. Therefore, a student may not be penalized for demanding that applied lessons be held on campus.
Juries
Any student enrolled in applied music is required to perform a jury each semester for the faculty in his or her area of specialization. A student who gives a degree recital during the semester is customarily exempted from performing a jury. Juries are held during finals week. Check with your instructor regarding where to sign up for a jury time. An Applied Music Jury Report (aka “Jury Sheet”) is to be filled out by the student each semester prior to the jury. One copy is sufficient–you do not need to give each faculty member a copy. This form is available in the music office.
