DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC
GRADUATE STUDENT HANDBOOK
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PROGRAM PAGE FORMAT & GUIDELINES

sample RECITAL PROGRAM page: Click HERE for a sample program (PDF, 72KB)

NOTE: Graduate programs andprogram notes will be printed on standard 8 1/2" x 11" pages, and not folded.

GUIDELINES FOR FORMATTING THE PROGRAM page:

THE PROGRAM PAGE HEADING:

• The following heading should appear centered at the top of the page:

The University of New Mexico College of Fine Arts Department of Music

• The title "GRADUATE RECITAL" should follow in all caps.

PERFORMERS' NAMES:

• List your name, followed by your instrument or voice.
• List your accompanist's name underneath your own name.
• If other performers are assisting, list them next, together with their instruments.
• If there might be confusion about which performer is playing a particular piece (for example, if you have more than one pianist or more than one violinist), you should indicate the performer's name (together with his or her instrument) centered below the title of the work in the body of the program.

DATE, TIME, PLACE:

• Put these on three separate lines, as shown in the sample program.

TITLES OF WORKS:  

• For works written in the common compositional forms, give the title of the piece in English (e.g., Concerto instead of Konzert, Sonata instead of Sonate, Fantasy instead of Phantasie).
• Spell out keys:  C-Sharp Major, E-Flat Minor
• Abbreviate Opus as "Op."; the number from an opus should be abbreviated as "No."
• For major composers whose works have been catalogued, identify the piece with the catalog abbreviation and number (BWV for J. S. Bach), D. for Scarlatti, Hob. for Haydn, K. for Mozart, D. for Schubert).

COMPOSERS AND ARRANGERS:

• List the dates of the composer in parentheses immediately following the composer's name, on the same line, unless space prohibits.  Use the dates that appear in the current edition of the Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.  For living composers, give only the birthdate; two formats are acceptable:  (1965-  ), or (b.1965).  List the composer's complete name, not just his initials.
• An arranger's name should be listed in parentheses underneath the composer's name.
• Composers' names and dates should be right margin justified (i.e., lined up at the right margin).  If you are formatting the program yourself on a word processor, use the right tab setting and precede it with a "dot leader."
• Once a composer has been listed, subsequent listings can give only his last name, without dates.

COLLECTIONS AND WORKS WITH MOVEMENTS:

• Names of movements or tempo markings should be indented under the title of the larger work.  Do not put numbers in front of them unless the composer has identified them solely with numbers.
• Individual song titles of a collection or song cycle should be treated the same way as movements (see a. above).
• When performing selected movements from a larger work, list the movement numbers in Roman numerals as well as tempo markings. List the movements to be performed underneath the title, and indented. 
• If you are performing only one movement from a work, list the name of the movement on the title line and the title of the larger work (preceded by the word from in italics) underneath in parentheses.
• When performing selected songs from a collection or cycle, list the name of the larger work on the title line, preceded by the word from in italics.  List the individual song titles underneath, indented.
• When performing only one song from a collection, list the song on the title line and the name of the collection (preceded by the word from in italics) underneath in parentheses.
• When performing a recitative and aria from an oratorio or opera, list the name of the larger work on the title line, preceded by the word from in italics.  List the Recitative and Aria on separate lines underneath the title (indented), preceded by the words “Recit.” or “Recitative” and “Aria” respectively.
• When several pieces by a composer are to be grouped as a set for programming purposes, list them one beneath the other, without indentation

SONG TITLES:

• These should be listed in the language in which they are to be sung.  The title of the collection or cycle to which they belong should be given in the original language.

GROUPING OF SETS:

• Put a single vertical line space to separate selections where you want the audience to applaud.

RECITAL REQUIREMENT STATEMENT:

• At the bottom of the program, include the following statement:  "This recital is in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music.

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