Suffolk county community college

Brook, 4 Queens College, 4 CW Post, 3 each to SUNY Potsdam, SUNY Fredonia, SUNY Purchase, and Hofstra, and 1 CUNY Brooklyn.

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  Increase graduation rates
  

required four semesters of private lessons and were eligible to

graduate with the A.S. degree in music on time. Students cited

financial and transportation reasons for not taking lessons. Offering

lessons on campus and allowing students to apply financial aid to

the course will ensure more students stay on track and graduate on time.

• 
  Improve quality and consistency of instruction
  

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  Improve transferability
  

transfer (for example, SUNY Fredonia, SUNY Potsdam, SUNY

Purchase, SUNY Stony Brook, CW Post, and Queens College)

require between 6-8 semesters of private lessons to graduate and

offer lessons from .5 to 3 credits. Suffolk requires four semesters of lessons, but offers no credit. This becomes problematic when a

student wishes to transfer his/her private lessons to a new

institution.
The cost of hiring Applied Instrumentalists (private lesson teachers) will be offset by an Applied Music fee of $450 per semester and a Music Performance Lab fee of $35. Applied Music fees are a common practice and range from $100 to $1,101 at neighboring institutions. (See below.) Current music majors are paying between $550-850 out of pocket each semester for private lessons in the community. In addition to Applied Instrumentalists, a full-time faculty member will oversee the Applied Music courses and will receive 1-credit release time or overload per course.

Applied Music Fees in New York State

Effective Date of the Program Revision:

The changes would be implemented in Fall 2010.

1. 
   Number of new faculty positions required to implement proposed program revision.
   

Applied Instrumentalists (private lesson teachers) would be contracted as needed. Full-time instructors may teach Applied Music in their area of specialization only. The number of additional faculty needed will vary from semester to semester depending on the instruments studied by current music majors. In the Fall of 2006, the instrument distribution was 24 Guitar, 9 Voice, 4 Percussion, 4 Bass Guitar, 4 Piano, 3 Saxophone, 2 Trombone, 2 Clarinet, 1 Violin, 1 Viola, 1 Double Bass, 1 Trumpet, 1 Tuba. Given this distribution, 16 teachers would need to be hired. (One teacher cannot have more than 8 students.)

courses and will administer final grades. The additional duties of the Applied Music

Coordinator are as follows:
Assist in hiring of Applied Instrumentalists

Oversee scheduling of lessons

Communicate College and Music department expectations to Applied Instrumentalists

Monitoring course outcomes and conduct assessments

Oversee jury examinations and recitals

Lead three 1-hour recitations per semester with Applied Music students

2. 
   Number of new staff positions required to implement proposed program revision.
   

None
VI. RELATIONSHIP TO GENERAL EDUCATION

N/A
VII. COURSE SYLLABI

CR = Credits RE = Restricted Elective

CT = Contact Hrs. E = Elective

GE = General Education N/R = Non-restricted Elective

LA = Liberal Arts

M = Major

SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

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( ) Campus Dean Final-Approval Form(s)

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cc: Dr. Candice Foley, College Associate Dean for Curriculum Development

Dr. Tina Good, Chair of College Curriculum Committee

Academic Chairs of affected departments

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