School of Music Information for Students

Degree forms

Procedures and Links

Lockers

Students must be enrolled in at least one School of Music course to request a locker in Guzzetta Hall.
Priority to 1) Majors, 2) Minors, 3) Marching Band, 4) Non-majors.

2024-2025 Locker Request Form

Practice Rooms

Practice rooms are for SCHOOL OF MUSIC students only. They are not open to the general public or non-School of Music students.

$20 key deposit for practice modules. Once you pay the deposit, the key will be ordered for you. The deposit payment serves as your request for a key to be issued to you. Refunded when you return your key.

Practice Room key request

Room Request

To request the use of a room in Guzzetta Hall:
1) Check the calendar for the room you wish to reserve to ensure it is available by clicking on the room number:

Guzzetta Recital Hall
Atrium
GH 05
GH 09
GH 135
GH 137
GH 139
GH 141
GH 147
GH 149
GH 265
GH 304
GH 40

2) Once you have confirmed the room you wish to reserve is available, please complete the following request form:

Room Request Form

Student Recital Request

1) Enroll in the appropriate class for the type of recital you wish to perform (instructor approval needed).
• Junior and non-degree recitals - no class needed.
• Undergraduate seniors: MUSIC:457 Senior Recital (required)
• Graduate students: Sign up for MUSIC:698:001 Graduate Recital (required)

2) Secure your recital date with your accompanist FIRST, approved by your accompanist and your applied instructor, before requesting your recital date.

3) Read the accompanist request policies. Complete the accompanist request form.

4) Confirm Guzzetta Recital Hall is available by visiting the calendar links listed above.

5) DO NOT fill out the Room Request form for a recital. The Recital Request form serves as the hold on your request recital date and time.

Off-campus recitals must be approved by your applied instructor and director, Dr. Todd Gaffke. Send proof of approval to Sarah Bailey (sbailey1@uakron.edu).

Non-degree recitals MUST be performed during the first eight weeks of the semester.

Approved recital times:
• Monday – Friday, 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday & Sunday, 1:00 p.m./3:00 p.m./5:30 p.m./7:30 p.m.

5) Once you have requested your recital date/time, you must secure written approvals from your applied instructor, area chair, and accompanist. Send proof of approvals to Sarah Bailey at sbailey1@uakron.edu.

6) Pay the non-refundable recital fee.
• $50 (non-UA accompanist used)
• $100 (UA accompanist used)

Recitals will be published to the main School of Music online calendar once all approvals and fees have been received.

Other recital request information:

Set up time for recitals will be 30 minutes prior to the recital. Recitals will be limited to 90 minutes.

Fill out the Room Request form to request rehearsal time in the hall, including your recital hearing. 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

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.

Should illness, campus closures, or other unforeseen circumstances prevent you from completing your recital on the reserved date and time, your fee will be reserved for one semester following the original date. Your recital must be completed within the first eight weeks of the semester. Extenuating circumstances are approved by the director, Dr. Gaffke.

Recital Request Form

Pay Recital Fees

Accompanist Request Form

Accompanist Request Policies

Accompanist Policies pdf

School of Music Scholarships

Students auditioning to be accepted to The University of Akron School of Music are automatically considered for School of Music scholarships. No application for the scholarship is needed upon entrance to the School of Music for first year students.
If you have received a School of Music Scholarship in pervious years, you must apply to receive it again.

Scholarship offers will be sent out after March 1 for returning students and after the third School of Music audition day for incoming (first year) students. Once awarded a scholarship, both incoming and returning music students must formally accept the scholarship.