MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE MUSIC DEPARTMENT

CLASS AND LESSON ATTENDANCE POLICIES

(Effective Fall, 1986)

(Revised Fall, 1999)

Classroom Attendance:

Students are expected to attend all class meetings and to be prepared to participate in all activities in those meetings. In the event that an unavoidable absence is necessary, the student is expected to notify the instructor in advance of the class meeting and to provide a legitimate excuse for that absence. 

If a student accumulates more than two unexcused absences in a course in a single semester, that student's standing in the course and in the department will be in jeopardy. The delinquent student will be asked to appear before the Faculty and/or the Director of Music to explain the unexcused absences. Refusal to appear before that group could result in dismissal from the department.

Attendance at Applied Music Lessons:

Students enrolled in Applied Music courses are expected to attend all scheduled lessons and any master class/clinics offered by the Music Department for your instrument.  Also, all students taking lessons are required to play at a music jury at the end of the semester during finals week. Make your travel plans with that in mind. Missing the jury will result in a grade of "F" for the semester.

Note: Instructors are under no obligation to make up lessons missed by the student and will not schedule make-up lessons.  However, any lesson missed due to the absence of the instructor should be made up at a time convenient to both the student and the instructor.