Students prepared to present a senior capstone project may enroll in Senior Composition Capstone (MUCP 4195) and must schedule a Senior Capstone Hearing and Final Portfolio Review with the Composition Division chair. These hearings are typically scheduled during the second week of classes in the fall and spring semesters; a hearing schedule will be posted on the composition division bulletin board and on the calendar section of this website at the beginning of each semester.

1. Composition majors must complete 12 hours of concentration-level lessons and pass the Concentration Proficiency Examination in the principal instrument or voice prior to the senior capstone hearing.
2. All students planning to enroll in MUCP 4195 will meet as a group with the composition faculty in order to schedule their capstone events.  This preliminary planning meeting will take place during the student evaluation session at the end of the semester prior to the capstone semester.  Students are expected to search the appropriate websites (www.music.unt.edu/events and www.music.unt.edu/roomview) ahead of that meeting, and identify possible dates and locations for their capstone presentations. Students should be cognizant of the composition calendar in order to avoid conflicts with previously scheduled division events.   
3. At the beginning of the capstone semester, eligible students will be scheduled for a hearing with the composition faculty.  Prior to this meeting, and after confirming and reserving the presentation/recital date and location, students must complete Section I of the Senior Capstone Hearing and Final Portfolio Review form and submit the form to their composition instructor by the Friday prior to the scheduled hearing date.
4. Each eligible student will submit a portfolio for review by the faculty. The portfolio materials must be available electronically and uploaded to a personal website, YouTube, Soundcloud, Google drive, Dropbox, etc.  A separate document with a list of links to these portfolio materials must then be uploaded to the student's profile page on this site, which is due by the end of the day on the Friday prior to the scheduled hearing. The student portfolio must include the following:
   
   1. Scores of works composed while at UNT.
   2. A complete set of performance-ready parts for each composition.
   3. Recordings of all works included in the portfolio. Recordings may include reading sessions, live performances, and/or edited studio mixes of the selected compositions. MIDI realizations may be submitted in exceptional cases, with the approval of the composition lesson instructor and the Composition Division chair. 
   4. A current résumé or curriculum vitae, which includes:
      
      • A list of all compositions composed while at UNT including title, medium, date composed, and duration.
      • A list of performances of the above works, including date, location, and performers, as applicable.
      • A list of prizes, commissions, grants, or other honors recently received.
   5. The proposed senior capstone project: include format type (e.g.,  live recital, online recital, film collaboration, musical theater work, installation, etc.), as well as title, complete instrumentation, year of composition, collaborators, and duration for each work. The senior capstone project should adequately demonstrate the breadth of the student's composition portfolio.
      All materials submitted for review—in both electronic and physical formats—must be well organized and professionally presented: i.e., accurate, properly notated/formatted, clearly labeled, etc.
5. Students should arrive promptly to the scheduled hearing, at which time the senior capstone proposal, composition portfolio, division attendance records, and transcripts will be discussed.
6. Following the hearing, the composition faculty will make its recommendation concerning the student’s continuation in MUCP 4195. Only those students who have fulfilled the following requirements will be eligible to present a senior capstone:
   
   1. Completion of at least three semesters of Advanced Composition (MUCP 3180, 3190, 4180) with no grade lower than B.
   2. No grade lower than B in any theory (MUTH) or composition (MUCP) course.
   3. Successful completion of the Concentration Proficiency Examination.
   4. Fulfillment of Laboratory Requirement.
   5. Fulfillment of Performance Requirement.
   6. Regular attendance at and participation in Composition Division events.
   7. Approval of the final composition portfolio.
   8. Recommendation of composition faculty following senior capstone hearing.
7. Students not approved for the senior capstone may enroll in MUCP 4180 and retake the hearing at the beginning of the next long semester. If the student is unable to pass the Senior Capstone Hearing and Final Portfolio Review on the second attempt, the composition faculty may recommend dismissal from the program.