It shall be the duty of the Registrar of the University, when the name of a Candidate for either of these Degrees has been entered at his office, to satisfy himself whether the Exercise has been so delivered. § 7. Of the Appointment of Examiners and of their Powers. 1. The Examinations shall be conducted by the Professor of Music (or by the Choragus, if qualified under the conditions of the following clause, and if the Professor, with the approval of the Vice-Chancellor, shall on any occasion appoint him to act as his deputy) together with two other Examiners, to be nominated in Michaelmas Term, and to enter upon their office in Hilary Term. The Professor of Music or his Deputy shall always be deemed to be Chairman of the Examiners. 2. No one shall be eligible for the office of Examiner who does not hold the Degree or the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Music in some University of Great Britain or Ireland. 3. The nomination of Examiners shall be made in accordance with Statt. Tit. VI. Sect. 1. E. § 2, ' Concerning the Nomination of Examiners,' and § 3, 'Of the Elected Members of Nominating Committees' by a Committee of which the three elected members shall be chosen by the Board of Studies for Music. 4. The names of Examiners so nominated shall be submitted to the approval of the Ancient House of Congregation and of Convocation in Michaelmas Term in the manner prescribed in the case of Moderators and Public Examiners in Statt. Tit. VI. Sect. 1. E. § 8. cl. 2 2. 5. An Examiner who has been approved by Convocation shall hold office for two years; and if any such Examiner shall cease to hold office before the expiration of the period for which he was appointed, an Examiner shall be appointed to occupy his place for the unexpired residue of his term of office3. § 8. Of the manner and method of the Examinations, and of the duties of the Assistant Registrar in respect of them. 1. The provisions of Statt. Tit. VI. Sect. I, so far as relates to the attendance of Candidates, to absence through illness * to entering names for Examinations", to the publication of the names of Candidates, to the place of examination and the notice to be given to Candidates 5, to the conduct of examinations, to the registration of the names of Candidates who have satisfied the Examiners 5, to the Proctorial authority of Examiners 5, and to the Interpretation of certain terms3, shall 3 See p. 168. 1 See pp. 162-65. 2 See p. 166. See pp. 172-81. apply mutatis mutandis to the Preliminary Examination for Students of Music, and to the Examinations for the Degree of Bachelor or Doctor of Music, so far as they are consistent with the provisions of this Statute. 2. The provisions of Statt. Tit. VI. Sect. 1. F. § 2. cl. 9, ‘Late Entries1, shall apply to the Examinations for the Degrees of Bachelor and Doctor of Music, provided that no late entry for any of these Examinations shall be permitted, unless the name of at least one Candidate shall have been entered for that Examination on the prescribed day. 3. The Assistant Registrar shall have power, subject to the approval of the Vice-Chancellor, to make and vary such regulations with respect to the duties laid upon him by this Statute as may be necessary for carrying out the provisions of the Statute. Such regulations and any variations in them shall be published as soon as may be in the usual manner. (ii) Decrees of Convocation. By decrees approved by Convocation at various times it is enacted: · (1) That any Candidate whose exercise was approved by the Examiners before May 1, 1911, shall be permitted to supplicate for the Degree of Bachelor of Music so soon as he shall have passed the Second Examination for that Degree. [March 15, 1911.] (2) That no person matriculated before January 1, 1912, who shall have passed the First, Second, and Third Examinations for the Degree of Bachelor of Music, shall be required to have passed any other Examination or to have pursued, at some Academy or College or other Institution for Musical Instruction, a course of study fixed by the Board of Studies (§ 1), provided that he supplicate for the Degree before January 1, 1916. [May 9, 1911, May 27, 1913, and October 21, 1913.] (3) That every Candidate for the Degree of Bachelor of Music, whose exercise was received by the Examiners before May 12, 1903, and was approved by them, shall, on supplicating for that Degree, pay a fee of £12. [May 12, 1903.] 1 See p. 174. (5) That every Candidate for the Degree of Doctor of Music, whose exercise was received by the Examiners before May 12, 1903, and was approved by them, shall, on supplicating for that Degree, pay a fee of £27 2s. [May 12, 1903.] (iii) Regulations. A Candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Music, before becoming eligible to supplicate for the degree, is required to have passed the following Examinations in the order stated:— (1) Responsions (p. 22), or a statutably equivalent Examination (p. 11), or the Preliminary Examination for Students of Music (p. 32). (2) The First Examination for the degree of Bachelor of Music. (3) The Second Examination for the degree of Bachelor of Music. (4) The Third Examination for the degree of Bachelor of Music. Unless the Candidate is a Bachelor of Arts of the University of Oxford he is further required (a) to have satisfied the Examiners in Group A. (1) or B. (2) or B. (5) or B. (6) of the Final Pass School (pp. 52–55), and (b) to have pursued, either at the University, or at some Academy or College or other Institution for Musical Instruction, a full course of musical study approved by the Board of Studies. Inquiries as to such course should be addressed to the Assistant Registrar, University Registry, and should be accompanied in every case by (1) A syllabus of the course; (2) Calendars or other papers giving detailed information as to the Institution at which it has been pursued or is to be pursued. EXAMINATIONS IN MUSIC. 1. First Examination for the degree of Bachelor of Music. The subjects of Examination are Harmony and Counterpoint in not more than four parts. In the viva voce Examination all Candidates will be required to show a general elementary knowledge of Music. 2. Second Examination for the degree of Bachelor of Music. The subjects for Examination are: Harmony and Counterpoint in not more than five parts. Original Composition, including Fugue in not more than four parts. Instrumentation. A critical knowledge of the full scores of such standard classical compositions as shall be selected previously by the Board of Studies. For November, 1915, these are :— Byrd, Mass for Four Voices, ed. Squire and Rockstro (Novello); For May, 1916, they are: Parry, Blest Pair of Sirens (Novello); Beethoven, Leonora Overtures, Nos. 1, 2, 3 (Donajowski). N 3. Third Examination for the degree of Bachelor of Music. The subject of Examination is a musical exercise consisting of a vocal work of not more than four movements. These movements should be (1) A five-part Chorus, (2) A Song or Duet, the order being left to the discretion of the Candidate. The accompaniment must be for the usual string orchestra, to which may be added at the discretion of the Candidate any or all of the following instruments, namely, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, and two horns. (See § 6 below.) (3) An unaccompanied Vocal Quartet, (4) A five-part Choral Fugue, Candidates may apply to the Board for permission to submit a Musical Exercise which does not fulfil the preceding conditions of this Regulation, provided that it contains a substantial proportion of choral writing. Any such application must be made to the Assistant Registrar, University Registry, not later than the first day of November preceding the Examination. 4. First Examination for the degree of Doctor of Music. The subjects of Examination are : Harmony and Counterpoint in not more than eight parts. Original Composition, including Fugue in not more than six parts. Musical History. The Examiners may at any time before the close of the Examination require the attendance of any Candidate for such further examination, whether oral or written, as they may think desirable before coming to a decision respecting the work of such Candidate. 5. Second Examination for the degree of Doctor of Music. The subject of Examination is a Musical Exercise, consisting of an extended vocal work which requires from forty to sixty minutes for performance. It must contain at least one well-developed choral movement in eight real parts. The accompaniment must be for a full (modern) orchestra, and the work must be preceded by an overture in modern form (concert overture). 6. General Regulations as to the Exercise. (a) The Exercise for Bachelor or Doctor of Music must be copied in a legible hand. The notes must be neither too minute, nor on too small staves; and every line before the turn-over' must finish with a 'direct' to the coming note overleaf. 6 (6) In the Score the signatures must be given at the beginning of every page: the divisions of Instruments and Voices being marked in every page by the usual brackets and the pages numbered consecutively. (c) The work must not only show facility in harmony and counterpoint, but also a knowledge of musical design and thematic development. The movements must exhibit structural independence and artistic interest, and must contain ample marks for bowing, &c., and full directions for expression. No exercise will be regarded as sufficient solely on the ground that it is free from technical errors. (a) The exercise must be accompanied by a declaration on a prescribed form, which must be obtained beforehand by application to the Assistant Registrar, University Registry, Oxford. It must be sent in at the time when the Candi. date's name is entered. The Exercise must show the private address as well as the name and College of the composer. The Exercise must be strongly bound and paged, and lettered (with clearly stamped lettering) up the back with title and composer's name, and also on the outside cover with title, name, and College, and the degree for which it was composed. |