Conservatory faculty voted unanimously in favor of a proposal that will require Conservatory-wide attendance at student honors recitals Tuesday. The proposal, which will be evaluated in one year, is intended to expose students to a wide repertoire, enhance high-profile performance opportunities and build community ties.

According to the proposal, the recitals will be strongly promoted with advertisement, radio broadcasts and a College-wide reception, and the 10-minute slots will be apportioned to reflect the diversity of Conservatory offerings. The number of honors recitals will be reduced to one per semester.

Although no punishment for non-attendance is included in the program, attendance will be monitored, and records will be forwarded to the students’ studio teachers or principal advisors to address at their discretion.

Acting Conservatory Dean David Stull acknowledged faculty would have difficulty getting full attendance, but said they were sending a powerful message to students by agreeing on the principle of expecting attendance.

“The playing in these recitals is very good, but their attendance makes it hard to see what is honorable about them,” Stull said. “It is important that we convey the importance of these recitals as a faculty.”

Piano professor Peter Takacs said that student attendance would be encouraged more if faculty attended. Conservatory faculty is considering putting the recitals on in Finney at noon to ease time conflicts.

Another proposal to create an Advanced Eurhythmics class was also passed unanimously.

A proposal for a five-year program combining a B.M. in a modern instrument with a M.M. in Historical Performance was tabled for the next meeting to allow more time for consideration.

According to the proposal, five years is the normal length of time for a combined Bachelor’s and Master’s degree, and more appropriate than Oberlin’s current program requiring six years. The proposal states that most Historical Performance majors double in modern instruments, helping the program’s students better distribute their efforts.