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Dec 13, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Jazz Studies (instrumental, arranging or vocal emphasis), BM
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The jazz studies degree’s primary purposes are (1) to prepare students for successful careers as jazz performers, composers/arrangers and educators; (2) to cultivate students’ knowledge of and appreciation for the jazz tradition and the broader musical traditions from which it has grown; (3) to encourage students’ creative efforts, and to share the results of students’ efforts on the university, local, regional, national and international levels by means of performances and recordings; and (4) to integrate undergraduate instruction in jazz studies with the rest of the undergraduate curriculum in the College of Music and the university.
Click here to view the general Bachelor of Music requirements within the College of Music section.
Degree requirements
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Major requirements
For certain jazz studies classes that form part of a sequence (e.g. theory or improvisation), a course grade of C or better may be required in order to move to the next course in the sequence. See course descriptions for individual course prerequisites.
Music laboratory
Required each long term/semester for a minimum of 8 hours selected from:
Special requirements: arranging emphasis
Special requirements: instrumental emphasis
Special requirements: vocal emphasis
Electives
9 hours (or as many as needed to complete the requirements for the degree).
Other requirements
- All non-keyboard majors must enroll in Keyboard Skills classes each long term/semester until Jazz Secondary Piano Proficiency is passed.
- Keyboard majors must pass OpenScore/Transposition Exam.
- To enroll in upper division coursework in their emphasis majors must complete MUJS 2370 with a grade of C or higher.
- A minimum 2.75 GPA in all music courses is required.
- Students majoring in jazz studies must also abide by the policies and procedures set forth in the Jazz Studies Student Handbook.
- Students will complete Africana Studies Certificate with HIST 3240 , HIST 3250 , MUET 3060 , and MUJS 3070 .
Supplemental information
Completion of the University Core Curriculum (required):
See University Core Curriculum requirements . Some courses required on degree plans may be used to fulfill requirements under Communication, Mathematics, Life and Physical Sciences, American History, Government/Political Science, Creative Arts, Language, Philosophy and Culture, Social and Behavioral Sciences and Core Option (Component Area Option) Courses.
- Communication (6) — ENGL 1310 and ENGL 1320 recommended.
- Mathematics (3) — MATH 1580 recommended.
- Life and Physical Sciences (6) — met by PHYS 1270 and an additional laboratory science course.
- Language, Philosophy and Culture (3) — met by MUET 3030 .
- American History (6) — met by HIST 2610 and HIST 2620 .
- Government/Political Science (6) — met by PSCI 2305 and PSCI 2306 .
- Creative Arts (3) — met by MUET 3060 .
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (3).
- Core Option/Component Area Option Courses (6) — met by MUJS 3070 and MUMH 3520 .
- Proficiency examinations (required):
- Piano Proficiency Examination.
- Successful completion of the Upper Division Examination in applied lessons (MUAC and MUAM).
Africana Studies certificate (required):
The following courses, which are required for the Bachelor of Music in jazz studies, also meet the criteria for the Africana studies certificate offered through the Department of History :
Therefore, by virtue of completing the requirements for the jazz studies, BM, students will also receive the Africana studies certificate from the Department of History.
Commercial Music minor (optional):
The structure of the jazz studies, BM, allows students to complete the commercial music minor (18 hours) without exceeding the 129 degree hours. The minor is optional but can be pursued within the jazz studies, BM, in the following manner:
- Complete MUAE 3100 - Fundamentals of Digital Audio Workstations (required for the Jazz Studies, BM)
- Use the 9 elective hours within the jazz studies, BM, to complete 3 of the required courses for the commercial music minor:
- Enroll in at least 3 hours of MULB 1819 - Commercial Music Laboratory (counts towards required 8 hours of MULB credit)
- Students may substitute the jazz studies, BM, capstone requirement (MUJS 4720 ) for the commercial music minor capstone ( MUAE 4500 ) with approval of the commerical music minor supervisor and the major professor in the Division of Jazz Studies. Students pursuing this substitution will be required to create a solo album or EP as part of MUJS 4720 , either in lieu of or in addition to a live recital.
Four-year degree plan (example)
The following four-year plan is one example of a variety of ways in which you can complete your chosen degree in four years, and will serve as a guide for you to design your pathway to degree completion. Variations will depend on whether you need to take prerequisites or have college credit from exams or dual enrollment.
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Year 4
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