Music with Emphasis in Jazz Performance (BM)
This program was approved for students entering the university in the Fall 2008 - Summer 2009 catalog year. For more information about catalog year, go to Catalog Year Information.
Major: MUSP
Degree: BM
Unit: Music
Program Courses
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| University-wide General Education requirements1,2 | 34 |
| Music Theory 141-242 (four 4-hour courses) | 16 |
| Music Literature 361 (four 3-hour courses) | 12 |
| Principal Ensemble (eight 1-hour courses) | 8 |
| (Jazz majors take Jazz or Jazz Repertory Ensemble.) | |
| Recital Attendance 097 (six semesters of “S”) | 0 |
| Conducting I 359 | 2 |
| Analysis 347 | 2 |
| Jazz Applied Lessons (four 2-hour courses) | 8 |
| Introduction to Music Study 100 | 1 |
| Piano Proficiency 197 | 0 |
| Total | 83 |
Plan Courses
Major Area
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Studies in Pedagogy: Jazz Pedagogy 538 | 1 |
| Jazz Applied Lessons (four additional 2-hour courses) | 8 |
| Secondary Applied Lessons (Traditional)3 | 4 |
| Senior Recital 4974 | 0 |
| Minor Ensembles (eight 1/2-hour courses) | 4 |
| Jazz Improvisation I 138 | 2 |
| Jazz Improvisation II 340 | 2 |
| Jazz Improvisation III 440 | 2 |
| Studies in Jazz: Jazz Styles and Analysis 351–01 | 2 |
| Jazz Repertoire 352 | 1 |
| Total | 26 |
Supportive Area
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Studies in Jazz: Jazz Theory 351–02 | 2 |
| Jazz Arranging I & II 435–436 | 4 |
| Advanced Theory | 4 |
| One 4-hour course sequence chosen from: Composition I & II 143-144 Ensemble Scoring I & II 345–346 Counterpoint I & II 549–550 |
|
| The Evolution of Jazz 355 | 3 |
| Piano Class 131-132 (two 1-hour courses) | 2 |
| Jazz Piano Class 130 (Students may substitute 1 hour of elective providing they pass the Jazz Piano Proficiency) |
1 |
| Jazz Piano Proficiency 198 | 0 |
| Music Electives Suggested courses: Jazz Methods 338 Jazz Arranging III 437 Music Industry I & II 535-536 Computers & Music I & II 553-554 Special Topics: Summer Jazz Workshop |
4 |
| General Electives | 4 |
| Total | 24 |
Total
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Minimum Total | 133 |
1 Students are required to take PAS 214 African American Music (Arts and Humanities content: Cultural Diversity competency) and ANTH 205 Music in World Cultures (Social and Behavioral Sciences content: Cultural Diversity competency).
2 MUH courses may not be taken to fulfill any General Education requirement.
3 Woodwind majors are strongly encouraged to study a second instrument.
4 Senior recital for all performance degrees is a public recital.
* Admission to Senior College
No B.M. degree student may enroll for 400-level music courses until all of the following requirements have been satisfied:
- Completion of at least 48 credits towards the degree
- MUS 132 Class Piano (non0keyboard majors) or Piano Proficiency Examination (for keyboard majors)
- MUS 206 (Keyboard majors must pass the Piano Proficiency Examination before taking the examination for MUS 206)
- MUS 242 Theory IV
- MUS 361-01 and 361-02 Music Literature
- MUS 097 Recital Attendance, four semesters with grade of "S"
- ENGL 101 or ENGL 105 and at least three additional general education courses
- GPA of 2.5
