Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies

Liberal Arts

The 30 credits of liberal arts listed in this group must be taken outside the School of Music. (For more information see above.)

	Vocal	Keyb.	Instr.
English or writing	6	6	6
Humanities	3	3	3
Natural sciences or mathematics	3	3	3
Social or behavioral sciences	3	3	3
Liberal arts electives	15	15	15
Total	30	30	30

Other Liberal Arts Requirements

Music history	9	9	9
History and Literature of Music I-III 551-25500,-25600,-35500
Total	9	9	9

Music Requirements

Performance major	16	16	16
Performance Repertoire and Pedagogy	4	4	4
Ensemble
Pianist as Collaborator	--	2	--
Jazz Ensemble, Vocal Jazz Ensemble, or any ensemble	8	6	8
Fundamentals of Music Theory+ 551-10100	1+	1+	1+
Introduction to Musical Styles 551-12100	2	2	2
Music theory	12	12	12
Music Theory I 551-12200
Music Theory II 551-22100
Music Theory III 551-22200
Form and Analysis 551-32100
Analysis of Music since 1900 551-32200
Orchestration 551-43700
Sight-singing	5	5	5
Sight-Singing I 551-13300
Sight-Singing II 551-13400
Advanced Sight-Singing III 551-23300
Advanced Sight-Singing IV 551-23400
Chamber Music (small jazz ensemble) 558-32100*	1	2	2
Diction (554-16100)	2	--	--
Career Orientation 554-16600	1	1	1
Introduction to Music Technology	1	1	1
Secondary instruments	4	4	4
Keyboard Musicianship 557-17100
Keyboard Musicianship 557-17200
Jazz Piano I 553-16600
Jazz Piano II 553-16700
Recital	2	2	2
Music electives+	4-5+	5-6+	5-6+
Jazz improvisation	6	6	6
Jazz Improvisation I 553-36100
Jazz Improvisation II 553-36300
Jazz Improvisation III 553-36400
Jazz arranging	6	6	6
Jazz Arranging I 553-32300
Jazz Arranging II 553-32500
Jazz Arranging III 553-32600
Jazz history	5	5	5
Survey of Jazz History 553-16100
Jazz Style Analysis 553-36600
Basic Music Calligraphy 553-16500	1	1	1
Recital Attendance 554-10100 (six semesters required)	0	0	0
Total	81	81	81
Total for degree	120	120	120

* Chamber Music is taken in the junior year by instrumentalists. Vocalists only take Chamber Music in the senior year.

+ Students may fulfill the requirement for Fundamentals of Music Theory by scoring 84 percent or higher on a placement exam administered by the Department of Music Theory, History, and Composition. Students who score below 84 percent on the exam must take the course, and they take the lower number of music electives.

Freshman Year	Fall	Spring
English or writing	3	3
Liberal arts	3	3
Music history	--	3
Private lessons	2	2
Repertoire class	0.5	0.5
Ensemble (keyboard majors take accompanying)	1	1
(Fundamentals)	(1)	--
Styles/Music Theory I	2	2
Sight-Singing I, II	1.5	1.5
Career Orientation	--	1
Introduction to Music Technology	1	--
Keyboard Musicianship	1	1
Calligraphy	1	--
Recital Attendance	0	0
	16(17)	18
Sophomore Year	Fall	Spring
Music history	3	3
Liberal arts	3	3
Private lessons	2	2
Repertoire class	0.5	0.5
Ensemble	1	1
Music Theory II, III	2	2
Sight-Singing III, IV	1	1
Diction*	(2)	--
Jazz Piano Class I	--	1
Jazz Improvisation I	2	--
Jazz Arranging I	--	2
Recital Attendance	0	0
	14.5 (16.5)	15.5
Junior Year	Fall	Spring
Jazz History Survey	2	--
Jazz Style Analysis	--	3
Liberal arts	3	3
Private lessons	2	2
Repertoire class	0.5	0.5
Ensemble	1	1
Music theory	2	2
Orchestration	--	2
Jazz Arranging II	2	--
Jazz Improvisation II	--	2
Jazz Piano Class II	1	--
Chamber Music (small jazz ensemble)	0.5**	0.5**
Recital Attendance	0	0
	14 (13.5)	16 (15.5)
Senior Year	Fall	Spring
Liberal arts	3	3
Private lessons	2	2
Repertoire class	0. 5	0. 5
Ensemble	1	1
Recital	2	--
Jazz Arranging III	2	--
Jazz Improvisation III	--	2
Chamber Music (small jazz ensemble)*	0.5	0.5
Music electives	3 (2*)	3
	14 (13*)	12

* Required for vocalists only

** Required for instrumentalists only