Jazz Studies, B.Mus.

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Required Credits: 129

First Year

Semester 1 (18 credits)

Instrumental study 4 credit(s)
AFR 131 - African American Music, 1890–1945 3 credit(s)
AFR 242P - Repertory Building I 1 credit(s)
APC 122 - Piano Keyboard Class 2 credit(s) ¹
TH 111 - Diatonic Harmony 2 credit(s) ²
TH 120P - Elementary Ear Training I 2 credit(s)
WRT 110W - Academic Writing I 3 credit(s)
HLM 020 - Information Literacy in the Performing Arts 0 credit(s)
ENS 402P - Jazz Combo Ensemble 1 credit(s)

Semester 2 (18 credits)

Instrumental study 4 credit(s)
AFR 132 - African American Music, 1945 to the Present 3 credit(s)
AFR 243P - Repertory Building II 1 credit(s)
APC 123 - Piano Keyboard Class 2 credit(s) ¹
TH 112 - Chromatic Harmony 2 credit(s)
TH 121P - Elementary Ear Training II 2 credit(s)
WRT 111W - Academic Writing II 3 credit(s)
ENS 403P - Jazz Combo Ensemble 1 credit(s)

Second Year

Semester 1 (17 credits)

Instrumental study 4 credit(s)
AFR 220 - Jazz Keyboard Class 2 credit(s) ¹
AFR 222 - Jazz Transcription I 1 credit(s)
AFR 242P - Repertory Building I 1 credit(s)
AFR 224 - Jazz Theory I 2 credit(s)
HLM 212 - Perspectives on Music History 3 credit(s)
ENS 402P - Jazz Combo Ensemble 1 credit(s)
M 114 - Everyday Statistics 3 credit(s) OR
M 116 - Contemporary Mathematics 3 credit(s)

Semester 2 (17 credits)

Instrumental study 4 credit(s)
AFR 221 - Jazz Keyboard Class 2 credit(s) ¹
AFR 223 - Jazz Transcription II 1 credit(s)
AFR 243P - Repertory Building II 1 credit(s)
AFR 225 - Jazz Theory II 2 credit(s)
HLM 213 - Classicism to the Present 3 credit(s)
UIS - University Interdisciplinary Studies 3 credit(s)
ENS 403P - Jazz Combo Ensemble 1 credit(s)

Third Year

Semester 1 (16 credits)

Instrumental study 4 credit(s)
AFR 242P - Repertory Building I 1 credit(s)
AFR 330 - Jazz Composition 1 credit(s)
Academic electives 3 credit(s)
UIS - University Interdisciplinary Studies 3 credit(s)
ENS 402P - Jazz Combo Ensemble 1 credit(s)
AFR 300W - Jazz Analysis: Individuals and Perspectives I 3 credit(s)

Semester 2 (16 credits)

Instrumental study 4 credit(s)
AFR 243P - Repertory Building II 1 credit(s)
AFR 331 - Jazz Arranging 1 credit(s)
Academic electives 3 credit(s)
UIS - University Interdisciplinary Studies 3 credit(s)
ENS 403P - Jazz Combo Ensemble 1 credit(s)
AFR 310W - Jazz Analysis: Individuals and Perspectives II 3 credit(s)

Fourth Year

Semester 1 (15 credits)

Instrumental study 4 credit(s)
AFR 242P - Repertory Building I 1 credit(s)
MPT 450 - Sound Technology I 3 credit(s)
UIS - University Interdisciplinary Studies 3 credit(s)
ENS 402P - Jazz Combo Ensemble 1 credit(s)
AFR 321W - Hard Bop Seminar 3 credit(s)

Semester 2 (12 credits)

Instrumental study 4 credit(s)
AFR 243P - Repertory Building II 1 credit(s)
Academic elective 3 credit(s)
ENS 403P - Jazz Combo Ensemble 1 credit(s)
REC 440P - Recital 0-2 credit(s) (0 credit(s) required)
AFT 410 - Jazz Studies Senior Project 3 credit(s)

Note(s):

¹ If these requirements are waived, students must choose alternate course work, with the help of an advisor, to make up equivalent credits.

² Enrollment dependent on placement exam.

Students are required to demonstrate continued improvement in their performance and improvisation skills. Student progress is evaluated through annual juries. Failure to demonstrate progress for two consecutive semesters may result in removal from the major.