Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies
The Bachelor of Music Degree in Jazz Studies is designed for students pursuing a professional career in music. It is a rigorous curriculum where study of improvisation, arranging, composition, and pedagogy facilitate a versatile skill set which allows students to embrace opportunities in a professional landscape that is always changing.
For a complete list of courses taken by students pursuing this degree, see the degree requirements and course descriptions linked below.
62
Upper division Credits
9
terms of jazz performance studies
6
terms of Large Jazz Ensemble
Undergraduates pursuing a BMus in Jazz Studies will take courses which focus in the following areas:
Music Theory
Aural Skills
Keyboard Skills
Music in World Cultures
Music of the Americas
Regional Ethnomusicology
Survey of African Music
Music Instruments World
Pop Mus African Diaspora
Jazz Theory
Jazz Arranging
Jazz Repetoire
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