Music Performance (B.M.) Jazz Studies Emphasis Instrumental or Vocal
Major Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
MUS 100 | CAREERS IN MUSIC | 2 |
Music Theory I-IV | ||
Select 8 hours from the following: | 8 | |
MUSIC THEORY | ||
MUSIC THEORY | ||
MUSIC THEORY | ||
MUS 212 | MUSIC THEORY | 2 |
MUSY 111 | SIGHT SINGING & EAR TRAINING | 1 |
MUSY 112 | SIGHT SINGING & EAR TRAINING | 1 |
MUSY 211 | SIGHT SINGING & EAR TRAINING | 1 |
MUS 311 | FORM & ANALYSIS | 3 |
MUS 313 | JAZZ THEORY | 3 |
Applied Instrument or Voice | ||
Select 8 credits from the following: | 8 | |
MUS _ 114-415 | ||
Applied Secondary Piano or Voice | ||
Select 4 credits from the following: | 4 | |
MUS_114-215 | ||
Jazz Ensemble | ||
Select 4 hours from the following: | 4 | |
JAZZ ENSEMBLE | ||
JAZZ ENSEMBLE I | ||
JAZZ ENSEMBLE I | ||
JAZZ ENSEMBLE | ||
JAZZ ENSEMBLE | ||
JAZZ ENSEMBLE | ||
Jazz Combo I-IV | ||
Select 4 credits from the following: | ||
Jazz Comb I-IV | 4 | |
Total Hours | 41 |
Jazz Studies - Instrumental
Freshman | ||
---|---|---|
Fall | Hours | |
UNIV 100 | UNIVERSITY SUCCESS | 2 |
ENG 104 |
COMPOSITION I or English Composition I with Co-requisite Support or COMPOSITION & LITERATURE FOR L |
3 |
MUS 111 | MUSIC THEORY | 2 |
MUSY 111 | SIGHT SINGING & EAR TRAINING | 1 |
MUS 114 Applied Major (Jazz) | 2 | |
MUSD 114 | APPLIED SECONDARY PIANO | 1 |
MUJE 171 | JAZZ ENSEMBLE | 0.5 |
MUS 190 | JAZZ COMBO I | 0.5 |
MUS 200 | RECITAL HOUR | 0 |
MATH 114 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
Hours | 15 | |
Spring | ||
ENG 105 or ENG 112 |
COMPOSITION II or COMPOSITION |
3 |
MUS 100 | CAREERS IN MUSIC | 2 |
MUS 112 | MUSIC THEORY | 2 |
MUSY 112 | SIGHT SINGING & EAR TRAINING | 1 |
MUS 115 Applied Major (Jazz) | 2 | |
MUSD 115 | APPLIED SECONDARY PIANO | 1 |
MUJE 172 | JAZZ ENSEMBLE I | 0.5 |
MUS 191 | JAZZ COMBO I | 0.5 |
MUS 200 | RECITAL HOUR | 0 |
Natural Science Option | 3 | |
Pathway Option | 3 | |
Hours | 18 | |
Sophomore | ||
Fall | ||
MUS 200 | RECITAL HOUR | 0 |
MUS 211 | MUSIC THEORY | 2 |
MUSY 211 | SIGHT SINGING & EAR TRAINING | 1 |
MUS 214 Applied Major (Jazz) | 2 | |
MUJE 271 | JAZZ ENSEMBLE I | 0.5 |
MUS 230 | JAZZ/COMMERCIAL PIANO SK | 1 |
MUS 321 | MUSIC HISTORY | 3 |
MUS 292 Jazz Improvisation I | 2 | |
MUS 290 JAZZ COMBO II | 0.5 | |
Pathway Option | 3 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Spring | ||
MUS 200 | RECITAL HOUR | 0 |
MUS 212 | MUSIC THEORY | 2 |
MUS 215 Applied Major (Jazz) | 2 | |
MUS 217 | JAZZ HISTORY | 2 |
MUS 291 Jazz Combo II | 0.5 | |
MUS 231 | JAZZ/COMMERCIAL PIANO | 1 |
MUJE 272 | JAZZ ENSEMBLE | 0.5 |
MUS 293 | JAZZ IMPROVISATION II | 2 |
MUS 322 | MUSIC HISTORY | 3 |
UNIV 200 | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | 1 |
Pathway Option | 3 | |
Hours | 17 | |
Junior | ||
Fall | ||
MUS 200 | RECITAL HOUR | 0 |
MUS 311 | FORM & ANALYSIS | 3 |
MUS 314 Applied Major (Jazz) | 2 | |
MUS 392 | JAZZ IMPROVISATION III | 2 |
MUS 390 Jazz Combo II | 0.5 | |
MUJE 371 | JAZZ ENSEMBLE | 0.5 |
SPCH 201 | SPEECH ARTS | 3 |
Humanities & Fine Arts Option | 3 | |
Natural Science Option | 3 | |
Hours | 17 | |
Spring | ||
MUS 200 | RECITAL HOUR | 0 |
MUS 226 | INTRODUCTN TO MUSIC TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
MUS 315 Applied Major (Jazz) | 2 | |
MUS 333 | CONDUCTING | 2 |
MUJE 372 Jazz Ensemble | 0.5 | |
MUS 391 Jazz Combo III | 0.5 | |
MUS 393 | JAZZ IMPROV IV | 2 |
MUS 313 | JAZZ THEORY | 3 |
Social & Behavioral Science Option | 3 | |
Hours | 16 | |
Senior | ||
Fall | ||
MUS 200 | RECITAL HOUR | 0 |
MUS 414 Applied Major | 2 | |
MUS 440 | JAZZ COMPOSITION/ARRANGEMENT | 3 |
MUS 420 | JAZZ PEDAGOGY/METHODS | 3 |
MUJE 471 | JAZZ ENSEMBLE | 0.5 |
MUS 490 Jazz Combo IV | 1 | |
Social & Behavioral Science Option | 3 | |
Hours | 12.5 | |
Spring | ||
MUS 200 | RECITAL HOUR | 0 |
MUS 441 | JAZZ COMP/ARR | 3 |
MUS 415 Senior Recital | 3 | |
MUS 491 Jazz Combo V | 1 | |
MUJE Jazz Ensemble | 0.5 | |
General Elective | 3 | |
Music Elective | 3 | |
Hours | 13.5 | |
Total Hours | 124 |
Notes:
- Candidates that transfer 12 or more hours of college credit are exempt from UNIV 100 UNIVERSITY SUCCESS; however, the student must take 2 hours of general electives to replace the UNIV course.
Online Graduation Clearance (to be completed during the graduating semester only).
MU(XX) ENSEMBLES OPTIONS:
MUAM African Music and Dance
MUBQ Brass Quintet
MUBE Brass Ensemble
MUTD Steel Pan Ensemble
MUTE String Ensemble
MUUE Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
MUW Wind Ensemble
MUWW Woodwind Ensemble
MUS Jazz Combo
MUSK Marching Band
MUJE Jazz Ensemble or Vocal Jazz Ensemble
MUSG University Choir
MUJS JSU Singers
MUCH Chorale
MUWQ Woodwind Quintet
MUSV Opera Workshop
MUSJ Orchestra
MUPE Percussion Ensemble
MUCB Concert Band
MUYB Symphonic Band
MURE Trombone Ensemble
MUTT Trumpet Ensemble
MUWQ Woodwind Quintet
Student Learning Outcomes
- Students will demonstrate the ability to think, speak, and write clearly and effectively about the art of music from antiquity through the present day.
- Students will develop and demonstrate motor skills and technical facility on a major applied instrument sufficient to perform increasingly demanding literature.
- Students will perform at a basic functional level of proficiency on secondary instruments for use in teaching and/or community performance settings.
Jazz Studies -Vocal
Freshman | ||
---|---|---|
Fall | Hours | |
ENG 104 |
COMPOSITION I or English Composition I with Co-requisite Support or COMPOSITION & LITERATURE FOR L |
3 |
MATH 114 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
UNIV 100 | UNIVERSITY SUCCESS | 2 |
MUS 111 | MUSIC THEORY | 2 |
MUSY 111 | SIGHT SINGING & EAR TRAINING | 1 |
MUSV 114 | APPLIED VOICE | 2 |
MUSD 114 | APPLIED SECONDARY PIANO | 1 |
MUS 119 | JAZZ VOCAL TECHNIQUES I | 1 |
MUJE 171 | JAZZ ENSEMBLE | 0.5 |
MUS 190 | JAZZ COMBO I | 0.5 |
MUS 200 | RECITAL HOUR | 0 |
Hours | 16 | |
Spring | ||
ENG 105 or ENG 112 |
COMPOSITION II or COMPOSITION |
3 |
MUS 100 | CAREERS IN MUSIC | 2 |
MUS 112 | MUSIC THEORY | 2 |
MUSY 112 | SIGHT SINGING & EAR TRAINING | 1 |
MUSV 115 | APPLIED VOICE | 2 |
MUSD 115 | APPLIED SECONDARY PIANO | 1 |
MUJE 172 | JAZZ ENSEMBLE I | 0.5 |
MUS 191 | JAZZ COMBO I | 0.5 |
MUS 219 | JAZZ VOCAL TECHNIQUES II | 1 |
MUS 200 | RECITAL HOUR | 0 |
Pathway Option | 3 | |
Hours | 16 | |
Sophomore | ||
Fall | ||
MUS 200 | RECITAL HOUR | 0 |
MUS 211 | MUSIC THEORY | 2 |
MUSY 211 | SIGHT SINGING & EAR TRAINING | 1 |
MUSV 214 | APPLIED VOICE | 2 |
MUS 271 Vocal Jazz Ensemble | 0.5 | |
MUS 230 | JAZZ/COMMERCIAL PIANO SK | 1 |
MUS 290 Jazz Combo II | 0.5 | |
MUS 321 | MUSIC HISTORY | 3 |
MUS 292 Jazz Improvisation I | 2 | |
Pathway Option | 3 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Spring | ||
MUS 200 | RECITAL HOUR | 0 |
MUS 212 | MUSIC THEORY | 2 |
MUSV 215 | APPLIED VOICE | 2 |
MUS 217 | JAZZ HISTORY | 2 |
MUS 231 | JAZZ/COMMERCIAL PIANO | 1 |
MUJE 272 | JAZZ ENSEMBLE | 0.5 |
MUS 291 Jazz Combo II | 0.5 | |
MUS 293 | JAZZ IMPROVISATION II | 2 |
MUS 322 | MUSIC HISTORY | 3 |
UNIV 200 | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | 1 |
Pathway Option | 3 | |
Hours | 17 | |
Junior | ||
Fall | ||
MUS 311 | FORM & ANALYSIS | 3 |
MUSV 314 | APPLIED VOICE | 2 |
MUJE 371 | JAZZ ENSEMBLE | 0.5 |
MUS 390 Jazz Combo II | 0.5 | |
MUS 392 | JAZZ IMPROVISATION III | 2 |
MUS 200 | RECITAL HOUR | 0 |
SPCH 201 | SPEECH ARTS | 3 |
Humanities & Fine Arts Option | 3 | |
Natural Science Option | 3 | |
Hours | 17 | |
Spring | ||
MUS 200 | RECITAL HOUR | 0 |
MUS 226 | INTRODUCTN TO MUSIC TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
MUJE 372 | VOCAL JAZZ ENSEMBLE | 0.5 |
MUSV 315 | APPLIED VOICE | 2 |
MUS 391 Jazz Combo III | 0.5 | |
MUS 333 | CONDUCTING | 2 |
MUS 393 | JAZZ IMPROV IV | 2 |
MUS 313 | JAZZ THEORY | 3 |
Natural Science Option | 3 | |
Hours | 16 | |
Senior | ||
Fall | ||
MUS 200 | RECITAL HOUR | 0 |
MUS 440 | JAZZ COMPOSITION/ARRANGEMENT | 3 |
MUS 420 | JAZZ PEDAGOGY/METHODS | 3 |
MUSV 414 | APPLIED VOICE | 2 |
MUJE 471 | JAZZ ENSEMBLE | 0.5 |
MUS 490 Jazz Combo IV | 1 | |
Social & Behavioral Science Option | 3 | |
Hours | 12.5 | |
Spring | ||
MUS 200 | RECITAL HOUR | 0 |
MUSV 415 | SENIOR RECITAL (JAZZ) | 3 |
MUS 441 | JAZZ COMP/ARR | 3 |
MUJE 472 | VOCAL JAZZ ENSEMBLE | 0.5 |
MUS 491 Jazz Combo V | 1 | |
Music Elective | 3 | |
Social & Behavioral Science Option | 3 | |
Hours | 13.5 | |
Total Hours | 123 |
Notes:
- Candidates that transfer 12 or more hours of college credit are exempt from UNIV 100 UNIVERSITY SUCCESS; however, the student must take 2 hours of general electives to replace the UNIV course.
- Online Graduation Clearance (to be completed during the graduating semester only).
MU(XX) ENSEMBLES OPTIONS:
MUAM African Music and Dance
MUBQ Brass Quintet
MUBE Brass Ensemble
MUTD Steel Pan Ensemble
MUTE String Ensemble
MUUE Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
MUW Wind Ensemble
MUWW Woodwind Ensemble
MUS Jazz Combo
MUSK Marching Band
MUJE Jazz Ensemble or Vocal Jazz Ensemble
MUSG University Choir
MUJS JSU Singers
MUCH Chorale
MUWQ Woodwind Quintet
MUSV Opera Workshop
MUSJ Orchestra
MUPE Percussion Ensemble
MUCB Concert Band
MUYB Symphonic Band
MURE Trombone Ensemble
MUTT Trumpet Ensemble
MUWQ Woodwind Quintet