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Jazz Studies, B.F.A.

 

The major in jazz studies is a comprehensive 61-credit major program consisting of the following courses:

  • MUSC 1510 - Harmony
  • MUSC 1520 - Advanced Harmony
  • MUSC 1530 - Jazz Theory
  • MUSC 2300 - Introduction to Computer Applications in Music
  • MUSC 2410 - American Musics
  • MUSC 2420 - World Musics
  • MUSC 3340 - History of Jazz
  • MUSC 4900 - Introduction to New Orleans Jazz
  • APMS 1090 - Musicianship Laboratory I
  • APMS 1100 - Musicianship Laboratory II
  • APMS 2210 - Voice, Instrument, or Composition (Instrument) twice
  • APMS 3210 - Private Intermediate Voice, Instrument, or Composition (Instrument) twice
  • APMS 4230 - Private Advanced Voice, Instrument, or Composition and Recital Preparation (Advanced Instrument), twice
  • APMS 3500 - Jazz Improvisation twice
  • APMS 3510 - Jazz Arrangements

Eight credits of music electives drawn from the following list:

  • MUSC 1420 - History of European Art Music Since 1750
  • MUSC 2010 - Tonal Analysis: 18th-19th Centuries
  • MUSC 2020 - 20th-Century Theory
  • APMS 4950 - Special Topics in Music Theory

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