The music programs are designed to produce graduates who are thoughtful, articulate, and literate artist-scholars, who possess a broad liberal arts background and the skills necessary to compete in a technologically sophisticated world. Students master the language of music (and a number of its diverse dialects), demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the history of music, the arts, and civilization from a world (multicultural) perspective, and critically...
In addition to successful completion of all general education and degree studies requirements, the degree requires successful completion of the concentration:
Bachelor of Music
JAZZ STUDIES CONCENTRATION 1) MUSC 141, 209-210, 211-212, 303-304, 306(W), 309-310, 311-312, and 314 or 316;
2) MUSC 315, 408, 416, and 491;
3) APP IMPR 131-132, 231-232, 331-332, and 431-432 (senior recital);
4) Sixteen credits in ensembles: six to eight credits must be in...
The Jazz Studies program is a comprehensive study of jazz from academic and performance perspectives. It offers a strong foundation in improvisation, jazz history, theory, composition and arranging, and ensemble performance.
The Jazz Studies program includes instrumental performance and vocal performance. The program focuses on three areas:
Individual achievement fostered by private lessons with classroom instruction by accomplished jazz musicians...
The Cumberland University Jazz Ensemble is a select group of musicians who perform a variety of music including Big Band Jazz, Swing, Rhythm and Blues, Rock, and Hip Hop. The ensemble consists of five saxophones, four trombones, four trumpets, guitar, bass, piano, drums, vibraphone, auxiliary percussion, and vocalist. The university also sponsors a smaller, seven-piece, Cumberland University Jazz Combo.
A major in jazz studies prepares students for professional careers in the recording industry, theatre orchestras, jazz groups, and virtually all areas of the commercial music industry. Whatever your goal, today's jazz artists must be able to sight read and improvise and perform on a concert stage, in a studio, or in an avant-garde jam session. DePaul's Jazz Studies program prepares you for all of that and more.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW The Concentration in Jazz Studies is intended to train students to have marketable skills for working as professional jazz and studio musicians. The Concentration in Jazz Studies is not intended to be a substitute for any of the professional degrees offered by the Department of Music.
Elmhurst‘s new Bachelor of Music degree Jazz Studies provides great preparation for a career in jazz or commercial music. The program offers a wealth of instructional resources, including coursework in improvisation, jazz history, and theory; applied jazz lessons; and plenty of performing experience, both in small combos and in large ensembles.
Jazz has long been a strength of Elmhurst‘s Department of Music. With an extensive roster of performer/teachers,...
The Bachelor of Music (Mus. B) degree program in Jazz/Commercial Music offers concentrations in Performance, Composition/Songwriting, Musical Theatre, Audio Recording Technology, and Music Business. It is designed for students planning to pursue careers as professional performers, composers, recording engineers, music business executives, or producers of video music.
The comprehensive program in Jazz/Commercial Music provides both a common core of...
The mission of the Florida Atlantic University Department of Music is to offer comprehensive academic and performance training in all aspects of the discipline in order to prepare students for advanced study and successful careers in music. It also seeks to represent Florida Atlantic University through community outreach.
The Department of Music is an accredited institutional member of NASM (National Association of Schools of Music). The department...
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