2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Oct 04, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Music, Jazz Studies Concentration, B.A.


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Requirements for Music Major - 54 Credits


Ensemble Requirements - 7 Credits


Eight semesters of participation in one of the following ensembles, as assigned by the department, to run concurrently with eight semesters of applied lessons:

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All music majors must enroll in Festival Chorus for a minimum of two semesters.

Six semesters of Participation in Second Ensemble


Six semesters of participation in a second ensemble from the following list, to run concurrently with six semesters of applied lessons:

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The music department also offers elective ensembles on a regular basis. These ensembles include, but are not limited to: Clarinet Ensemble, Flute Ensemble, Jazz Quartet, Low Brass Ensemble, Saxophone Quartet, Trumpet Ensemble, Woodwind Quintet, and various mixed chamber ensembles.

All instrumental must students are required to have a minimum of three chamber ensemble experiences (standard repertoire) in varied formats throughout the course of completing their program requirements (each approved by the academic advisor and the applied music instructor). Music Education students are encouraged, but not required, to participate in ensembles during the semester of their practicum. All pianists with a major emphasis in piano are required to enroll in MUSC 0240 - Chamber Ensembles , each semester they are enrolled in applied piano lessons.

Applied Music Requirements - 12 Credits


Music majors are required to complete eight semesters of applied lessons. Applied music study requires a jury examination every semester for music majors and for music minors, as well as for those students enrolled in a required secondary applied lesson. Students taking applied music must also register each semester for MUSC 0280 - Music Studio .  

Students who present a curricular recital are not required to present a jury during the semester of the recital. All students who wish to present a recital (degree or elective) must pass a pre-recital hearing during studio class a minimum of three weeks prior to the recital (three applied faculty members must be present at the hearing).

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Music Education students are exempt from their eighth semester of applied lessons and ensemble if enrolled in MUSC 0328 - Practicum: Music K-12 .

Performing Requirements - 3 Credits


All Music majors are required to complete six semesters of MUSC 0279 - Recital Attendance and Performance , (required attendance and performance at weekly studio classes and departmental recitals). Students are required to perform regularly in studio classes, and are required to perform at least once each year in a public departmental recital. Music minors may perform in a departmental recital at the discretion of the applied instructor.

Additional Requirements - 3 Credits


Instrumental Students


  • Non-ensemble Music Electives
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* Upon completion of MUSC 0253 

Optional Music Concentrations


Music majors may choose to declare one of the 6 concentrations. Students may not declare more than two concentrations. Note: each of the required 300-level music history seminars listed in the concentrations are in addition to the seminar required of all music majors in the General Requirements.

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Students with a Jazz Studies concentration may substitute MUSC 0267  and MUSC 0268  for MUSC 0355  and MUSC 0253  of the general requirements. Jazz guitar majors must rent or purchase a nylon string guitar for their classical guitar studies.

Additional Graduation Requirements


All students must meet the University Graduation Requirements  and complete a general education or common core of studies, distributed among the different academic areas as detailed in General Education: WISE  or Common Core .

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