BM in Jazz Studies Course Check List

Jazz Studies Degree
Total: 145 hours
General Music Requirements
Check Course # Name Credit Hours
_____ MUS 115 Music Theory I 4
_____ MUS 117 Music Theory II 4
_____ MUS 215 Music Theory III 4
_____ MUS 217 Music Theory IV 4
_____ MUS 250 Music in World Cultures 3
_____ MUS 251 Music History I 3
_____ MUS 252 Music History II 3
_____ MUS 323** Music History III 3
_____ MUS 303/304 Counterpoint 3
_____ MUS 307** Form & Analysis 3
_____ MUS 331* Jazz Symposium 3
_____ MUS 351 Fundamentals of Conducting 2
_____ MUA 010 Convocation 0
_____ MUA 010 Convocation 0
_____ MUA 010 Convocation 0
_____ MUA 010 Convocation 0
_____ MUA 010 Convocation 0
_____ MUA 299 Piano Proficiency 0
_____ MUA 499 Senior Recital 0
*MUS 331 serves as the upper levle theory requirement for Jazz Studies majors.
Ensemble Requirements
_____ MUA _____ Jazz Ensemble 1
_____ MUA _____ Jazz Ensemble 1
_____ MUA _____ Jazz Ensemble 1
_____ MUA _____ Jazz Ensemble 1
_____ MUA _____ Jazz Combo 1
_____ MUA _____ Jazz Combo 1
_____ MUA _____ Jazz Combo 1
_____ MUA _____ Jazz Combo 1
Jazz Studies Major Requirements
_____ MUS 228 Functional Jazz Piano & Jazz Theory I 1
_____ MUS 229 Functional Jazz Piano & Jazz Theory II 1
_____ MUS 230 Improvisation I 1
_____ MUS 231 Improvisation II 1
_____ MUS 310 Arranging 3
_____ MUS 312 Intermediate Arranging 3
_____ MUS 340 Introduction to Recording Techniques 3
_____ MUS 401 Film Scoring I 3
_____ MUS 402 Film Scoring II 3
_____ MUS 405 Studio Techniques in Arranging & Orchestration 3
_____ MUS 461 The History & Literature of Jazz 3
Applied Major Instrument & Piano Requirements
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_____ MUA 121 Piano 1
_____ MUA 122 Piano 1
_____ MUA 123 Piano 1
_____ MUA 124 Piano 1
General Academic Requirements
Area Course Name & # Credit Hours
Freshman Composition   6
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Writing Courses**   6
  MUS 307 Form & Analysis  
  MUS 323 Music History III  
Foreign Language or Computer   6
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Humanities, Literature, Fine Arts   12

Fine Arts

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Literature

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FA, L, or HU

_________________________________________ 6
History and Social & Behavioral Sciences   12

History

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HI & SB

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HI & SB

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HI & SB

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Natural Sciences and Mathematics   11

NS

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NS

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MA (MA 110 or higher)

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