This concentration is for the student desiring a career in the Music Industry profession and will prepare students for leadership positions in the business, management, and technology structures of the music industry. The curriculum, made up of core music, music industry, music technology, and business courses, combines a rigorous introduction to the artistic, financial, and managerial skills which are necessary to succeed in the music industry. Music Industry students will be provided with the critical and creative space to innovate, integrate and adapt as next-generation transformational thinkers in an ever-evolving global music business.
Completion of this program requires a total of 125 hours.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Jax MIX General Education Curriculum | 38 | |
| Pre-Professional Courses | ||
| ACC 200 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
| EC 221 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| or EC 222 | Principles of Macroeconomics | |
| FIN 292 | Legal and Social Environment | 3 |
| MGT 301 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| Major Requirements | ||
| MGT 330 | Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| MKT 301 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| MU 101 | Music Theory | 3 |
| MU 102 | Music Theory | 3 |
| MU 111 | Aural Skills | 1 |
| MU 112 | Aural Skills | 1 |
| MU 134 | Primary Applied Music (4 semesters required; 2 credit hours each) | 8 |
| MU 201 | Music Theory | 3 |
| MU 202 | Music Theory | 3 |
| MU 210 | Conducting | 2 |
| MU 211 | Aural Skills | 1 |
| MU 212 | Aural Skills | 1 |
| MU 237 | Advanced Intro to Music (WI) (Jax MIX Expression) 1 | 3 |
| MU 298 | Mid-degree Assessment Review | 0 |
| MU 300 | Junior Recital | 0 |
| MU 301 | Music Theory (WI) | 2 |
| MU 411 | Music History & Literature | 3 |
| MU 412 | Music History & Literature | 3 |
| Concentration Requirements | ||
| Complete six semesters of MU104 | 0 | |
| Concerts and Recitals | ||
| MU 150 | Technology in Music | 1 |
| MU 170 | Class Piano I | 1 |
| MU 171 | Class Piano II | 1 |
| MU 240 | Introduction to Music Industry | 2 |
| MU 350 | Advanced Technology | 1 |
| MU 354 | The History of the Music Industry | 2 |
| MU 355 | Music Licensing and Intellectual Property | 3 |
| MU 356 | Contemporary Issues in the Music Industry | 3 |
| MU 357 | Arts Management and Concert Production | 3 |
| MU 445 | Live Sound | 2 |
| MU 446 | Music Industry Internship | 2 |
| MU 451 | Recording, Effects, and Mastering | 2 |
| Music Industry Electives | 3 | |
| Four Large Ensembles (2 Lower Division + 2 Upper Division, as advised) | 4 | |
| Orchestra | ||
| Gospel Choir | ||
| Wind Ensemble | ||
| Marching Southerners | ||
| Chamber Winds | ||
| Chorus | ||
| A Cappella Choir | ||
| Symphonic Band | ||
| Jazz Ensemble | ||
| Orchestra | ||
| Gospel Choir | ||
| Wind Ensemble | ||
| Marching Southerners | ||
| Chamber Winds | ||
| Chorus | ||
| A Cappella Choir | ||
| Symphonic Band | ||
| Jazz Ensemble | ||
| Two Small Ensembles (1 Lower Division + 1 Upper Division, as advised) | 2 | |
| Small Chamber Music Ensemble | ||
| Chamber Singers | ||
| Percussion Ensemble | ||
| Accompanying | ||
| Steel Band | ||
| Jazz Combo | ||
| Lyric Theatre Workshop | ||
| Show Choir | ||
| Small Chamber Music Ensemble | ||
| Chamber Singers | ||
| Percussion Ensemble | ||
| Steel Band | ||
| Jazz Combo | ||
| Lyric Theatre Workshop | ||
| Show Choir | ||
| ACC 200 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
| EC 221 | Principles of Microeconomics (Or EC 222 Principles of Macroeconomics) | 3 |
| FIN 292 | Legal and Social Environment | 3 |
| MGT 301 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| MGT 330 | Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| MKT 301 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
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MU 237 Advanced Intro to Music (WI) (3) is required by the major and is also used to meet the Jax MIX Fine Arts requirement.
In addition to courses noted below, candidates for graduation must successfully complete all JSU Academic Regulations. More information about Jax MIX requirements and Alabama Transfers equivalents can be found in their respective section of the catalog.
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| Jax MIX Communication: EH Composition sequence | 3 | |
| MS 110 | Finite Mathematics (or higher – Jax MIX Communication) | 3 |
| MU 101 | Music Theory | 3 |
| MU 104 | Concerts and Recitals | 0 |
| MU 111 | Aural Skills | 1 |
| MU 134 | Primary Applied Music 1 | 2 |
| MU 170 | Class Piano I | 1 |
| Ensemble 2 | 1 | |
| SSC 101 | First Year Experience | 0 |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| Jax MIX Communication: EH Composition sequence | 3 | |
| Jax MIX Experience: History Sequence | 3 | |
| MU 102 | Music Theory | 3 |
| MU 104 | Concerts and Recitals | 0 |
| MU 112 | Aural Skills | 1 |
| MU 134 | Primary Applied Music 1 | 2 |
| MU 150 | Technology in Music | 1 |
| MU 171 | Class Piano II | 1 |
| Ensemble 2 | 1 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| MU 237 | Advanced Intro to Music (WI) (Jax MIX Expression) | 3 |
| Jax MIX Experience: History Sequence | 3 | |
| ACC 200 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
| MU 104 | Concerts and Recitals | 0 |
| MU 134 | Primary Applied Music 1 | 2 |
| MU 201 | Music Theory | 3 |
| MU 211 | Aural Skills | 1 |
| MU 350 | Advanced Technology | 1 |
| Ensemble 2 | 1 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| EH 141 Speech (Jax MIX Communication) | 3 | |
| Jax MIX Inquiry: Science | 4 | |
| EC 221 or EC 222 | Principles of Microeconomics or Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| MU 104 | Concerts and Recitals | 0 |
| MU 134 | Primary Applied Music 1 | 2 |
| MU 202 | Music Theory | 3 |
| MU 212 | Aural Skills | 1 |
| MU 240 | Introduction to Music Industry | 2 |
| MU 298 | Mid-degree Assessment Review | 0 |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| Jax MIX Inquiry: Science | 4 | |
| MGT 301 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| MU 104 | Concerts and Recitals | 0 |
| MU 210 | Conducting | 2 |
| MU 301 | Music Theory (WI) | 2 |
| MU 355 | Music Licensing and Intellectual Property | 3 |
| MU 445 | Live Sound | 2 |
| Ensemble 2 | 1 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| Jax MIX Expression: Literature | 3 | |
| FIN 292 | Legal and Social Environment | 3 |
| MKT 301 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| MU 104 | Concerts and Recitals | 0 |
| MU 300 | Junior Recital | 0 |
| MU 356 | Contemporary Issues in the Music Industry | 3 |
| MU 357 | Arts Management and Concert Production | 3 |
| Ensemble 2 | 1 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| Jax MIX Experience: Social/Behavioral Science Sequence | 3 | |
| MGT 330 | Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| MU 411 | Music History & Literature | 3 |
| MU 451 | Recording, Effects, and Mastering | 2 |
| Ensemble 2 | 1 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Spring | ||
| Jax MIX Expression: Literature | 3 | |
| Jax MIX Experience: Social/Behavioral Science Sequence | 3 | |
| MU 354 | The History of the Music Industry | 2 |
| MU 412 | Music History & Literature | 3 |
| MU 446 | Music Industry Internship | 2 |
| Music Industry Electives 3 | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Total Hours | 125 | |
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Individual applied music must be studied each semester for a total of four semesters. Normally, all four semesters should be taken in the same applied instrument (voice, piano, clarinet, etc.). In exceptional cases a change from one instrument to another may be permitted in the major area with the approval of the instructors involved and the department head.
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Two (2) ensembles/semester. Freshman and Sophomore students will take 100/200 level ensembles and Junior and Senior students will take 300/400 level ensembles. Large Vocal Ensembles are: MU 138 Gospel Choir (1), MU 338 Gospel Choir (1), MU 196 Chorus (1), MU 396 Chorus (1), MU 218 A Cappella Choir (1), and MU 418 A Cappella Choir (1). Large Instrumental Ensembles are: MU 132 Orchestra (1), MU 332 Orchestra (1) (strings only), MU 148 Wind Ensemble (1), MU 348 Wind Ensemble (1), MU 192 Marching Southerners (1), MU 392 Marching Southerners (1), MU 193 Chamber Winds (1), MU 393 Chamber Winds (1), MU 250 Symphonic Band (1), MU 450 Symphonic Band (1), MU 279 Jazz Ensemble (1), and MU 479 Jazz Ensemble (1). Small Vocal Ensembles are: MU 162 Chamber Singers (1), MU 362 Chamber Singers (1), MU 252 Lyric Theatre Workshop (1), MU 452 Lyric Theatre Workshop (1), MU 295 Show Choir (1), and MU 495 Show Choir (1). Small Instrumental Ensembles are: MU 146 Small Chamber Music Ensemble (1), MU 346 Small Chamber Music Ensemble (1), MU 168 Percussion Ensemble (1), MU 368 Percussion Ensemble (1), MU 182 Accompanying (1), MU 206 Steel Band (1), MU 406 Steel Band (1), MU 207 Jazz Combo (1), and MU 407 Jazz Combo (1). Deviations in the selection of the required ensembles must receive the written approval of the department head.
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Music Industry Electives totaling 3 credit hours. May include Songwriting, Individual Study in Composition, Media and Film Scoring, Improvisation, Jazz Arranging, etc.