Completion of this program requires a total of 126 hours, including 78 hours of music courses.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Jax MIX General Education Curriculum | 41 | |
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major Requirements | ||
| 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) | 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 MU 104 | ||
| Concerts and Recitals | ||
| Choose a piano sequence | 2 | |
| Class Piano I | ||
| Class Piano II | ||
| Class Piano Repertoire I | ||
| Class Piano Repertoire II | ||
| MU 302 | Music Theory | 2 |
| MU 334 | Primary Applied Music (2 semesters required; 2 credit hours each) | 4 |
| Three Small Ensembles (Choose from list as advised 1 credit each) | 3 | |
| Small Chamber Music Ensemble | ||
| Small Chamber Music Ensemble | ||
| Chamber Singers | ||
| Chamber Singers | ||
| Percussion Ensemble | ||
| Percussion Ensemble | ||
| Accompanying | ||
| Applied Ensemble | ||
| Applied Ensemble | ||
| Steel Band | ||
| Steel Band | ||
| Jazz Combo | ||
| Jazz Combo | ||
| Lyric Theatre Workshop | ||
| Lyric Theatre Workshop | ||
| Show Choir | ||
| Show Choir | ||
| Five Large Ensembles (Choose from list as advised 1 credit) | 5 | |
| Orchestra | ||
| Orchestra | ||
| Gospel Choir | ||
| Gospel Choir | ||
| Wind Ensemble | ||
| Wind Ensemble | ||
| Marching Southerners | ||
| Marching Southerners | ||
| Chamber Winds | ||
| Chamber Winds | ||
| Chorus | ||
| Chorus | ||
| A Cappella Choir | ||
| A Cappella Choir | ||
| Symphonic Band | ||
| Symphonic Band | ||
| Jazz Ensemble | ||
| Jazz Ensemble | ||
| Music Electives | 25 | |
| Technology in Music | ||
| History of American Jazz | ||
| Introduction to Music Industry | ||
| Class Guitar | ||
| Arranging | ||
| Marching Band Techniques | ||
| Piano Pedagogy Fundamentals | ||
| Advanced Technology | ||
| General Instrumental Tech | ||
| Jazz Pedagogy | ||
| Theory and Composition of American Jazz | ||
| Song Literature I | ||
| Song Literature II | ||
| Chamber Music Literature | ||
| Orchestral Music Literature | ||
| Instrumental Conducting | ||
| Choral Conducting | ||
| Piano Literature I | ||
| Recording, Effects, and Mastering | ||
| Total Hours | 78 | |
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 or MU 180 | Class Piano I or Class Piano Repertoire I | 1 |
| Ensemble 2 | 1 | |
| SSC 101 | First Year Experience | 0 |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| Jax MIX Communication: EH Composition sequence | 3 | |
| EH 141 | Speech (Jax MIX Communication) | 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 171 or MU 181 | Class Piano II or Class Piano Repertoire II | 1 |
| Ensemble 2 | 1 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| Jax MIX Inquiry: Science | 4 | |
| Foreign Language sequence 4 | 3 | |
| MU 104 | Concerts and Recitals | 0 |
| MU 134 | Primary Applied Music 1 | 2 |
| MU 201 | Music Theory | 3 |
| MU 211 | Aural Skills | 1 |
| Ensemble 2 | 1 | |
| MU Electives 3 | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| Jax MIX Inquiry: Science | 4 | |
| Foreign Language sequence 4 | 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 298 | Mid-degree Assessment Review | 0 |
| Ensemble 2 | 1 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Summer | ||
| Jax MIX Expression: Literature | 3 | |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| Jax MIX Experience: History Sequence | 3 | |
| MU 237 | Advanced Intro to Music (WI) (Jax MIX Expression) | 3 |
| MU 104 | Concerts and Recitals | 0 |
| MU 210 | Conducting | 2 |
| MU 301 | Music Theory (WI) | 2 |
| MU 334 | Primary Applied Music 1 | 2 |
| Ensemble 2 | 1 | |
| MU Electives 3 | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| Jax MIX Experience: History Sequence | 3 | |
| MU 104 | Concerts and Recitals | 0 |
| MU 300 | Junior Recital | 0 |
| MU 302 | Music Theory | 2 |
| MU 334 | Primary Applied Music 1 | 2 |
| MU 412 | Music History & Literature | 3 |
| Ensemble 2 | 1 | |
| MU Electives 3 | 6 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Summer | ||
| Jax MIX Expression: Literature | 3 | |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| Jax MIX Experience: Social/Behavioral Science | 3 | |
| CS 201 | Introduction to Information Technology | 3 |
| MU 411 | Music History & Literature | 3 |
| Ensemble 2 | 1 | |
| MU Electives 3 | 4 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| Jax MIX Experience: Social/Behavioral Science | 3 | |
| Ensemble 2 | 1 | |
| MU Electives 3 | 9 | |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Total Hours | 126 | |
| 1 | Individual applied music must be studied each semester for a total of six semesters. In the sixth and final semester of study, each student will present a public recital. To aid the student in preparing for this final project, the Department of Music offers a special seminar under the guidance of the applied music instructor. Normally, all six 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, but in such cases the student will be expected to declare clearly what subject his/her major instrument is and to pass the junior seminar work in that instrument. |
| 2 | 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. |
| 3 | Music electives should be taken totaling 25 credit hours. |
| 4 | Sequence must be in the same foreign language. |