Music - Jazz Performance (Bachelor of Arts)

Description

The Music-Jazz Performance Degree is designed for the student desiring a performance career in the jazz idiom. The typical student will follow this degree with graduate work in the concentration and/or work as a freelance musician. Individuals working toward a degree in jazz performance delve deeply into Jazz Pedagogy, Improvisation, Jazz History and Theory, Applied Music, and Repertoire. Students also perform in studio classes, junior and senior recitals, ensembles, and competitions. This degree consists of 126 credit hours.

Course List
Course	Title	Credits
MU 101	Music Theory	3
MU 102	Music Theory	3
Complete Six Semesters of Concert and Recitals MU 104		0
MU 104	Concerts and Recitals
MU 111	Aural Skills	1
MU 112	Aural Skills	1
Complete Eight Semesters of Primary Applied (Four Semesters of MU 134 and Four Semesters of MU 134		16
MU 134	Primary Applied Music
MU 334	Primary Applied Music
MU 150	Technology in Music	1
MU 170	Class Piano I	1
MU 171	Class Piano II	1
MU 183	Jazz Piano	1
MU 201	Music Theory	3
MU 202	Music Theory	3
MU 203	History of American Jazz	3
Complete Eight Semesters of Jazz Combo (Four Semesters of MU 207 and Four Semesters of MU 407)		8
MU 207	Jazz Combo
MU 407	Jazz Combo
MU 210	Conducting	2
MU 211	Aural Skills	1
MU 212	Aural Skills	1
MU 237	Advanced Intro to Music (WI)	3
Complete Eight Semesters of Jazz Ensemble (Four Semesters of MU 279 and Four Semesters of MU 479		8
MU 279	Jazz Ensemble
MU 479	Jazz Ensemble
MU 298	Mid-degree Assessment Review	0
MU 300	Junior Recital	0
MU 301	Music Theory (WI)	2
MU 350	Advanced Technology	1
MU 386	Jazz Pedagogy	1
MU 400	Senior Recital	0
MU 401	Beginning Improvisation	1
MU 402	Advanced Improvisation	1
MU 405	Theory and Composition of American Jazz	3
MU 411	Music History & Literature	3
MU 412	Music History & Literature	3
MU 416	Jazz Arranging I	1
MU 417	Jazz Arranging II	1
Music Electives (Choose from list as advised)		11
MU 113	Secondary Applied Music
MU 182	Accompanying
MU 188	Applied Ensemble
MU 240	Introduction to Music Business
MU 260	Class Guitar
MU 297	Study Abroad
MU 302	Music Theory
MU 313	Secondary Applied Music
MU 315	Arranging
MU 370	Keyboard Harmony and Accompaniment I
MU 371	Keyboard Harmony and Accompaniment II
MU 388	Applied Ensemble
MU 421	Individual Study in Music Composition
MU 422	Individual Study in Music Composition II
MU 423	Individual Study/Project
MU 425	Instrumental Performance Practice and Pedagogy
MU 426	Instrumental Performance and Literature
MU 431	Chamber Music Literature
MU 432	Orchestral Music Literature
MU 443	Instrumental Conducting
MU 444	Choral Conducting
MU 451	Advanced Music Technology II
MU 499	Independent Study in Music
Total Hours		88

In addition to courses noted below, candidates for graduation must successfully complete all JSU Academic Regulations. More information about general education requirements can be found in the Summary of Degrees/Requirements section of the catalog.

Plan of Study Grid
Freshman
Fall		Hours
English Composition		3
MS 110	Finite Mathematics (or higher)	3
Social/Behavioral Science		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
MU 207	Jazz Combo	1
MU 279	Jazz Ensemble	1
SSC 101	First Year Experience	0
	Hours	18
Spring
English Composition		3
EH 141	Speech	3
Social/Behavioral Science		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	Class Piano II	1
MU 207	Jazz Combo	1
MU 279	Jazz Ensemble	1
	Hours	18
Sophomore
Fall
Literature Sequence		3
History Sequence		3
MU 104	Concerts and Recitals	0
MU 134	Primary Applied Music ¹	2
MU 183	Jazz Piano	1
MU 201	Music Theory	3
MU 207	Jazz Combo	1
MU 211	Aural Skills	1
MU 237	Advanced Intro to Music (WI)	3
MU 279	Jazz Ensemble	1
	Hours	18
Spring
Literature Sequence		3
History Sequence		3
MU 104	Concerts and Recitals	0
MU 134	Primary Applied Music ¹	2
MU 150	Technology in Music	1
MU 202	Music Theory	3
MU 207	Jazz Combo	1
MU 210	Conducting	2
MU 212	Aural Skills	1
MU 279	Jazz Ensemble	1
MU 298	Mid-degree Assessment Review	0
	Hours	17
Junior
Fall
Natural Science and Lab		4
MU 104	Concerts and Recitals	0
MU 301	Music Theory (WI)	2
MU 334	Primary Applied Music ¹	2
MU 350	Advanced Technology	1
MU 407	Jazz Combo	1
MU 411	Music History & Literature	3
MU 416	Jazz Arranging I	1
MU 479	Jazz Ensemble	1
	Hours	15
Spring
Natural Science and Lab		4
MU 104	Concerts and Recitals	0
MU 300	Junior Recital	0
MU 334	Primary Applied Music ¹	2
MU 386	Jazz Pedagogy	1
MU 407	Jazz Combo	1
MU 412	Music History & Literature	3
MU 479	Jazz Ensemble	1
Music Electives		1
	Hours	13
Senior
Fall
MU 203	History of American Jazz	3
MU 334	Primary Applied Music ¹	2
MU 407	Jazz Combo	1
MU 401	Beginning Improvisation	1
MU 479	Jazz Ensemble	1
Music Electives		4
	Hours	12
Spring
MU 334	Primary Applied Music ¹	2
MU 400	Senior Recital	0
MU 402	Advanced Improvisation	1
MU 405	Theory and Composition of American Jazz	3
MU 407	Jazz Combo	1
MU 417	Jazz Arranging II	1
MU 479	Jazz Ensemble	1
Music Electives		6
	Hours	15
	Total Hours	126

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Applied Music must be studied each semester for a total of eight semesters. In the sixth semester of study, the student will present a junior recital. In the eighth semester of study, the student will present a senior recital. Students will have many performance opportunities prior to these recitals, performing in Concerts and Recitals and Studio Classes, as guided by their Applied Music instructor. All eight semesters of Applied Music are to be taken in the same instrument.