Music in Jazz Studies (Bachelor of Music)

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Major Requirements:

MUSIC R101 Recital Attendance (minimum 8 semesters)
MUSIC 101 One-Hour Private Lesson (on primary instrument)
MUSIC 102 One-Hour Private Lesson (on primary instrument)
MUSIC 110 Intro to Music Software
MUSIC 120 Introduction to Music and Listening
MUSIC 124 World Music Lab: Asian
MUSIC 125 World Music Lab: Caribbean
MUSIC 126 World Music Lab: South American
MUSIC 127 World Music Lab: West African
Ensembles: (minimum1 Major & 1 Minor each semester)
MUSIC 131 Musicianship I ***
MUSIC 132 Audiation I ***
MUSIC 133 Musicianship II ***
MUSIC 134 Audiation II ***
MUSIC 181 Class Keyboard I
MUSIC 182 Class Keyboard II
MUSIC 201P One-Hour Performance Lesson *
MUSIC 202P One-Hour Performance Lesson *
MUSIC 235 American Pop Music/Jazz Theory I
MUSIC 236 American Pop Music/Jazz Applied Lab I
MUSIC 237 American Pop Music/Jazz Theory II
MUSIC 238 American Pop Music/Jazz Applied Lab II
MUSIC 257 Introduction to Conducting
MUSIC 261 Jazz Improvisation I
MUSIC 262 Jazz Improvisation II
MUSIC 288 Class Jazz/Contemporary Keyboard I
MUSIC 289 Class Jazz/Contemporary Keyboard II
MUSIC 301P One-Hour Performance Lesson *
MUSIC 302P One-Hour Performance Lesson *
MUSIC 321 History of Western Music I
MUSIC 322 History of Western Music II
MUSIC 361 Jazz Styles and Analysis
MUSIC 362 Beginning Jazz Arranging
MUSIC 363 Introduction to Advanced Jazz Arranging
MUSIC 367 Jazz Composition
MUSIC R399 Half Recital
MUSIC 401P One-Hour Performance Lesson *
MUSIC 402P One-Hour Performance Lesson *
MUSIC 423 History of Jazz and Popular Music *
MUSIC R498 16 Programs
MUSIC R499 Full Recital
Electives (minimum 12 credit hours)

Signature Learning for Bachelor of Music Majors Requirements:

Signature Learning Requirements for Music Majors:

First Year Seminar (MUSIC 120 Introduction to Music and Listening for all music majors)
Reading and Writing
Oral Communication
Ethics
Quantitative Reasoning *
Religion
Fine Arts - (Requirement waived for Bachelor of Music majors)
Social Science *
Cultural Pluralism *
Natural Science (Students must take a minimum of six (6) credit hours of Natural Science and the laboratory science requirement) *
Humanities
Global Systems

*See Signature Learning Pathways for a complete listing of applicable cognate courses.

Footnotes:

* Attainment of 301P Level required; one semester of study using traditional literature required.

***Minimum grade of C required