Jazz and Studio Music Emphasis Area

Prerequisites

1. Students must show demonstrable knowledge of all major and minor scales and arpeggios, in one or two octaves, etudes and solos from standard literature of the instrument, including one jazz selection from memory.
2. Membership in high school orchestra, band or jazz band is desirable.
3. Sight reading will be required.
4. An interview with the appropriate jazz faculty is required.

  
Required Courses:                                 Hours
(See minimum core requirements)
  Conservatory 101-301 Applied Study                 10
  Conservatory 205 Applied Jazz Studies               2
  Conservatory 301J-402J Applied Study                8
  Conservatory 104-404 Jazz
    Improvisation I,II,III,IV                         8
  Communication Studies 110 Fundamentals of
    Effective Speaking and Listening                  3
  Conservatory 123-310 Keyboard Skills II,III,IV(a)   6
  Conservatory 302 Orchestra or 
    306A Wind Ensemble or  
    306C Wind Symphony (four semesters)               8
  English 300-level Writing Intensive Course          3
  Conservatory 235 Techniques of
    Electronic Music I                                3
  Conservatory 303B Jazz Band or 303G 
    Jazz Orchestra (eight semesters)(b)               8
  Conservatory 303E Jazz Workshop (eight semesters)   8
  Conservatory 305 Chamber Music (two semesters)      2
  Conservatory 311 Jazz Theory                        2
  Conservatory 318 Jazz Ear Training and Listening    2
  Conservatory 329 Advanced Ear Training              2
  Conservatory 349 Jazz Style and Analysis            2 
  Conservatory 353A-353B History         
    & Development of Jazz I, II                       6
  Conservatory 423 The Business of Jazz/Commercial 
    Music                                             3
  Conservatory 426B Jazz Arranging for Small 
    Ensembles                                         2
  Conservatory 426D Jazz Arranging for Big Bands      2
  Conservatory 440-441 Jazz Keyboard
    Techniques I, II                                  4
  Conservatory 471 Jazz/Commercial Music Pedagogy     2
  Conservatory 437 Computer Literacy for Music
  Teachers                                            3
  Electives                                           6