Bachelor of Arts with a Specialization in Instrumental Jazz Studies
Bachelor of Arts with a Specialization in Instrumental Jazz Studies
Curriculum C-5
| 1st Year | Autumn | Spring | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI 108A -114A, +162A | Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
| MUSI 105-106 | Music Theory I, II | 2 | 2 |
| MUSI 135-136A | Keyboard Skills I, II | 1 | 1 |
| MUSI 130L | History of Jazz | 3 | - |
| MUSI 207X | Music of the World's People | - | 3 |
| MUSI 140-141 | Aural Perception I, II | 2 | 2 |
| MUSI 195 | Applied Study I | 1 | 1 |
| Electives and General Education | 4 | 3 | |
| Total | 14 | 13 |
| 2nd Year | Autumn | Spring | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI 108A - 114A, + 162A | Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
| MUSI 205-206 | Music Theory III, IV | 2 | 2 |
| MUSI 296 | Upper-Division Required Performance | - | 0 |
| MUSI 240-241 | Aural Perception III, IV | 2 | 2 |
| MUSI 301-302H | Music History I, II | 3 | 3 |
| LS 151L and 152L | Intro to Humanities | 4 | 4 |
| MUSI 295 | Applied Study II | 1 | 1 |
| Electives and General Education | 3 | 3 | |
| Total | 16 | 16 |
| 3rd Year | Autumn | Spring | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI 308-314, 362 | Ensembles | 1 | - |
| MUSI 329-330 | Jazz Theory & Improv I, II | 2 | 2 |
| MUSI 395 | Applied Study III | 1 | - |
| MUSI 422 | Jazz Pedagogy | - | 3 |
| MCLL (Modern and Classical Languages and Liteature) | Foreign Languages | 5 | 5 |
| Electives and General Education | 6 | 5 | |
| Total | 15 | 15 |
| 4th Year | Autumn | Spring | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI 388 | Concert Attendance | - | - |
| MUSI 420 | Jazz Arrangements | - | 3 |
| MUSI 499 | Senior Research Project | - | - |
| Upper Division Music Electives | 3 | - | |
| Electives and General Education | 11 | 11 | |
| Total | 14 | 14 |
General Education Additional Requirements:
- Group I: English Writing Skills - WRIT 101
- Group II: Mathmatics - M course 100 or above
- Group IIIb: Exemption from Modern and Classical Language Requirement - Symbolic Systems MUSI 105, 106, 140, 141.
- Group IV: Expressive Arts - Courses (min. 3 credits) Ensembles and Sec. Lessons taken each semester satisfies this requirment.
- Group V: Literary and Artistic Studies - L Courses (min 3 credits) MUSI 202L taken in 1st year satisfies this requirment.
- Group VI and Group IX: Historical and Cultural Studies and American and European Perspectives - H/Y Courses (min. 3 credits) MUSI 301 and MUSI 302.
- Group VII: Social Science (min. 3 credit).
- Group VIII: Ethical and Human Values (min 3 credits).
- Group X: Indigenous and Global Perspectives (min. 3 credits).
- Group XI: Natural Science (for this perspective, 6 credits required and at least one course MUST include a lab experience).
Additional Music Department Requirements Include:
- Lower - Division Writing Expectation MUSI 302
- Upper - Division Writing Expectation (MUSI 415,416,417)
- Upper - Division Writing Assessment
***51 Credits of non-Music major courses (36 credits MUST be in the College of Visual & Performing Arts
***51 Credits in Music
MUST have two semesters in a foreign language.
154 Recital Credits - Must total 154 upon completion (MUSI 388)
Upper Divisional Recital Program (MUSI 296)