This Eight Semester Plan is provided as a general guideline. It DOES NOT reduce the importance of careful discussions between a student and his or her academic advisor.
Some degree requirements, such as those for upper division and liberal arts credits, may not be completely delineated in this plan. Students are responsible for reviewing their own Degree
Audit Report each semester to track their own progress toward degree requirements.
Please see additional
disclaimers and information about these Eight Semester Plans, which are currently under development.
Music - Jazz Performance
Year 1
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
|---|
| MUS103 Basic Sight Singing and Ear Training** | 1 | | MUS150 Concert Series Attendance | 0 | | MUS162 Chamber Jazz Ensembles | 1 | | MUS201 Piano I | 2 | | MUS203 Theory I | 3 | | MUS270-277 Applied Jazz | 2 | | ENG160 Freshman Composition I | 3 | | Gen Ed - MATH | 3 | | Total | 15 |
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Year 2
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|
| Course | Credits |
|---|
| MUS150 Concert Series Attendance | 0 | | MUS162 Chamber Jazz Ensembles | 1 | | MUS210 Jazz Improvisation Workshop | 2 | | MUS232 Sight Singing and Ear Training II | 1 | | MUS270-277 Applied Jazz | 2 | | MUS310 Jazz Theory I | 3 | | MUS331 Music to 1750 | 3 | | Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 3 | | MUS260 History of Rock* | 3 | | Total | 18 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| MUS150 Concert Series Attendance | 0 | | MUS162 Chamber Jazz Ensembles | 1 | | MUS270-277 Applied Jazz | 2 | | MUS302 Piano III - Jazz | 2 | | MUS311 Jazz Theory II | 3 | | MUS333 Music since 1750 | 3 | | Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 3 | | Gen Ed: NSCI or SSCI | 3 | | Total | 17 |
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Year 3
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|
| Course | Credits |
|---|
| MUS150 Concert Series Attendance | 0 | | MUS162 Chamber Jazz Ensembles | 1 | | MUS312 Jazz Instrumentation and Arranging | 3 | | MUS380 Basic Recording Techniques* | 3 | | MUS393 Jazz Milestones | 3 | | MUS470-477 Applied Jazz | 2 | | Gen Ed: NSCI or SSCI | 3 | | Gen Ed: United States Studies (USST) | 3 | | Total | 18 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| MUS150 Concert Series Attendance | 0 | | MUS162 Chamber Jazz Ensembles | 1 | | MUS302 Piano 3 - Jazz | 2 | | MUS350 Computer and Electronic Music* | 3 | | MUS410 Jazz Improvisation Workshop | 2 | | MUS470-477 Applied Jazz | 2 | | Gen Ed: World Civilizations and Cultures (WRLD) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Western Civilization (WEST) | 3 | | Total | 16 |
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Year 4
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|
| Course | Credits |
|---|
| MUS470-477 Applied Jazz | 2 | | MUS410 Jazz Improvisation Workshop* | 2 | | Gen Ed: NSCI or SSCI | 3 | | MUS313 Improvisation for Every Musician* | 3 | | Electives | 3 | | Total | 13 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| MUS470-477 Applied Jazz | 2 | | MUS410 Jazz Improvisation Workshop* | 2 | | MUS483 Senior Recital | 2 | | Electives | 6 | | Total | 12 |
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Notes
*These courses are recommended, not required.
**If required by placement test.
It is not recommended to defer any of the following courses to later semesters: (a) Foreign Language and Math, (b) History of Jazz or History of Rock, (c) Jazz Theory I or Jazz Theory 2.
Because the Senior year has extra elective credits, students may be advised to do the following: 1) Defer one GE III required course from each semester of the junior year to the senior year, reducing the junior credit load. 2) Elect to take other music department courses such as theory, history, or composition offerings during the senior year. 3) Take Jazz Studies courses that are repeatable for credit: (a) Jazz Improv Workshop; (b) Piano III-Jazz; (c) Recording Techniques, (d) Jazz Instrumentation and Arranging
Total Credits: 124
