Eight Semester Plan
This eight-semester plan (see important details) is intended to guide students through a four-year undergraduate career, with completion of an academic major and all college-wide degree requirements. The plan is designed as an advising tool – a starting point for careful discussions between students and their academic advisors. In consultation, a student and advisor will adjust the plan to accommodate the student’s prerequisite needs, transferred credits, and other such variables.
The plan below reflects General Education (GE4) requirements in effect as of Fall 2019. Students who matriculated prior to that date will find the previous plan associated with their majors here. For a summary of GE4 requirements, see New Paltz General Education Requirements.
Students are responsible for reviewing their Progress Reports each semester to track their own progress toward degree requirements.
Music - Jazz Performance
Year 1
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| MUS103 Basic Sight Singing and Ear Training - Note 1 | 1 | | MUS110 Introduction to Music Studies | 1 | | MUS150 Concert Series Attendance | 0 | | MUS162 Chamber Jazz Ensembles (The Arts) | 1 | | MUS201 Basic Piano - Note 1 | 2 | | MUS203 Theory 1 | 3 | | MUS270-277 Applied Jazz | 2 | | ENG160 Composition I | 3 | | Gen Ed - MATH | 3 | | Total | 16 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| MUS150 Concert Series Attendance | 0 | | Music Elective - Note 2 | 3 | | MUS162 Chamber Jazz Ensembles (The Arts) | 1 | | MUS202 Piano 1 | 2 | | MUS231 Sight Singing and Ear Training 1 | 1 | | MUS270-277 Applied Jazz | 2 | | ENG180 Composition II | 3 | | Gen Ed: Natural Sciences (NSCI) | 3 | | Total | 15 |
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Year 2
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|
| Course | Credits |
|---|
| MUS150 Concert Series Attendance | 0 | | MUS162 Chamber Jazz Ensembles (The Arts) | 1 | | MUS210 Jazz Improvisation Workshop | 2 | | MUS232 Sight Singing and Ear Training 2 | 1 | | MUS470-477 Applied Jazz | 2 | | MUS310 Jazz Theory 1 | 3 | | MUS331 Music to 1750 | 3 | | Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 3 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| MUS150 Concert Series Attendance | 0 | | MUS162 Chamber Jazz Ensembles (The Arts) | 1 | | MUS470-477 Applied Jazz | 2 | | MUS302 Jazz Piano and Popular Styles | 2 | | MUS311 Jazz Theory 2 | 3 | | MUS333 Music since 1750 (Humanities) | 3 | | MUS335 Sight Singing & Ear Training 3 | 1 | | Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 3 | | Total | 15 |
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Year 3
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| MUS150 Concert Series Attendance | 0 | | MUS162 Chamber Jazz Ensembles (The Arts) | 1 | | MUS312 Jazz Instrumentation and Arranging | 3 | | MUS393 Jazz Milestones | 3 | | MUS470-477 Applied Jazz | 2 | | Gen Ed: Social Sciences (SSCI) | 3 | | Gen Ed: United States Studies (USST) | 3 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| MUS150 Concert Series Attendance | 0 | | MUS162 Chamber Jazz Ensembles (The Arts) | 1 | | MUS302 Jazz Piano and Popular Styles | 2 | | Music Elective - Note 2 | 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 |
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| Course | Credits |
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| MUS470-477 Applied Jazz | 2 | | Gen Ed: Natural Sciences (NSCI) | 3 | | MUS313 Improvisation for Every Musician* | 3 | | Elective | 3 | | Gen Ed: Diversity (DIVR) | 3 | | Total | 14 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| MUS470-477 Applied Jazz | 2 | | MUS483 Senior Recital | 1 | | Electives | 11-12 | | Total | 14-15 |
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Notes
If required by placement test.
Recommended Music electives include:MUS160 History of Jazz (HUM), MUS210 Jazz Improvisation Workshop, MUS260 History of Rock (DIVR), MUS313 Improvisation for Every Musician, MUS350 Computer and Electronic Music, MUS380 Basic Recording Techniques, MUS410 Jazz Improvisation Workshop
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: 120-121
