Performance—Jazz Studies, B.M.
Completion of this major prepares one for a career as a jazz performer. Continued study may include a master’s degree Jazz performance or other areas of music.
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO THIS DEGREE TRACK ARE:
- Audition is required to be admitted into the program.
- A minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 in music courses is required.
- All applied instructions need to be taken with chamber music, large ensemble and music seminar.
Code | Title | Credits |
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Required Courses | ||
MDT 167 | World Music 1 | 3 |
MDT 166:: EXPLORING WESTERN MUSIC | 2 | 3 |
MDT 121 | (0.5 credit/semester for 8 semesters) | 0.5 |
MDT 122 | Applied Music I | 1.5 |
MDT 123 | Applied Music II | 1.5 |
MDT 222 | Applied Music III | 1.5 |
MDT 223 | Applied Music IV | 1.5 |
MDT 323 | Applied Music V | 3 |
MDT 325 | Applied Music VI | 3 |
MDT 423 | Applied Music VII | 3 |
MDT 425 | Applied Music VIII | 3 |
MDT 131 | Harmony I | 2 |
MDT 133 | Harmony II | 2 |
MDT 231 | Harmony III | 2 |
MDT 233 | Harmony IV 3 | 2 |
MDT 132 | Ear-Training I | 2 |
MDT 134 | Ear-Training II | 2 |
MDT 232 | Ear-Training III | 2 |
MDT 234 | Ear-Training IV | 2 |
MDT 135 | Keyboard Method I | 1 |
MDT 136 | Keyboard Method II | 1 |
MDT 235 | Keyboard Method III 3 | 1 |
MDT 144 | Jazz Keyboard Harmony | 1 |
MDT 106 | Jazz History (for Music majors/minors) | 3 |
MDT 353 | The Survey of the Music Business | 3 |
MDT 338 | Instrumental & Vocal Arranging | 2 |
MDT 268 | Computer Music I 3 | 3 |
MDT 269 | Computer Music II 3 | 3 |
MDT 243 | Jazz Improvisation I | 2 |
MDT 244 | Jazz Improvisation II | 2 |
MDT 327 | Jazz Improvisation and Composition: The Blues | 2 |
MDT 339 | Jazz-Commercial Arranging | 2 |
MDT 524 | Jazz Pedagogy | 3 |
MDT 526 | Jazz Arranging | 3 |
MDT 509 | Advanced Jazz Improvisation | 3 |
MDT 199 | Jazz Combos (0.5 credit/semester for 8 semesters) | 0.5 |
Ensemble: Select 0.5 credit/semester for 6 semesters) | 3 | |
MDT 175 | Jazz Vocal Ensemble (0.5 credit/semester for 6 semesters) | 1 |
MDT 197 | Jazz Ensemble (0.5 credit/semester for 6 semesters) | 0.5 |
Ensemble (Select 1 credit/semester for 2 semesters | 2 | |
MDT 176 | 1 | |
MDT 198 | Jazz Ensemble (1 credit for 2 semester) | 1 |
Total: 88 credits |
- 1
Counts for Tier 1 Language Literary and Cultural Studies General Education
- 2
Counts for Tier 1 Social and Historical Perspectives General Education
- 3
Counts for Tier 2 Creative Process and Production General Education
Freshman | ||
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Semester 1 | Credits | |
ENGL 101 or ESL 101 | English Composition I or English Composition I for English as a Second Language Students | 4 |
MATH 114 or MATH 140 | Contemporary Mathematics or Statistics I | 3 |
MDT 121 | 0.5 | |
MDT 122 | Applied Music I | 1.5 |
MDT 131 | Harmony I | 2 |
MDT 132 | Ear-Training I | 2 |
MDT 135 | Keyboard Method I | 1 |
MDT 175 or MDT 197 | Jazz Vocal Ensemble or Jazz Ensemble | 0.5 |
MDT 199 | Jazz Combos | 0.5 |
INTD 101 | Orientation to College * first time freshmen only | 1 |
Credits | 16 | |
Semester 2 | ||
ENGL 102 or ESL 102 | English Composition II or English Composition 2 ESL | 4 |
MDT 121 | 0.5 | |
MDT 167 | World Music 1 | 3 |
MDT 123 | Applied Music II | 1.5 |
MDT 133 | Harmony II | 2 |
MDT 134 | Ear-Training II | 2 |
MDT 136 | Keyboard Method II | 1 |
MDT 175 or MDT 197 | Jazz Vocal Ensemble or Jazz Ensemble | 0.5 |
MDT 199 | Jazz Combos | 0.5 |
General Education Tier 1 Course | 3 | |
Credits | 18 | |
Sophomore | ||
Semester 1 | ||
MDT 106 | Jazz History | 3 |
MDT 121 | 0.5 | |
MDT 175 or MDT 197 | Jazz Vocal Ensemble or Jazz Ensemble | 0.5 |
MDT 199 | Jazz Combos | 0.5 |
MDT 222 | Applied Music III | 1.5 |
MDT 231 | Harmony III | 2 |
MDT 232 | Ear-Training III | 2 |
MDT 235 | Keyboard Method III 3 | 1 |
General Education Tier I Course (WGST 110 recommended) | 3 | |
Credits | 14 | |
Semester 2 | ||
MDT 121 | 0.5 | |
MDT 144 | Jazz Keyboard Harmony | 1 |
MDT 175 or MDT 197 | Jazz Vocal Ensemble or Jazz Ensemble | 0.5 |
MDT 199 | Jazz Combos | 0.5 |
MDT 223 | Applied Music IV | 1.5 |
MDT 233 | Harmony IV | 2 |
MDT 234 | Ear-Training IV | 2 |
MDT 353 | The Survey of the Music Business | 3 |
MDT 166:: EXPLORING WESTERN MUSIC | 2 | 3 |
Credits | 14 | |
Junior | ||
Semester 1 | ||
MDT 121 | 0.5 | |
MDT 175 or MDT 197 | Jazz Vocal Ensemble or Jazz Ensemble | 0.5 |
MDT 199 | Jazz Combos | 0.5 |
MDT 323 | Applied Music V | 3 |
MDT 338 | Instrumental & Vocal Arranging | 2 |
MDT 268 | Computer Music I 3 | 3 |
MDT 243 | Jazz Improvisation I | 2 |
General Education Tier I Course | 3 | |
General Education Tier II Course | 3 | |
Credits | 17.5 | |
Semester 2 | ||
MDT 121 | 0.5 | |
MDT 199 | Jazz Combos | 0.5 |
MDT 175 or MDT 197 | Jazz Vocal Ensemble or Jazz Ensemble | 0.5 |
MDT 244 | Jazz Improvisation II | 2 |
MDT 269 | Computer Music II 3 | 3 |
MDT 325 | Applied Music VI | 3 |
MDT 339 | Jazz-Commercial Arranging | 2 |
General Education Tier II (BIOL 225 recommended) | 3 | |
Credits | 14.5 | |
Senior | ||
Semester 1 | ||
MDT 121 | 0.5 | |
MDT 199 or MDT 197 | Jazz Combos or Jazz Ensemble | 0.5 |
MDT 327 | Jazz Improvisation and Composition: The Blues | 2 |
MDT 423 | Applied Music VII | 3 |
MDT 524 | Jazz Pedagogy | 3 |
MDT 526 | Jazz Arranging | 3 |
General Education Tier II Course (ECE 212 recommended) | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Semester 2 | ||
MDT 121 | 0.5 | |
MDT 199 or MDT 197 | Jazz Combos or Jazz Ensemble | 0.5 |
MDT 425 | Applied Music VIII | 3 |
MDT 509 | Advanced Jazz Improvisation | 3 |
General Education Tier III Capstone | 3 | |
General Education Tier 2 | 3 | |
Credits | 13 | |
Total Credits | 122 |
Students enrolled in majors with 50 degree credits or higher due to external accreditation requirements are exempt from up to 9 General Education requirements in Tier 2 section of the program in courses most closely aligned to the courses taken.
- Applied Music must be taken with Jazz Combos, Large Ensemble and Seminar
- This program’s total credit includes one tier I course called world music
- Needs to maintain 3.0 GPA for music courses
- Make sure to check that your general education courses fulfill the modes of inquiry outlined
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the Music Performance -Jazz program, students will be able to demonstrate:
- Comprehensive skills and knowledge of music theory, and music history.
- Comprehensive skills and knowledge of musical performance.
- Knowledge to compose and arrange original compositions as well as the skills to orchestrate for small and large ensemble.
- Develop an awareness of the current materials and methodologies used in articulating a jazz curriculum from kindergarten through the college level.
- Comprehensive skills and knowledge needed to understand how the music industry functions.