Music, Jazz Performance, B.Mu.

General Education Curriculum:

• First-Year Seminar
• Expository Writing
• One course in Mathematics
• Science I
• Cultural Heritage I
• Cultural Heritage II – fulfilled by taking MUS 323  
• Health Dynamics
• Basic Studies in Religion, plus one upper level course in Religion
• Second Language - one course at the second semester level
• Social Science - one 4-credit course
• Senior Seminar - IDS 400-level course
• Global Learning - fulfilled by completing MUS 102  (GLI) and MUS 105  (GLD)

Basic Musicianship:

• MUS 080 - Concert Attendance Credits: 0
• MUS 102 - Perspectives in Music Credits: 3
• MUS 110 - Introduction to Theory Credits: 1
• MUS 111 - Theory I Credits: 3
• MUS 112 - Theory II Credits: 3
• MUS 211 - Theory III Credits: 3
• MUS 212 - Theory IV Credits: 3
• MUS 113 - Aural Skills I Credits: 1
• MUS 114 - Aural Skills II Credits: 1
• MUS 213 - Aural Skills III Credits: 1
• MUS 214 - Aural Skills IV Credits: 1
• MUS 197 - Keyboard Skills I Credits: 1
• MUS 198 - Keyboard Skills II Credits: 1

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• MUS 297 - Keyboard Skills III Credits: 1
• MUS 298 - Keyboard Skills IV Credits: 1

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• MUS 397 - Keyboard Skills for Piano and Organ Students Credits: 1
• MUS 398 - Keyboard Skills for Piano and Organ Students Credits: 1

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• MUS 205 - Global Music Credits: 2
• MUS 311 - Form and Analysis Credits: 2
• MUS 323 - Music Literature After 1750 Credits: 3
• MUS 365 - Literature and Pedagogy (Jazz | Folk | Contemporary) Credits: 3
• MUS 491 - Seminar in Music Credits: 2

Performance:

24 credits in Applied Major Area

• Students are required to participate in an ensemble each semester
• Two recital performances, one in the junior and one in the senior year. Students should enroll in MUS 392  or MUS 492  (0 credit) concurrently with Applied Lessons for credit in the semester in which they intend to present a recital. Students should consult with their applied instructor and area head for their specific recital requirements.

Jazz Studies:

• MUS 105 - Survey of American Music (Jazz | Folk | Blues to Pop) Credits: 4
• MUS 361 - Jazz Theory and Improvisation I Credits: 3
• MUS 363 - Styles and Analysis Credits: 3
• MUS 366 - Jazz Composition and Arranging I Credits: 3

Electives:

12 credits chosen from the following courses:

• MUS 321 - Music Literature Before 1750 Credits: 3
• MUS 341 - Orchestration Credits: 3
• MUS 345 - Conducting Techniques Credits: 2
• MUS 362 - Jazz Theory and Improvisation II Credits: 3
• MUS 367 - Jazz Composition and Arranging II Credits: 3

Total Credits = 132 Credits