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Jazz and Contemporary Music Minor

21-31 credit hours

Bachelor of Arts Music majors - 24 credit hours

Bachelor of Arts Music Business and Entrepreneurship majors - 21 credit hours

Bachelor of Arts Music Performance majors - 31 credit hours

Requirements

A minor in jazz and contemporary music requires a minimum grade of C in the following courses:

Minor Coursework

19 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

MUS 11900Improvisation

1
MUS 32900Jazz Keyboard Techniques

1
MUS 33030Music Business I

3
MUS 34500Contemporary Harmony

3
MUS 35800History and Analysis of Jazz and Contemporary Music

3
MUS 36600Jazz and Contemporary Arranging

3
MUS 38100Music Production I

3
MUS 40475Private Lessons: Jazz and Contemporary Composition

1-2
MUS 48800Senior Recital

1

At least 1 credit hour in MUS 40475.

Jazz Coursework

1 credit hour of coursework from the following options:

MUS 20901Jazz Band

0-1
MUS 21221Instrumental Ensemble: Jazz

0-1

Applied Lessons in Jazz and Contemporary Music Coursework

6 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

MUS 10471-10474Applied Lessons in Jazz and Contemporary Music

1-2
MUS 20471-20474Applied Lessons in Jazz and Contemporary Music

1-2
MUS 30471-30474Applied Lessons in Jazz and Contemporary Music

1-2
MUS 40471-40474Applied Lessons in Jazz and Contemporary Music

1-2

Note: Six credit hours required in MUS 104xx-404xx. This is met with lesson requirements in BA Music; BA Music Business needs two additional credits of jazz lesson; BA Music Performance will need six credits of jazz lessons in addition to the 16 classical lessons required.

Recital requires 30 minutes of literature - already present in BA Music; BA Music Business must add outright; BA Music Performance must add a 30 minutes jazz recital in addition to the 60 minute classical recital already required.