Bachelor of Arts in Music with a Concentration in Jazz Studies
The Bachelor of Arts in Music with an emphasis in Jazz Studies provides students with the curricular elements of the Bachelor of Arts in Music that incorporate jazz-based applied study and ensembles, along with courses in jazz theory and improvisation, jazz history, jazz composition and arranging, and access to other jazz-related elective courses. Graduates are prepared to enter the industry as jazz musicians and to enter graduate study in music. The program includes 26 credit hours for general studies electives or a minor in another field of study.
| Credit Hours | |
| VSU General Education Program MUSI 200 Blacks in American Music fulfills the humanities elective requirement. |
33 |
| General Education Electives (Humanities, fine arts, literature, history, science, social science, mathematics. Foreign language study is encouraged.) |
9 |
| Required Music Courses | 24 |
| MUSI 105 Class Piano I | 1 |
| MUSI 106 Class Piano II | 1 |
| MUSI 155 Technology for Musicians | 2 |
| MUSI 181 Music Theory I | 3 |
| MUSI 182 Music Theory II | 3 |
| MUSI 183 Aural Skills I | 1 |
| MUSI 184 Aural Skills II | 1 |
| MUSI 205 Class Piano III | 1 |
| MUSI 206 Class Piano IV | 1 |
| MUSI 210 Piano Proficiency | 0 |
| MUSI 297 Jazz Theory I | 2 |
| MUSI 298 Jazz Theory II | 2 |
| Music History (choose 6 credit hours) | 6 |
| - MUSI 285 Music History I | 3 |
| - MUSI 286 Music History II | 3 |
| - MUSI 290 Music History III | 3 |
| Performance Requirements | 24 |
| MUSA Applied Instrument/Voice (2 credit hours, 8 semesters) | 16 |
| MUSE Ensembles (1 credit hour, 8 semesters) | 8 |
| MUSI 117/317 Seminar (0 credit hours, corequisite with Applied, 6 semesters) | 0 |
| MUSI 280 Sophomore Recital | 0 |
| MUSI 499 Senior Recital | 0 |
| Jazz Studies Concentration | 13 |
| MUSI 235 Jazz Improvisation I | 2 |
| MUSI 236 Jazz Improvisation II | 2 |
| MUSI 308 Jazz Composition and Arranging I | 2 |
| MUSI 384 Jazz History | 3 |
| Jazz Studies Electives (choose 4 credit hours) | 4 |
| - MUSI 280 Jazz Piano I | 2 |
| - MUSI 209 Jazz Piano II | 2 |
| - MUSI 292 Introduction to the Music Industry | 2 |
| - MUSI 309 Jazz Composition and Arranging II | 2 |
| - Other appropriate music elective | 2 |
| Unrestricted Electives | 17 |
| Degree Total | 120 |
Bachelor of Arts in Music with a Concentration in Jazz Studies Courses