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Music - Jazz and Studio Performance Concentration, (B.M.)

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Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music

The Major (85 hours)

Major Core (42 hours)

Core Requirements

Completion of (17 hours):

MUAP 1001 - First-Year Seminar I Credit Hours: (1)
MUAP 1002 - First-Year Seminar II Credit Hours: 1
MUTC 1008 - Music Theory I Credit Hours: (2)
MUTC 1009 - Music Theory II Credit Hours: (2)
MUTC 1010 - Ear Training I Credit Hours: (1)
MUTC 1011 - Ear Training II Credit Hours: (1)
MUTC 2010 - Ear Training III Credit Hours: (1)
MUTC 2103 - Theory Jazz/Pop/Commercial I Credit Hours: (3)
MUTC 3008 - Post-Tonal Music Credit Hours: (3)
MUTC 3009 - Ear Training IV Credit Hours: (1)
MUAP 4001 - Senior Seminar Credit Hours: 1-3

Theory/History Elective (One from the Following) (3 hours)

MUTC 4205 - Counterpoint Credit Hours: (3)
MUTC 4504 - Scoring for Film and Media Credit Hours: (3)
MUTC 4511 - Electronic Music I Credit Hours: (3)
MUTC 4512 - Electronic Music II Credit Hours: (3)
MUHL 4013 - Women and Music Credit Hours: (3)
MUHL 4800 - World Musical Styles Credit Hours: (3)
MUHL 4801 - American Folk/Popular Music Credit Hours: (3)
MUHL 4805 - History of Rock and Roll Credit Hours: (3)
MUHL 4807 - Memphis Music Credit Hours: (3)

Music History (6 hours)

MUHL 3303 - Western Music History Credit Hours: (3)
MUHL 4806 - History of Jazz Credit Hours: (3)

Conducting (2 hours):

MUSE 3700 - Conducting Credit Hours: (2)

Class Piano

MUAP 1105 - Class Piano l Credit Hours: (1)
MUAP 1106 - Class Piano ll Credit Hours: (1)
MUAP 1116 - Jazz Class Piano Credit Hours: (1)

Music Technology and Music Business

MUID 1001 - Intro Music Technology Credit Hours: (2)
MUID 1010 - Essential Business Skills for the Modern Musician Credit Hours: 1

Ensemble Requirement

Concentration (43 hours)

Jazz and Studio Performance

MUAP 3103 - Popular Music Workshop Credit Hours: (1) Credits / Units: 5
MUAP 4895 - Sr Proj Jazz/Studio Perform Credit Hours: (3)
MUTC 3201 - Jazz/Comm Arr/Orchestration Credit Hours: (3)
MUTC 3825 - Material/Techniques Improv I Credit Hours: (3)
MUTC 3826 - Material/Techniques Improv II Credit Hours: (3)
MUTC 3827 - Material/Techniques Improv III Credit Hours: (3)

Jazz Vocal Students Take

MUHL 4016 - Jazz Vocal Styles Credit Hours: (3)

Electives (0 - 8 hours)

Typical 4-Year Jazz and Studio Performance Concentration Sequence

Freshman Year

ENGL 1010 - English Composition** Credit Hours: (3)
MUTC 1008 - Music Theory I Credit Hours: (2)
MUTC 1010 - Ear Training I Credit Hours: (1)
MUAP 1105 - Class Piano l Credit Hours: (1)
MUAP 3012 - Univ Instrumentl Jazz Ensemble Credit Hours: (1)
MUAP 3013 - Univ Voice Jazz Ensemble Credit Hours: (0-1)
MUID 1001 - Intro Music Technology Credit Hours: (2)
ENGL 1020 - English Comp/Analysis** Credit Hours: (3)
MUTC 1009 - Music Theory II Credit Hours: (2)
MUTC 1011 - Ear Training II Credit Hours: (1)
MUAP 1106 - Class Piano ll Credit Hours: (1)
MUAP 1116 - Jazz Class Piano Credit Hours: (1)
MUAP 1002 - First-Year Seminar II Credit Hours: 1
MUAP 1001 - First-Year Seminar I Credit Hours: (1)

Semester Totals 31 hrs

Sophomore Year

MUTC 2010 - Ear Training III Credit Hours: (1)
MUTC 3825 - Material/Techniques Improv I Credit Hours: (3)
MUTC 2103 - Theory Jazz/Pop/Commercial I Credit Hours: (3)
MUAP 3012 - Univ Instrumentl Jazz Ensemble Credit Hours: (1)
MUAP 3013 - Univ Voice Jazz Ensemble Credit Hours: (0-1)
MUAP 3103 - Popular Music Workshop Credit Hours: (1)
MUTC 3008 - Post-Tonal Music Credit Hours: (3)
MUTC 3009 - Ear Training IV Credit Hours: (1)
MUTC 3201 - Jazz/Comm Arr/Orchestration Credit Hours: (3)

Semester Totals 34 hrs

Junior Year

MUSE 3700 - Conducting Credit Hours: (2)
MUAP 3103 - Popular Music Workshop Credit Hours: (1)
MUTC 3826 - Material/Techniques Improv II Credit Hours: (3)
COMM 2381 - Oral Communication Credit Hours: (3)
MUAP 3012 - Univ Instrumentl Jazz Ensemble Credit Hours: (1)
MUAP 3013 - Univ Voice Jazz Ensemble Credit Hours: (0-1)
MUHL 3303 - Western Music History Credit Hours: (3)
ENGL 2201 - Literary Heritage ** Credit Hours: (3)
ENGL 2202 - Lit Heritage: African-American ** Credit Hours: (3)

Semester Totals 31 hrs

Senior Year

MUAP 3103 - Popular Music Workshop Credit Hours: (1)
MUAP 3012 - Univ Instrumentl Jazz Ensemble Credit Hours: (1)
MUAP 3013 - Univ Voice Jazz Ensemble Credit Hours: (0-1)
MUAP 4895 - Sr Proj Jazz/Studio Perform Credit Hours: (3)
MUHL 4806 - History of Jazz Credit Hours: (3)

Semester Totals 24 hrs

Total Hours: 120

Total Hours Required for Graduation: 120