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Undergraduate Program |
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Jazz Studies Concentration |
(Effective Fall 2007) |
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(B.A. degree in Ethnomusicology) |
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The concentration in jazz studies seeks to produce students who emerge as outstanding and well-rounded jazz musicians with a strong academic foundation, and to prepare students to enter professional careers in the music world, as well as graduate study in various aspects of music such as composition, arranging, film scoring, jazz performance, research, and teaching.
In addition, the presence of jazz studies within the ethnomusicology department facilitates exploration of the significant link between jazz and music traditions from around the world. |
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Faculty |
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Kenny Burrell, Director, Jazz Studies
George Bohanon
Clayton Cameron
Charley Harrison
Tamir Hendelman
Wolf Marshall
Roberto Miranda
Barbara Morrison
James Newton
Charles Owens
Ruth Price
Bobby Rodriguez
Michele Weir
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Plan of Study |
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Freshman Sample Plan of Study (pdf)
Transfer Sample Plan of Study (pdf) |
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Degree Requirements |
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CORE COURSES
Lower Division Core Course Units (57) |
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World Music Theory (10A/B/C) |
15 |
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World Music Systems and Structures (11A/B/C) |
15 |
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Musical Cultures of the World (20A/B/C) |
15 |
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World Music Performance Ensembles (91A-91Z) or
Private Instruction in Music (92) |
12 |
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Upper Division Core Course Units (4) |
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Study of Ethnomusicology (183) |
4 |
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TOTAL CORE COURSE UNITS |
61 |
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JAZZ STUDIES CONCENTRATION COURSES |
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African American Musical Heritage (CM110A and CM110B) |
8 |
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Ellingtonia (M111) |
4 |
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Development of Jazz (120A and 120B) |
8 |
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Jazz Keyboard Harmony (127A) |
2 |
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Jazz Theory and Improvisation (129A/B/C) |
6 |
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Six courses each in: |
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Instruction in Advanced Jazz Performance (171) |
12 |
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Jazz Combo (177) |
12 |
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Senior Recital or Project (186) |
1 |
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TOTAL CONCENTRATION COURSE UNITS |
53 |
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Elective: 1 course from General World Music emphasis |
4 |
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TOTAL UNITS FOR MAJOR |
118 |
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Minimum School of the Arts and Architecture Requirements
(Writing I and II, Foreign Language, Quantitative Reasoning,
GE, and 12 units of upper division non-major courses) |
77-79 |
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Minimum Number of units required for Bachelor of Arts
(Jazz Studies Concentration) |
195 |
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Ensembles and Combos |
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Jazz Ensembles and Combos
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World Music Performance Ensembles
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