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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

School of Music


Jazz and Improvisation BM Four-Year Plan

FALL   SPRING
First Year
ENGL 110 - Seminar in Composition    Mathematics Requirement
MUSC 100 - Recital Attendance  (1/6) MUSC 100 - Recital Attendance  (2/6)
MUSC 151 - Private Study for Bachelor of Music I   MUSC 152 - Private Study for Bachelor of Music II  
MUSC 175 - Class Piano: Elementary I * MUSC 178 - Jazz Harmony at the Keyboard  
MUSC 184 - Music Fundamentals: Theory and Fluency  MUSC 186 - Aural Skills II  
MUSC 185 - Aural Skills I    MUSC 195 - Harmony I  
MUSC 477 - Jazz Ensemble   MUSC 477 - Jazz Ensemble  
First Year Seminar Breadth Requirement (2/8)
Breadth Requirement (1/8) Breadth Requirement (3/8)
Credits: 15 Credits: 15-16
Second Year
MUSC 100 - Recital Attendance  (3/6) MUSC 100 - Recital Attendance  (4/6)
MUSC 211 - Music, History, and Ideas   MUSC 205 - Music of the World  
MUSC 251 - Private Study for Bachelor of Music III   MUSC 252 - Private Study for Bachelor of Music IV   
MUSC 285 - Advanced Aural Skills I    MUSC 286 - Advanced Aural Skills II  
MUSC 293 - Jazz Theory and Improvisation I    MUSC 430 - Chamber Ensemble   
MUSC 430 - Chamber Ensemble   MUSC 477 - Jazz Ensemble  
MUSC 477 - Jazz Ensemble   MUSC 491 - Global Improvisation  
Foreign Language Requirement (1/2) Foreign Language Requirement (2/2)
  Breadth Requirement (4/8)
Credits: 16 Credits: 15
Third Year
MUSC 100 - Recital Attendance  (5/6) MUSC 100 - Recital Attendance  (6/6)
MUSC 296 - Advanced Harmony II   MUSC 382 - Private Study in Jazz and Improvisation II  
MUSC 381 - Private Study for Jazz and Improvisation I   MUSC 391 - Jazz Composition and Arranging  
MUSC 390 - Jazz History and Analysis    MUSC 430 - Chamber Ensemble  
MUSC 430 - Chamber Ensemble   Music Elective (1/2)
MUSC 477 - Jazz Ensemble   General Elective (1/4)
Literature Requirement - Two of the following (1/2) Literature Requirement - Two of the following (2/2)
Breadth Requirement (5/8) Breadth Requirement (6/8)
Credits: 15 Credits: 16
Fourth Year
  MUSC 401 - Senior Recital  
MUSC 407 - Contemporary Music Literature  (Second Writing)  MUSC 430 - Chamber Ensemble  
MUSC 430 - Chamber Ensemble   MUSC 483 - Private Study in Jazz and Improvisation IV         
MUSC 482 - Private Study in Jazz and Improvisation III    MUSC 477 - Jazz Ensemble  
Breadth Requirement (7/8) General Elective (3/4)
Music Elective (2/2) General Elective (4/4)
General Elective (2/4) Breadth Requirement (8/8)
Credits: 17 Credits: 12
Total Credits: 121
*Exemption/Placement Exam available.

Disclaimer: Four-Year Plans are a Departmental suggestion of how a student could complete this degree in four years (eight semesters). Students may opt to take courses in the summer or winter sessions. These plans do not take into account additional requirements brought on by minors or other majors. A Four-Year Plan is subject to change from year-to-year given the resources and focuses of the Department.  It is the student’s responsibility to meet with his or her assigned advisor at least once a semester to monitor progress and ensure that he or she is on track to graduate on time. This document is intended as a supplemental advisement tool to be used in conjunction with in-person advisement and the UDSIS Degree Audit.  Students should direct any questions or concerns regarding degree progress to their advisor or Academic Assistant Dean.