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 - Music Theory I
MUSC 477 - Jazz Ensemble (1/6)	MUSC 477 - Jazz Ensemble (2/6)
First Year Seminar	Breadth Requirement (3/8)
Breadth Requirement (1/8)
Breadth Requirement (2/8)
Credits: 17	Credits: 15
Second Year
MUSC 100 - Recital Attendance (3/6)	MUSC 100 - Recital Attendance (4/6)
MUSC 211 - Music, History, and Ideas	MUSC 212 - Narratives of Western Classical Music or MUSC 213 - Narratives of American Popular Music
MUSC 251 - Private Study for Bachelor of Music III	MUSC 252 - Private Study for Bachelor of Music IV
MUSC 285 - Aural Skills III	MUSC 286 - Aural Skills IV
MUSC 293 - Jazz Theory and Improvisation I	MUSC 430 - Chamber Ensemble (2/6)
MUSC 430 - Chamber Ensemble (1/6)	MUSC 477 - Jazz Ensemble (4/6)
MUSC 477 - Jazz Ensemble (3/6)	MUSC 491 - Global Improvisation
Foreign Language Requirement (1/2)	Foreign Language Requirement (2/2)
	Breadth Requirement (4/8)
Credits: 16	Credits: 18
Third Year
MUSC 100 - Recital Attendance (5/6)	MUSC 100 - Recital Attendance (6/6)
MUSC 296 - Music Theory IV	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 (4/6)
MUSC 430 - Chamber Ensemble (3/6)	Music Elective (1/2)**
MUSC 477 - Jazz Ensemble (5/6)	General Elective (1/4)**
MUSC 314 , MUSC 315 , MUSC 316 , MUSC 317 , or MUSC 411	Breadth Requirement (6/8)
Breadth Requirement (5/8)
Credits: 16	Credits: 16
Fourth Year
	MUSC 401 - Senior Recital
MUSC 407 - Contemporary Music Literature (Second Writing)	MUSC 430 - Chamber Ensemble (6/6)
MUSC 430 - Chamber Ensemble (5/6)	MUSC 483 - Private Study in Jazz and Improvisation IV
MUSC 482 - Private Study in Jazz and Improvisation III	MUSC 477 - Jazz Ensemble (6/6)
MUSC 492 - Jazz Pedagogy	General Elective (3/4)**
Music Elective (2/2)**	General Elective (4/4)**
General Elective (2/4)**	Breadth Requirement (7/8)
	Breadth Requirement (8/8)
Credits: 16	Credits: 18
Total Credits: 123

*Exemption/Placement Exam available.

**See program page for approved courses.

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.