Bachelor of Arts in Music - JAAMS (Jazz and African American Music Studies)

The BA in Jazz & African American Music Studies is designed as part of liberal arts education experience, which may facilitate double-majoring in music and another subject. It is less musically intensive than the BM. Requirements may be completed in a minimum of six semesters. A less intensive degree in Music than the Bachelor of Music; can be useful for double-majoring or pursuing a more generalized liberal arts education. Has similar core requirements to the Bachelor of Music Degree, but does not include the Class Piano or Conducting requirements, and requires six (not eight) semesters of private lessons and ensembles. Students must complete the requirements of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts, including a Foreign Language through the Intermediate II level. You may study Jazz as either an undergraduate or graduate music major, leading to the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music or Master of Music degrees. The undergraduate programs are broad, encompassing jazz performance, theory, history, compositionarranging, ensemble playingsinging and improvisation. The Master of Music programs are in Jazz Performance and CompositionArranging. Graduate Performance majors as well as undergraduate Jazz students play in jazz ensembles; CompArr graduate students are also encouraged to play in, as well as write for, large and small ensembles. Further details are in the Jazz Degree Programs section.

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