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PHILLIP AND PATRICIA FROST SCHOOL OF MUSIC - UNDERGRADUATE
www.music.miami.edu
INSTRUMENTAL EMPHASIS
INTRODUCTION
The mission of the Studio Music and Jazz Performance Program is to: (1) prepare jazz
instrumentalists to enter the music profession or graduate school; (2) identify, recruit,
and retain high quality students who seek to pursue studio/jazz performance as a
career; (3) foster faculty creativity and performance which serves as a role model for
students; (4) develop, and revise courses in jazz improvisation, jazz
arranging/composition and provide on and off campus performance opportunities; (5)
produce in our on campus facility, recordings for the Down Beat Student Music
Awards, compact disks, radio and Internet broadcast; and (6) provide a platform of
learning that includes performance, composition/arranging, technology, conducting,
scholarship and production.
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
• Students will develop musical performance skills necessary to make them competitive in the jazz world.
• Students will develop performance skills in a variety of large and small ensembles that allow a student to participate in the professional jazz world.
• Students will develop the skills necessary to play in a chamber setting emphasizing spontaneous interaction and improvisation.
• Students will develop the skills necessary to play in large jazz ensembles emphasizing the development of ensemble skills necessary in a reading situation.
• Students will perform a senior recital of sixty-minute duration that demonstrates their capabilities in the jazz idiom.
Students will develop the skills necessary to arrange and compose in a variety of styles appropriate to the jazz and contemporary music field.
DEGREE PROGRAMS
Bachelor of Music in Studio Music & Jazz
MAJOR
Studio Music & Jazz Instrumental (MSJI)
Studio Music & Jazz Vocal (MSJV)
Double Major Studio Music & Jazz Instrumental with Instrumental Performance
MINOR
MINOR IN STUDIO MUSIC AND JAZZ (INSTRUMENTAL)
A 12 credit minor is available for students enrolled in the Frost School of Music whose principal performance medium is a jazz instrument. Permission of studio teacher required. The following courses must be taken to fulfill the requirement of this minor:
Analysis and Evolution of Jazz Styles (MSJ 113) |
3 credits |
Introduction to Jazz Improvisation (MSJ 124) |
3 credits |
Jazz Improvisation Theory I (MSJ 371) |
3 credits |
Advanced Modern Arranging I (MSJ 519) |
3 credits |
INSTRUMENTAL EMPHASIS
The instrumental curriculum in Studio Music and Jazz is designed for interested and qualified students who desire to continue to develop to the highest degree their background and skills in the performance of studio music and jazz. Admission to this major pre-supposes musical training in jazz on the principal instrument.
STUDIO MUSIC AND JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL EMPHASIS
* Must pass with grade of C or above
** Required if math placement is MTH 101 or lower.
*** Can be satisfied with 6 credits Natural Science and 3 credits
of Mathematics (MTH 103 or above).
VOCAL EMPHASIS
The vocal curriculum in Studio Music and Jazz is designed for interested
and qualified vocalists who desire to continue to develop to the highest
degree their backgrounds and skills in the performance of studio music
(recording), jazz, and contemporary pop music. Admission to
this major pre-supposes music training in jazz.
STUDIO MUSIC AND JAZZ VOCAL EMPHASIS
NOTE: To remain in the Studio Music and Jazz Vocal Program, students must maintain a minimum of 2.70 G.P.A. and earn a minimum grade of B in MTC and MSJ courses.
** Required only if math placement is MTH 101 or lower.
*** Can be satisfied with 6 credits Natural World, or 3 credits of
Natural World and 3 credits of Mathematics (MTH 103 or above).
DOUBLE MAJOR - STUDIO MUSIC AND JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL EMPHASIS and INSTRUMENTAL
PERFORMANCE
* Must pass with grade of C or above.
** Required if math placement is MTH 101 or lower.
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