In order to pass from one level to the next, students must pass a basic scale proficiency test and an improvising jury for the jazz faculty. Two levels of improvisation must be passed with a grade of B or better before moving on to a jazz combo or applied jazz lessons. This course focuses on jazz improvisation at the graduate level. I - IV with a grade of B or better, and two years of applied lessons on their primary instrument. One on one instruction in the area of jazz improvisation, development of technique, transcribing skills, determining ways for the student to self-direct their development as jazz artists are part of the curriculum.
Students write for the jazz combos and big bands.
Students write for the jazz combos and big bands. JAZZ MIDI LAB MUSC524 Introduction to creating music using the lastest computer, synthesis, sampling and recording technology. Students prepare final projects with sequencing and notation programs. Students must be presently enrolled in a music technology course to use these facilities. Studio B is dedicated to applied and small group instruction in commercial music electronics and computer music, with an emphasis on individual student project work and studio time.