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Jazz Studies Minor

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  • Program Type: Undergraduate free-standing minor
  • Requirements for this program are current for Fall 2022
  • Required credits in this minor: 25 to 27
The jazz studies minor is for non-music majors only and offers an array of jazz-related courses and is designed for students wanting to develop fundamental skills in jazz performance and style. In addition to studying and applying jazz improvisation performance practices, students will become familiar with the cultural and contextual background of jazz and its relationship to other music genres. Objectives: 1) Expose students to a wide range of jazz styles through collaborative performance 2) Familiarize students with the cultural context of jazz, including stylistic origins and historical developments 3) Develop students' abilities in improvisation and overall musicianship through studies in jazz theory, composition, and individual performance study Student Program Learning Outcomes: 1) Students will be able to perform a wide range of jazz repertoire in small and large ensembles 2) Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the cultural context of jazz through written and oral mediums 3) Students will be able to demonstrate the ability to improvise in a stylistically informed manner
Program Delivery
This program is available:
  • via classroom (the majority of instruction is face-to-face)
Minor Requirements
No grades below C- are allowed. Courses may not be taken S-N unless offered S-N only. A minimum GPA of 2.00 is required in the minor to graduate. The GPA includes all, and only, University of Minnesota coursework. Grades of "F" are included in GPA calculation until they are replaced.
Required Courses
Students must complete four semesters of Mus 0100, four semesters of Mus 12xx and two semesters of Mus 1080.
MUS 100 - Music Performance Lab (0.0 cr)
MUS 1080 - Jazz Combo [ART/P] (1.0 cr)
MUS 1081 - Jazz Improvisation [ART/P] (2.0 cr)
MUS 1151 - Foundations of Music Theory I: Rhythm and Pitch [M/SR] (2.0 cr)
MUS 1152 - Foundations of Music Theory II: Line [FA] (2.0 cr)
Mus 12xx. Indiv Perf Studies
MUS 1111 - Functional Keyboard for the Music Major I [ART/P] (1.0 cr)
or MUS 1200 - Individual Performance Studies: Piano [ART/P] (1.0 cr)
MUS 1223 - Individual Performance Studies: Composition [ART/P] (1.0 cr)
MUS 1330 - Jazz Ensemble [ART/P] (1.0 cr)
MUS 2406 - Jazz Style and Repertoire [FA] (2.0 cr)
MUS 3119 - Jazz Theory [FA] (2.0 cr)
MUS 3224 - Advanced Individual Performance Studies: Improvisation [ART/P] (1.0 cr)
MUS 3305 - West African Styles in African American Music [FA] (2.0 cr)
Electives
Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
· ENGL 3522 - Harlem Renaissance [HDIV] (4.0 cr)
· MUS 3109 - Analysis of Popular Music [HUM] (2.0 cr)
· MUS 3121 - Music Technology [FA] (2.0 cr)
 
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MUS 100 - Music Performance Lab
Credits: 0.0 [max 0.0]
Grading Basis: S-N only
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
To be taken by all music majors and minors; students will participate in music events as performers, support staff, and listeners. prereq: major or minor
MUS 1080 - Jazz Combo (ART/P)
Credits: 1.0 [max 8.0]
Grading Basis: S-N only
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Performance of instrumental jazz music with emphasis on improvisation.
MUS 1081 - Jazz Improvisation (ART/P)
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Typically offered: Periodic Spring
Introduction to the art of jazz improvisation for instrumentalists and vocalists. Topics, including practice techniques, jazz theory, jazz harmony, and improvisational techniques, are discussed through solo analysis, transcriptions, listening assignments, live performances, and instructor demonstration.
MUS 1151 - Foundations of Music Theory I: Rhythm and Pitch (M/SR)
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall
Notation; rhythm reading and identification; scales, modes, keys, and basic chords; simple, compound, and complex meters. prereq: coreq 1153, 1155, concurrent enrollment in piano classes/lessons until piano proficiency is passed for maj/min
MUS 1152 - Foundations of Music Theory II: Line (FA)
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Typically offered: Every Spring
Study of melody and line; one-, two-, and four-part writing and counterpoint; phrase structure; interaction of line with harmony; analysis and identification. prereq: 1151, coreq 1154, 1156, concurrent enrollment in piano classes/lessons until piano proficiency is passed for maj/min
MUS 1111 - Functional Keyboard for the Music Major I (ART/P)
Credits: 1.0 [max 1.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall
Beginning instruction for music majors and minors whose principal performing medium is voice or non-keyboard instrument; skill development in sight reading, technique, harmonization, simple literature. [Note: special fee required] prereq: music major or minor whose primary instrument isn't piano
MUS 1200 - Individual Performance Studies: Piano (ART/P)
Credits: 1.0 [max 8.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Private instruction in piano is open to all students. It is recommended that music majors fulfill their requirement of 7 credits in successive enrollments in order to maintain continuous emphasis in the major performance area. All music majors and other students who anticipate applying for the jury exam should enroll under the A-F grading only. Note: Applied music instructors are not expected to make up sessions for absences from scheduled lessons. [Note: special fee required; declared music majors (primary performance medium only) attend one 45-minute lesson per week; all others attend one 30-minute lesson per week] prereq: instr consent
MUS 1223 - Individual Performance Studies: Composition (ART/P)
Credits: 1.0 [max 8.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Private instruction in composition is open to all students. It is recommended that music majors fulfill their requirement of 7 credits in successive enrollments in order to maintain continuous emphasis in the major performance area. All music majors and other students who anticipate applying for the jury exam should enroll under the A-F grading only. Note: Applied music instructors are not expected to make up sessions for absences from scheduled lessons. [Note: special fee required; declared music majors (primary performance medium only) attend one 45-minute lesson per week; all others attend one 30-minute lesson per week] prereq: instr consent
MUS 1330 - Jazz Ensemble (ART/P)
Credits: 1.0 [max 8.0]
Grading Basis: S-N only
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Rehearsals and concerts cover the literature for this medium. [Note: special fee required for fall term]
MUS 2406 - Jazz Style and Repertoire (FA)
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Typically offered: Spring Odd Year
This course addresses the stylistic component of jazz performance through study and analysis of seminal recordings throughout all eras of jazz history.
MUS 3119 - Jazz Theory (FA)
Credits: 2.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Fall Odd Year
Study and analysis of jazz melody, harmony, rhythm, and form (chord/scale relationships, harmonic progressions, chord structures, scale study, chord substitutions, and jazz aural skills). prereq: 1151, 1152 or instr consent
MUS 3224 - Advanced Individual Performance Studies: Improvisation (ART/P)
Credits: 1.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Private instruction in improvisation for music students at an advanced level of performance. A jury examination in the student's major instrument is required for advanced performance study. Note: Applied music instructors are not expected to make up sessions for absences from scheduled lessons. [Note: students must be enrolled concurrently in Advanced Individual Performance Studies (MUS 3200-3223); special fee required] prereq: instr consent
MUS 3305 - West African Styles in African American Music (FA)
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Typically offered: Spring Even Year
An examination of the West African precursors to jazz and other African-American musical styles in the United States, considering both important elements of West African musics and how those elements are found in early African-American styles. prereq: ability to read music and identify basic scales and chords
ENGL 3522 - Harlem Renaissance (HDIV)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Fall Even Year
During the 1920s, there was a major aesthetic outpouring in the African American community. Listen to jazz, examine African American artwork, and read poetry, short stories, novels and essays from Harlem Renaissance writers. prereq: 1509, two from 1205, 1206, 1211, 1212
MUS 3109 - Analysis of Popular Music (HUM)
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Typically offered: Spring Odd Year
Development of analytical techniques to examine popular music from Tin Pan Alley to the present. prereq: 2151, 2152 or instr consent
MUS 3121 - Music Technology (FA)
Credits: 2.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Periodic Fall
Study and application of music technology software and hardware focused on music notation software, audio recording and engineering, and MIDI sequencing. prereq: basic knowledge of music fundamentals and ability to read music or instr consent