The Cali School Jazz Studies program provides creative and innovative training in all styles of jazz for undergraduate students who wish to become jazz professionals.
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Program Requirements Overview
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 18 | |
| World Languages and Cultures Requirements | 3-6 | |
| Major Requirements | 92-93 | |
| Free Electives | 7-3 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Theory/Aural Skills | ||
| MUCP 101 | Theory I | 3 |
| MUCP 102 | Theory II | 3 |
| MUCP 103 | Aural Skills I | 1 |
| MUCP 104 | Aural Skills II | 1 |
| MUCP 201 | Theory III | 3 |
| MUCP 202 | Theory IV | 3 |
| MUCP 203 | Aural Skills III | 1 |
| MUCP 204 | Aural Skills IV | 1 |
| Applied Music | ||
| Course must be completed for 2 credits, four times. | 8 | |
| Applied Music | ||
| Course must be completed for 4 credits, four times. | 16 | |
| Applied Music | ||
| Performance Practicum | ||
| Course must be completed a minimum of 8 times. | 4 | |
| Performance Practicum for Performance Majors | ||
| Recitals | ||
| MUPR 395 | Junior Recital | 1 |
| MUPR 495 | Senior Recital | 1 |
| Ensembles | ||
| Required Ensemble | ||
| Course must be completed a minimum of 12 times. | 6 | |
| Jazz Ensemble | ||
| Ensemble Electives | ||
| Select two of the following (may include Jazz Ensemble): | 1 | |
| Montclair State University Chorale | ||
| Montclair State University Singers | ||
| Orchestra | ||
| Band | ||
| Opera Production | ||
| Collegium Musicum | ||
| Chamber Ensemble Performance | ||
| Jazz Ensemble | ||
| Select an additional 2 ensemble courses from the following: | 1 | |
| Montclair State University Chorale | ||
| Montclair State University Singers | ||
| Orchestra | ||
| Band | ||
| Opera Production | ||
| Collegium Musicum | ||
| Chamber Ensemble Performance | ||
| Music History | ||
| MUHS 106 | Diverse Worlds of Music | 3 |
| MUHS 307 | Music in Time, Place and Ideas: Up to 1700 | 3 |
| MUHS 308 | Music in Time, Place and Ideas: 1700-1890 | 3 |
| MUHS 407 | Music in Time, Place and Ideas: 1890 to Present | 3 |
| Jazz Studies | ||
| MUCP 250 | Jazz Theory I | 2 |
| MUCP 251 | Jazz Theory II | 2 |
| MUCP 355 | Jazz Arranging | 3 |
| MULT 109 | Jazz Styles and Culture | 3 |
| MULT 301 | Jazz Literature I | 2 |
| MULT 302 | Jazz Literature II | 2 |
| MUMG 100 | Introduction to the Fine and Performing Arts | 3 |
| MUPR 210 | Jazz Keyboard | 2 |
| Complete two credits from the following according to placement: | 2 | |
| Jazz Improvisation I | ||
| Jazz Improvisation II | ||
| Jazz Improvisation III | ||
| Jazz Improvisation IV | ||
| Secondary Piano/Fingerboard Harmony | ||
| Select one of the following based on your primary instrument: | 1-2 | |
| For All Majors except Keyboard | ||
| Keyboard Musicianship I | ||
| Keyboard Musicianship II | ||
| For Guitar Majors Only | ||
| Guitar Fingerboard Harmony I | ||
| For Keyboard Majors only | ||
| Keyboard Harmony I | ||
| Keyboard Harmony II | ||
| Additional Requirement | ||
| MUTC 101 | Music and Computer Technology I | 3 |
| MUGN 199 | Freshman Seminar for Music Majors | 1 |
| Total Credits | 92-93 | |
General Education Requirements
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| A. New Student Seminar | ||
| Freshman Seminar for Music Majors (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| C. Communication | ||
| 1. Writing | 3 | |
| 2. Literature | 3 | |
| 3. Communication | 3 | |
| F. Humanities | ||
| 1. Great Works and Their Influences | 3 | |
| 2. Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | 3 | |
| G. Computer Science | ||
| Music and Computer Technology I (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| K. Social Science | ||
| 1. American and European History | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
World Languages and Cultures Requirements
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| World Languages | ||
| Based on placement exam complete one or two sequential courses in one language. | 3-6 | |
| World Cultures | ||
| Diverse Worlds of Music (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| Total Credits | 3-6 | |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion
This four-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years. This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| WRIT 105 | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (C2) Literature | 3 |
| MUGN 199 | 1 | MUSI 499 | 2 |
| MUSI 499 | 2 | MUCP 102 | 3 |
| MUCP 101 | 3 | MUCP 104 | 1 |
| MUCP 103 | 1 | MUPR 140 | 0.5 |
| MSSN 101 | 1 | MSSN 102 | 1 |
| MUPR 140 | 0.5 | MUEN 190 | 0.5 |
| MUEN 190 | 0.5 | MUEN 190 | 0.5 |
| MUEN 190 | 0.5 | Elective Ensemble (non-jazz) | 0.5 |
| MULT 109 | 3 | MUMG 100 | 3 |
| 15.5 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| CMST 101 | 3 | MUSI 499 | 2 |
| MUSI 499 | 2 | MUCP 202 | 3 |
| MUCP 201 | 3 | MUCP 204 | 1 |
| MUCP 203 | 1 | MUPR 140 | 0.5 |
| MUPR 140 | 0.5 | MUEN 190 | 0.5 |
| MUEN 190 | 0.5 | MUPR 210 | 2 |
| Ensemble Elective (non-jazz) | 0.5 | MUHS 106 | 3 |
| MSSN 101 | 1 | MSSN 102 | 1 |
| MUCP 320 | 1 | MUCP 251 | 2 |
| MUCP 250 | 2 | MUPR 209 or 309 | 1 |
| MUPR 208 or 308 | 1 | ||
| 15.5 | 16 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| World Language I | 3 | World Language II | 3 |
| MUTC 101 | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION (F1) Humanities – Great Works and Their Influences | 3 |
| MUSI 499 | 4 | MUSI 499 | 4 |
| MUPR 140 | 0.5 | MUPR 140 | 0.5 |
| MUEN 190 | 0.5 | MUEN 190 | 0.5 |
| MUEN 190 | 0.5 | MUEN 190 | 0.5 |
| MUCP 355 | 3 | MUHS 308 | 3 |
| MUHS 307 | 3 | MUPR 395 | 1 |
| 17.5 | 15.5 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION (K1) Social Science – American and European History | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION (F2) Humanities – Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | 3 |
| MUSI 499 | 4 | MUSI 499 | 4 |
| MUPR 140 | 0.5 | MUPR 140 | 0.5 |
| Elective Ensemble | 0.5 | MUEN 190 | 0.5 |
| MULT 301 | 2 | MUEN 190 | 0.5 |
| MUHS 407 | 3 | MULT 302 | 2 |
| Elective Ensemble | 0.5 | ||
| MUPR 495 | 1 | ||
| 13 | 12 | ||
| Total Credits 120 | |||