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.
For further information: Cali School of Music; Academic Program Information
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Program Requirements Overview
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
General Education Requirements | 19 | |
World Languages and Cultures Requirements | 3-6 | |
Major Requirements | 88-89 | |
Free Electives | 10-6 | |
Total Credits | 120 |
Major Requirements
Code | Title | Credits |
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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 Workshop | ||
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 Workshop | ||
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 | 3 |
MUCP 355 | Jazz Arranging | 3 |
MUGN 109 | Introduction to Jazz | 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 |
MUPR 499 | Independent Study In Music Performance | 3 |
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 | ||
Total Credits | 88-89 |
General Education Requirements
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Code | Title | Credits |
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A. New Student Seminar | ||
MUGN 199 | Freshman Seminar for Music Majors | 1 |
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 | 19 |
World Languages and Cultures Requirements
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Code | Title | Credits |
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World Languages | 3-6 | |
Total Credits | 3-6 |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion
This recommended 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 | ||
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Fall | Credits | |
GENERAL EDUCATION: (A) New Student Seminar | 1 | |
GENERAL EDUCATION: (C1) Writing | 3 | |
Credits | 4 | |
Spring | ||
GENERAL EDUCATION: (C2) Literature | 3 | |
GENERAL EDUCATION: (C3) Communication | 3 | |
Credits | 6 | |
Total Credits | 10 |