Jazz Minor

Program:  Minor
School of Music  
College of Visual and Performing Arts

Rhinehart Music Center 144 ~ 260-481-6714

A minor in jazz music is designed for students who wish to explore the field of jazz music while majoring in another area. The student may customize the curriculum to realize their own musical and creative potential. To earn this minor, you must complete the courses listed below and earn a grade of C- or better in each.

The student learning outcomes for the jazz minor music are as follows relative to areas of chosen study: 

• Students will demonstrate knowledge of jazzf music theory sufficient to analyze musical forms, structures, and styles; to create within basic musical structures; and to relate theoretical concepts to sound. 
• Students will demonstrate performance ability as jazz ensemble members, as conductors, and as soloists on both a primary instrument and/or a secondary instrument in this idiom. 
• Students will demonstrate knowledge of the history and literature of jazz music, with an understanding of the social, political and cultural impacts which shaped its development. 
• Students will demonstrate proficiency in utilizing appropriate technology to notate and create music, to investigate and report scholarly research, and to support the specific demands of their area of focused study. 

Program Delivery:

• This program is available on campus though some courses may be available as distance learning.

Declaring this Minor:

• Students wishing to declare this minor will pass a basic playing audition with the director of jazz studies.  For more information contact the Music Department Office.