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Curricula for Graduate Degrees  

Jazz Studies 

Master of Music in Jazz Studies

Prerequisite

Bachelor of Music or its demonstrated equivalent.

Admission

Audition. Proficiency equivalent to the bachelor’s degree at Indiana University.

Major

18 credit hours.

• M592 Jazz Literature 2: The Bebop Era (3 cr.)
• M591 Jazz Literature 1: Pre-Jazz to Bebop (3 cr.) or M593 Jazz Literature 3: Jazz since Bebop (3 cr.)
• 3 credit hours selected from O521-O522-O523-O524 Jazz Improvisation 1-2-3-4 (3 cr.)
• F550 Chamber Music [Jazz Combo](1-1-1 cr.)
• I711 Master’s Recital (0 cr.);

6 credit hours selected from:

•  E570 Pedagogy of Jazz (2 cr.),
• M583 Duke Ellington (3 cr.),
• M591 Jazz Literature 1: Pre-Jazz to Bebop (3 cr.),
• M593 Jazz Literature 3: Jazz since Bebop (3 cr.),
• M584 Research in the History and Analysis of Jazz (3 cr.),
• M594 Big Band Jazz (3 cr.),
• O512 Jazz Composition (3 cr.),
• O517 Jazz Arranging 2 (2 cr.),
• O521-522-523-524 Jazz Improvisation 1-2-3-4 (3 cr.),
• O525 Rhythm Section Literature and Performance (2 cr.), or
• O800 Jazz Performance (2 cr.).

Music History and Literature Requirement

6 credit hours. See “Structure of Master’s Curricula” under General Requirements for Master’s Degrees in this bulletin.

Outside Area

6 credit hours. See “Structure of Master’s Curricula” under General Requirements for Master’s Degrees in this bulletin.

Ensemble

X040 University Instrumental Ensembles (2 cr.) each semester.