University Catalog

Curriculum in Music
Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Music
Jazz Studies Concentration

(see footnotes at bottom)

FIRST YEAR

First Semester

††MUS 129	Recital Hour	0	hours
††Applied Music		2	hours
††Music Ensemble4		1	hour
††MUS 103	Class Piano	1	hour
††MUS 215	Fundamentals of Jazz Improvisation	1	hour
††MUS 111G	Music Theory	3	hours
††MUS 217	Computer Applications for Music Majors	2	hours
ENGL 101 or ENGL 101HG	Freshman Composition Freshman Composition Honors	3	hours
MathematicsG		3	hours
SE 101	Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern	2	hours
	Total:	18	hours

 

Second Semester

††MUS 129	Recital Hour	0	hours
††Applied Music		2	hours
††Music Ensemble4		1	hour
††MUS 104	Class Piano	1	hour
††MUS 112	Music Theory	3	hours
††MUS 152	Introduction to Music Literature	2	hours
††MUS 314	Jazz Improvisation II	1	hour
MathematicsG		3	hours
ENGL 102 or ENGL 102HG	Critical Reading and Writing Critical Reading and Writing Honors	3	hours
	Total:	16	hours

 

SECOND  YEAR

First Semester

††MUS 129	Recital Hour	0	hours
††Applied Music		2	hours
††Music Ensemble4		1	hours
††MUS 209	Class Piano	1	hour
††MUS 211G	Music Theory	3	hours
PHYS 100G	Acoustics for Musicians	3	hours
ENGL 229 or ENGL 230 or ENGL 231 or ENGL 232 or ENGL 233G	Introduction to Gender and Sexuality in Literature World Literature English Literature American Literature Introduction to African American Literature	3	hours
History ElectiveG		3	hours
	Total:	16	hours

 

Second Semester

††MUS 129	Recital Hour	0	hours
††Applied Music		2	hours
††Music Ensemble4		1	hour
††MUS 210	Class Piano	1	hour
††MUS 212	Music Theory	3	hours
††MUS 251	History and Appreciation of Jazz	3	hours
††MUS 357	Introduction to World Music	2	hours
Elective2		3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

 

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

††MUS 449	Recital Hour	0	hours
††Applied Music		3	hours
††Music Ensemble4		1	hour
††MUS 310	Instrumental Conducting I	2	hours
††MUS 355	Music History II	3	hours
††MUS 371	Form and Analysis	2	hours
††MUS 381	Counterpoint	2	hours
COMM 211G	Introduction to Pubic Speaking	3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

††MUS 449	Recital Hour	0	hours
††Applied Music		3	hours
††Music Ensemble4		1	hour
††MUS 458	Jazz Pedagogy	2	hours
††MUS 354	Music History I	3	hours
††MUS 372	Form and Analysis	2	hours
††MUS 382	Counterpoint	2	hours
††MUS 345	Jazz Theory/Composition	2	hours
††MUSA 350	Junior Recital	0	hours
	Total:	14	hours

 

 

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

††MUS 449	Recital Hour	0	hours
††Applied Music		3	hours
††Music Ensemble4		1	hour
††MUS 309	Basic Jazz Piano	1	hour
††MUS 433	Jazz Arranging I	1	hour
GBIO 106G	Introduction to Biological Principles I	3	hours
Social Science Elective3,G		3	hours
	Total:	12	hours

 

Second Semester

††MUS 449	Recital Hour	0	hours
††Applied Music		3	hours
††Music Ensemble4		1	hour
††MUSA 450	Senior Recital	0	hours
††MUS 434	Jazz Arranging II	1	hour
GBIO 107G	Introduction to Biological Principles II	3	hours
Social Science Elective3,G		3	hours
††Music Elective		1	hour
	Total:	12	hours

 

Total semester hours required 120

Southeastern 101 is not required of transfer or readmitted Southeastern students with 30 hours or more. Those students will replace Southeastern 101 with 2 hours of free electives.

^GGeneral Education Courses

^††Major courses requiring a grade of “C” or better.

¹Ensembles and primary instrument applied music courses will not count for General Elective courses.

²To be selected from 200 level or higher music or applied music courses. Cannot be ensembles or primary instrument applied music courses.
³To be selected from Anthropology, Economics, Criminal Justice, Geography, Political Science, Psychology or Sociology. 
⁴Ensemble assignments are dictated by the needs of the department and will be assigned from: Music Theatre Performance 105/405, Orchestra 121/421, Jazz Ensemble 123/423, Wind Symphony 125/425, Athletic Band 127/427, Chorus 131/431, Concert Choir 135/435, Bella Voce 137/437, Symphonic Band 143/443, Chamber Ensemble 145/445, or Contemporary Music Ensemble 154/454.