Jazz and Commercial Music Minor

Degree: Minor Mode of study: On-Campus Location: Main Campus
Degree Type
Minor
Program Type
Undergraduate
Location
Main Campus - Cape
College
Arts & Media
Department
Music
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Students who minor in jazz and commercial music will take courses in American Musical Experience, Jazz Improvisation, Jazz Harmony, Jazz History, and perform with the Jazz Band.

Minors are a secondary area of academic focus. Declaring a minor can be helpful if you want a different area of study, but not declaring another major. You can minor in something that compliments your major, or something interesting!  

Jazz and Commercial Music Minor
(Total 18 credits (Up to 6 credits going to Gen Ed, MM100 and MU190))

Required Courses:

  • MM100 (3)
Plus
  • MU330 Music Business: Career Development (2)
  • MU190 Jazz Appreciation or MH327 Jazz History (3)
  • MU251 Jazz Improv I (3)

  • MU329 Combo (1+1) or MU378 Chamber Music (1+1) (or a combination of either) 

  • MU387 Jazz Band (1+1) 

  • Music Elective (3)*

*You can choose from MPxxx (3), MH310, MH320, MH327, MH402, MM310, MU184, MU320, MM325, or MM410.

Music Majors can include up to 3 credits of secondary instrument applied lessons; non-Music Majors can consist of up to 3 credits of applied lessons on primary instruments. Addl. Jazz Ensembles/Combos do not count here. 

Suppose you want to be a studio musician, a recording artist, a touring performer, an event promoter, a music publisher, or a strong sectional commercial player. In that case, the SEMO Jazz and Commercial Music Minor Program offers you the tools to succeed in those career paths through our classes and masterclasses. You will learn essential subjects such as marketing, social media, web design, SEO for musicians, management, publishing, distribution, sponsorship, merchandising, and production to be successful in the music business.

Learning Opportunities

  • Clark Terry Jazz Festival

    The Clark Terry/Phi Mu Alpha Jazz Festival showcases excellent student musicians and guest artists from around the nation, all contributing to a vibrant festival of jazz and the celebration of music performance and education.

  • Holiday Jukebox

    The Holiday JukeBox Concert is a collaboration featuring festive music and students' talents in the Departments of Music and the Jeanine Larson Dobbins Conservatory of Theatre & Dance.  It's sponsored by Saint Francis Healthcare System.

  • Jam Sessions

    We will continue our monthly Jam Session Night at Spectrum Record Lounge and start our new Underground Jazz Series at Scout Hall. Our SEMO Gigging Project is growing, and we will collaborate with several businesses in town.

  • Guest Artists

    In addition to one national featured artist during The Clark Terry/Phi Mu Alpha Jazz Festival, we also have masterclasses with jazz and commercial musicians throughout our academy year.

Accreditations

  • National Association of Schools of Music Logo
  • Yamaha Institution of Excellence Logo

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