Program Recognition
•The BM Jazz Studies is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music
Training
•Performance-oriented study develops jazz improvisation, composition and arranging, jazz history, keyboard proficiency, and the principal applied medium through private lessons
•Small classes, interactive seminars, mentoring, advising, and continuing review support individual musical development
Performance & Productions
•Majors perform in jazz lab bands, jazz combos, or both and complete applied juries each semester
•A senior full recital balances Western art music and jazz; guest-artist master classes, jam sessions, and more than 30 college ensembles add further performance settings
