Training
•Bullet: The five-unit Jazz Studies minor includes Jazz Improvisation, Jazz History, Jazz Piano, and Jazz Theory, Harmony, and Arranging.
•Bullet: Ensemble work comes through Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Lab Band, and combos, connecting historical and harmonic study with recurring performance.
Degree Flexibility
•Bullet: The sequence is open to music majors and non-majors, with distinct requirement paths; courses used for the minor cannot also satisfy a music major.
Professional Development
•Bullet: Illinois Wesleyan specifically identifies the jazz background as useful for music-education majors entering teaching searches.
