Training
•BM in Studio Music and Jazz - Instrumental trains jazz instrumentalists across Bass, Drums, Guitar, Piano, Saxophone, Trombone, Trumpet, and Vibraphone, each with its own audition specialist faculty contact
•Program mission is to prepare jazz instrumentalists for the music profession or graduate school, producing recordings for the Down Beat Student Music Awards and campus radio/Internet broadcast
•Curriculum covers performance, composition/arranging, technology, conducting, and scholarship alongside on- and off-campus performance opportunities
Professional Development
•A prescreen video is required for every applicant; approved applicants audition live on campus (in-person is required for Jazz Bass and Jazz Drums specifically) following the requirements published for their instrument
Facilities
•Jazz Vibraphone repertoire and audition format are set by Professor Errol Rackipov, who also fields applicant repertoire questions directly
