Training
•Bullet: The 18-credit Jazz minor is designed for music majors with a strong interest in jazz. Published study includes ensembles, improvisation, jazz history and arranging.
•Bullet: Students learn to write jazz charts as well as develop improvisational and ensemble skills.
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Participation in one of SFA's big bands places the minor's arranging and improvisation study in an ensemble setting.
Professional Development
•Bullet: SFA specifically connects the minor to learning how to teach jazz to others, adding pedagogical application to performance and arranging work.
Degree Flexibility
•Bullet: The credential adds a defined jazz sequence to a student's existing music major; students work with an advisor to declare the minor and position its 18 credits alongside the primary degree.
