Download - Minor in Jazz Studies at Kent State University · PDF file · 2015-03-16• The Minor in Jazz Studies provides concentrated preparation and credentials for any Kent State student,

• TheMinorinJazzStudiesprovidesconcentratedpreparationandcredentialsforanyKentStatestudent,regardlessofmajor.

• Formusiceducationmajorsthisinanadvantagewhenapplyingforteachingpositions.

• Forothermusicmajorsandnon-musicmajors,thesecourseswillprovideelectivecreditstowardallotherdegreeprograms.

• PrimaryfacultyforthisprogramisBobbySelvaggio,DirectorofJazzStudiesandChristopherColes.

• Otheradjunctinstructorsserveasneededforappliedlessons.

• Thetotalnumberofcreditsforthisminoris21.

• Admissiontothisprogramisbyaudition/permission.

MinorinJazzStudiesatKentStateUniversityCourses:JazzImprovisationIandIIJazzComposingandArrangingIandIIHistoryofJazzAppliedJazzLessons

Ensembles:JazzEnsembleIJazzEnsembleIIJazzCombos

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TheKentStateUniversityJazzStudiesProgramfostersa“RealWorld”atmosphere,promotingthedevelopmentoffundamentalskillsinJazz.ThroughourJazzMinorcurriculum

andensembleperformance,studentsareprovidedtheopportunitytoimproveindividualmusicianship,createapersonalvoice,learnfromandbeinspiredbytherichhistory,understandtheevolutionaryprocess

andmoderntrendsofJazz,whilebecomingmusicalleadersandpositivecontributorstotheKentStateUniversityexperience.