MUS 667B - Graduate Applied Study: Jazz Composition

Units: 1
Individual instruction for music majors or minors with Graduate-level performance ability. Audition required. At the end of the second semester of study, students demonstrate their progress before a faculty jury. A failed jury results in a failing grade for the course.

Prerequisites: Department consent.
Equivalent Quarter Course: MUS 6690.
Repeatability: May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 8 units.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Compose works for multiple media as determined by the student and agreed upon by the instructor.
Gain knowledge and mastery of the techniques used in composing Western art music through composition, analysis, and listening to music of various genres and styles.
Bring selected works to a performance-level standard of completion.