Jazz Studies Curriculum Doctoral

Doctor of Philosophy in Instrumental or Vocal Performance With a Concentration in Jazz

Doctor of Philosophy in Composition with a Concentration in Jazz

Doctor of Philosophy in Instrumental or Vocal Performance With a Concentration in Jazz

Forty-five points are required for the degree (this does not include remedial courses). With the exception of remedial requirements, all courses taken to satisfy Ph.D. requirements must be designated at the 2000 and 3000 level. Remedial courses will be assigned to students whose advisory examination results fail to meet minimum competency requirements. Remedial courses are in addition to the standard degree requirements.

Applied Study, 9 points
Private instruction (appropriate to specialization) from the following options:

E85.2334 Private Wind/Percussion, 3 points
E85.2345 Private String, 3 points
E85.2356 Private Piano, 3 points
E85.2363 Private Voice, 3 points
N.B. Students have the option, with advisor approval, of taking a 4^th semester of applied study as an “Advised Research Course.”

Foundations, 6 points

E20.2400 Foundations of Education: Education as a Social Institution, 3 points
E55.2400 Foundations of Education: History of Education, 3 points
E87.2135 Literature and the Arts, 3 points
E88.2051 Aesthetic Foundations of the Arts, 3 points
E98.2090 Foundations of Education: Higher Education, 3 points

Research, 3 points

E10.2081 Advanced Quantitative Research, 3 points
E10.2135 Historical Research, 3 points
E10.2137 Aesthetic Inquiry, 3 points
E10.2140 Qualitative Field Research, 3 points
E85.2131 Research in Music and Music Education (Research Proposal), 3 points

Cognate, 6 points
Some cognates (academic courses outside one’s area of specialization) may satisfy specialized research methodology requirements.

E10.2137 Aesthetic Inquiry, 3 points
E20.2325 Learning of Culture, 3 points
E55.2175 What are Schools For? 3 points
E55.2177 What are Teachers For? 3 points
E87.2144 The Arts and Culture, 3 points
E87.2147-8 Creative Experiences in the Related Arts, 3 points

Dept. Content Seminar, 3 points

E78.3400 Performing Arts Research Collegium, 1 point

Dissertation Proposal Seminar, 3 points

E85.3097 Dissertation Proposal Seminar, 3 points

Research Courses, 15 points

Required:
E85.3026 Seminar in Music and Music Education (Doctoral Recital), 2-4 points

By Advisement:
E10.3005 Dissertation Workshop, 3 points
E85.2016 Analysis of Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Music, 3 points
E85.2018 Canon & Fugue, 3 points
E85.2020 Advanced Orchestration, 3 points
E85.2022 Expanded Music and Its Impact on Profession, 3 points
E85.2024 Seminar in Music Theory, 3 points
E85.2039 Contemporary Music, 3 points
E85.2042 Psychology of Music, 3 points
E85.2045 Aesthetics of Music (mini-proposal preparation, required), 3 points
E85.2046 Music Criticism, 3 points
E85.2047 Advanced Computer Music, Composition and Synthesis, 3 points
E85.2048 Scoring for Film & Multi-Media, 3 points
E85.2050 Music in Non Western Civilizations, 3 points
E85.2061 Psychology of Music Education, 3 points
E85.2067 Music Literature: The Baroque Period, 3 points
E85.2074 Music Literature: The Romantic Period, 3 points
E85.2075 Jazz Improvisation Techniques I, 3 points
E85.2076 Jazz Improvisation Techniques II, 3 points
E85.2078 The Roots of Jazz: An Original American Art Form
E85.2123 Analysis of Contemporary Practices, 3 points
E85.2127 The Aesthetics of Compositional Process in the Symphony, 3 points
E85.2151 Sonata in the 19^th Century, 3 points
E85.2273 Jazz Arranging Techniques I, 3 points
E85.2274 Jazz Arranging Techniques II, 3 points
E85.2300 Independent Study, 1-4 points
E85.2321 Private Composition, 3 points (1 semester maximum as Advised Research)
E85.2334 Private Wind/Percussion, 3 points (1 semester maximum as Advised Research)
E85.2345 Private String, 3 points (1 semester maximum as Advised Research)
E85.2356 Private Piano, 3 points (1 semester maximum as Advised Research)
E85.2363 Private Voice, 3 points (1 semester maximum as Advised Research)
E85.2603 Digitally Controlled Music Systems, 3 points
E85.3026 Seminar in Music and Music Education (recital preparation, required), 2-4 points

Doctor of Philosophy in Composition with a Concentration in Jazz

Applied Study, 9 points

E85.2321 Private Composition, 3 points (3 semesters)
N.B. Students have the option, with advisor approval, of taking a 4^th semester of applied study as an “Advised Research Course.”

Foundations, 6 points

Research, 3 points

Cognate, 6 points

Some cognates (academic courses outside one’s area of specialization) may satisfy specialized research methodology requirements.

Dept. Content Seminar, 3 points

E78.3400 Performing Arts Research Collegium, 1 point (3 semesters)

Dissertation Proposal Seminar, 3 points

E85.3097 Dissertation Proposal Seminar, 3 points

Research Courses, 15 points

Required:
E85.3026 Seminar in Music and Music Education (Doctoral Recital), 2-4 points

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