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MM, Jazz Instrumental Performance

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36 Total Credits Required

The Master’s Degree in Jazz Performance consists of 36-credits of graduate (2000) level course work focused on performance practices with classes including jazz improvisation, jazz arranging and composition, jazz history and research, private lessons, ensembles, and masterclasses. Elective courses are also available in Music Technology, Music Business, Instrumental Performance, Songwriting, Screen Scoring, and Contemporary Composition. (Additional remedial courses may be required based on music theory/history entrance exams results, and will not count toward degree requirements).

Required Courses

21-36 Credits

 

Research
MPAJZ-GE 2078
The Roots of Jazz: An Original American Art Form
3 Credits
Specialization 3-15 credits
Choose at least one, and a maximum of five courses from the following list of courses
MPAJZ-GE 2075
Jazz Improvisation I
3 Credits
MPAJZ-GE 2076
Jazz Improvisation II
3 Credits
MPAJZ-GE 2273
Jazz Arranging and Composition I
3 Credits
MPAJZ-GE 2274
Jazz Arranging and Composition II
3 Credits
MPAJZ-GE 2089
Jazz Arranging
3 Credits
Private Lessons - 12-18 credits
Choose at least 12 credits with a maximum of 18, from the following courses:
MPAJZ-GE 2370
Instrumental Jazz (Private Lessons)
2 - 4 Credits
MPABR-GE 2111
Brass Instruments (Private Lessons)
2 - 3 Credits
MPASS-GE 2111
Stringed Instruments (Private Lessons)
2 - 3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2321
Private Composition Lessons
1 - 3 Credits
MPAVP-GE 2111
Vocal Training (Private Lessons)
2 - 3 Credits
MPAWW-GE 2111
Wind Instruments (Private Lessons)
2 - 3 Credits
Independent Study
MPAJZ-GE 2300
Independent Study
1 - 6 Credits
Terminal Experience
MPAJZ-GE 2088
NYU Jazz Ensemble
0 - 3 Credits

Electives

0-15 Credits

Select guided electives, based on career objectives, from the following categories and courses:
Music History
MPATC-GE 2096
Songwriting History and Criticism: 14 Songs II
2 - 3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2095
Songwriting History and Criticism: 14 Songs
3 Credits
Music Theory
MPATC-GE 2018
16th-Century Counterpoint
2 Credits
MPATC-GE 2019
18th-Century Counterpoint
2 Credits
MPATC-GE 2020
Adv Orchestration
3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2049
Contemporary Scoring Techniques
2 - 3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2127
The Aesthetic of Compositional Process in the Symphony
3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2151
Sonata in the 19th Century
3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2202
Seminar in Music Theory: North Indian and Balinese Gemelan Analysis
3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2201
Seminar Music Theory: Schenkerian Analysis
3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2200
Seminar in Music Theory
3 Credits
Music Technology
MPATE-GE 2036
Advanced Musical Acoustics
3 Credits
MPATE-GE 2047
Advanced Computer Music Composition
3 Credits
MPATE-GE 2603
Thesis in Music Technology II
1 Credit
Film Scoring
MPATC-GE 2048
Scoring Techniques: Film and Animation
3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2550
Screen Music: History, Analysis, and Aesthetics.
3 Credits
MPATE-GE 2621
Audio for Video II
3 Credits
Music Business
MPAMB-GE 2102
The Law and the Music Industry
3 Credits
MPAMB-GE 2301
Music Business Graduate Internship
1 - 6 Credits
Jazz Ensemble
MPAJZ-GE 2088
NYU Jazz Ensemble
0 - 3 Credits
Music Education
MPAME-GE 2021
Music Reference and Research Materials
3 Credits
MPAME-GE 2061
Psychology of Music Education
3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2042
Psychology of Music
3 Credits

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