Jazz Track Faculty
Dr. Kent Engelhardt
Bliss Hall 2212
Phone: 330.941.1542
E-mail: kjengelhardt@ysu.edu
Dave Kana
Bliss Hall 3151
E-mail: djkana@ysu.edu
Dr. Dave Morgan
Bliss Hall 3041
Phone: 330.941.1830
E-mail: dsmorgan@ysu.edu
Jazz Track
The BM in Music Performance, Jazz emphasizes collaborative interaction, individual creativity, musical proficiency, and pedagogy as well as historical and cultural perspectives through a unique and comprehensive curriculum. Collaborative interaction is encouraged and realized through five semesters of Jazz Combo or Contemporary Ensemble and 5 semesters of Jazz Ensemble and creates a balanced approach between small and large ensemble experiences. Included in the ensemble experiences are on-campus concerts and off-campus performances throughout the region. Individual creativity is stressed in four semesters of Jazz Improvisation and two semesters of Jazz Arranging. In addition, musical proficiencies are part of both Jazz Improvisation and Jazz Arranging. Individual harmonic proficiency and keyboard skills are expected in two semesters of Class Jazz Piano. Jazz pedagogy is addressed in a specialized one semester Jazz Methods class, and historical and cultural perspectives are presented in the one semester Jazz History course. Many students in this degree choose to take 5000-level Selected Topics in Jazz History to fulfill their upper division history/theory elective. The Junior Recital and the Senior Recital include a jazz component and are the capstone experiences of the degree.
Dana School of Music Contact Information
To learn more about our degree programs, scholarships, performances, faculty, and students, contact the Dana School of Music at 330-941-3635. To schedule a personalized campus visit, contact the Cliffe College of Creative Arts Program Coordinator of Admissions and Recruitment at 330-941-2346 or sawaltman@ysu.edu. We would love to hear about your interests, show you our school, and become an important part of your future.
COURSE | TITLE | S.H. |
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FIRST YEAR REQUIREMENT - STUDENT SUCCESS | ||
YSU 1500 | Success Seminar | 1-2 |
or SS 1500 | Strong Start Success Seminar | |
or HONR 1500 | Intro to Honors | |
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS | ||
ENGL 1550 | Writing 1 | 3-4 |
or ENGL 1549 | Writing 1 with Support | |
ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
Mathematics Requirement | 3 | |
Arts and Humanities (2 courses) | 0 | |
Natural Sciences (2 courses, 1 with a lab) | 7 | |
Social Science (2 courses) | 6 | |
Social and Personal Awareness (need 1 additional class) | 3 | |
One course satisfied by 3 s.h. of MUHL 3771, which is required in the major. | ||
CORE MUSIC REQUIREMENTS | ||
Music Theory (16-18 hours). Music Theory and Aural Theory of the same level must be taken concurrently. | ||
MUTC 1531 | Music Theory 1 | 2-3 |
or MUTC 1531N | Music Theory 1 Intensive | |
Students who score below 80% on the Theory Placement Exam will substitute MUTC 1531N for MUTC 1531 | ||
MUTC 1541 | Aural Theory 1 | 2 |
MUTC 1532 | Music Theory 2 | 2-3 |
or MUTC 1532N | Music Theory 2 Intensive | |
Students who score below 80% on the Theory Placement Exam will substitute MUTC 1532N for MUTC 1532 | ||
MUTC 1542 | Aural Theory 2 | 2 |
MUTC 2631 | Music Theory 3 | 2 |
MUTC 2641 | Aural Theory 3 | 2 |
MUTC 2632 | Music Theory 4 | 2 |
MUTC 2642 | Aural Theory 4 | 2 |
Keyboard Musicianship (4 hours) | ||
MUAC 1581 | Class Piano 1 | 1 |
Keyboard majors will substitute MUAC 2691 | ||
MUAC 1582 | Class Piano 2 | 1 |
Keyboard majors will substitute MUAC 2692 | ||
MUAC 3781 | Jazz Class Piano 1 | 1 |
MUAC 3782 | Jazz Class Piano 2 | 1 |
Music History and Literature (12 hours) | ||
MUHL 3771 | Music History and Literature 1 | 3 |
Choose two courses from MUHL 3772 Music History and Literature 2, MUHL 3773 Music History and Literature 3, or MUHL 3774 Music History and Literature 4 | 6 | |
MUHL 3775 | Jazz History | 3 |
Conducting (3 hours) | ||
MUCO 3715 | Choral and Instrumental Conducting | 3 |
APPLIED LESSONS (22 hours) | ||
Applied Lesson 1501 | 2 | |
Applied Lesson 1502 | 2 | |
Applied Lesson 2603 | 3 | |
Applied Lesson 2604 | 3 | |
Applied Lesson 3703 | 3 | |
Applied Lesson 3704 (with Junior Recital) | 3 | |
Applied Lesson 4803 | 3 | |
Applied Lesson 4804 (with Senior Recital) | 3 | |
ENSEMBLES (10 hours) | ||
MUEN 0023 Jazz Ensemble | 5 | |
MUEN 0030 Jazz Combo (or MUEN 0013 Contemporary Ensembles) | 5 | |
JAZZ EMPHASIS (19 hours) | ||
MUAC 3735 | Jazz Methods | 1 |
MUTC 3712 | Jazz Arranging 1 | 3 |
MUTC 3713 | Jazz Arranging 2 | 3 |
MUAC 2667 | Jazz Improvisation 1 | 3 |
MUAC 2668 | Jazz Improvisation 2 | 3 |
MUAC 4867 | Jazz Improvisation 3 | 3 |
MUAC 4868 | Jazz Improvisation 4 | 3 |
MUHL/MUTC - Upper DivisionTheory or History Elective (3 hours) | 3 | |
Music Electives (2 hours) | 2 | |
Total Semester Hours | 120-124 |
- Music students must attend 36 convocations as a graduation requirement.
- Music students must attend 30 Dana School of Music concerts or recitals.
- Applied lesson must be taken concurrently with an ensemble.
Year 1 | ||
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Fall | S.H. | |
YSU 1500 | Success Seminar or Strong Start Success Seminar or Intro to Honors | 1-2 |
ENGL 1550 or ENGL 1549 | Writing 1 or Writing 1 with Support | 3-4 |
MUTC 1531 or MUTC 1531N | Music Theory 1 or Music Theory 1 Intensive | 2-3 |
Students who score below 80% on the Theory Placement Exam will substitute MUTC 1531N for MUTC 1531 | ||
MUTC 1541 | Aural Theory 1 | 2 |
MUAC 1581 | Class Piano 1 | 1 |
Keyboard majors will substitute MUAC 2691 | ||
Applied Lesson 1501 | 2 | |
MUEN 0023 | Jazz Ensemble | 1 |
Semester Hours | 12-15 | |
Spring | ||
ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
MATH 2623 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
General Education Elective | 3 | |
MUTC 1532 or MUTC 1532N | Music Theory 2 or Music Theory 2 Intensive | 2-3 |
Students who score below 80% on the Theory Placement Exam will substitute MUTC 1532N for MUTC 1532 | ||
MUTC 1542 | Aural Theory 2 | 2 |
MUAC 1582 | Class Piano 2 | 1 |
Keyboard majors will substitute MUAC 2692 | ||
Applied Lesson 1502 | 2 | |
MUEN 0023 | Jazz Ensemble | 1 |
Semester Hours | 17-18 | |
Year 2 | ||
Fall | ||
MUTC 2631 & MUTC 2641 | Music Theory 3 and Aural Theory 3 | 4 |
MUAC 3781 | Jazz Class Piano 1 | 1 |
MUHL 3771 | Music History and Literature 1 | 3 |
Applied Lesson 2603 | 3 | |
MUEN 0023 & MUEN 0030 | Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo | 2 |
MUAC 2667 | Jazz Improvisation 1 | 3 |
Semester Hours | 16 | |
Spring | ||
MUTC 2632 & MUTC 2642 | Music Theory 4 and Aural Theory 4 | 4 |
MUAC 3782 | Jazz Class Piano 2 | 1 |
MUHL 3772 or MUHL 3774 | Music History and Literature 2 or Music History and Literature 4 | 3 |
Applied Lesson 2604 | 3 | |
MUEN 0023 & MUEN 0030 | Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo | 2 |
MUAC 2668 | Jazz Improvisation 2 | 3 |
Semester Hours | 16 | |
Year 3 | ||
Fall | ||
Applied Lesson 3703 | 3 | |
MUTC 3712 or MUAC 4867 | Jazz Arranging 1 or Jazz Improvisation 3 | 3 |
MUHL 3773 | Music History and Literature 3 | 3 |
MUCO 3715 | Choral and Instrumental Conducting | 3 |
MUAC 3735 | Jazz Methods | 1 |
CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
Semester Hours | 16 | |
Spring | ||
Applied Lesson 3704 (with Junior Recital) | 3 | |
MUTC 3713 or MUAC 4868 | Jazz Arranging 2 or Jazz Improvisation 4 | 3 |
MUEN 0030 | Jazz Combo | 1 |
MUHL 3775 | Jazz History | 3 |
Music Elective | 1 | |
General Education Elective | 3 | |
Semester Hours | 14 | |
Year 4 | ||
Fall | ||
General Education Elective | 3 | |
MUTC 3712 or MUAC 4867 | Jazz Arranging 1 or Jazz Improvisation 3 | 3 |
Applied Lesson 4803 | 3 | |
MUEN 0023 & MUEN 0030 | Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo | 2 |
MUHL/MUTC Upper Division Elective | 3 | |
Music Elective | 1 | |
Semester Hours | 15 | |
Spring | ||
Natural Science + Lab | 4 | |
General Education Elective | 3 | |
MUTC 3713 or MUAC 4868 | Jazz Arranging 2 or Jazz Improvisation 4 | 3 |
Applied Lesson 4804 (with Senior Recital) | 3 | |
MUEN 0030 | Jazz Combo | 1 |
Semester Hours | 14 | |
Total Semester Hours | 120-124 |
- Music students must attend 36 convocations as a graduation requirement.
- Music students must attend 30 Dana School of Music concerts or recitals.
- Applied lesson must be taken concurrently with an ensemble.
Learning Outcomes
The student learning outcomes for the major in music are as follows:
- Students will perform a public recital in their applied area.
- Students will analyze music, discriminate pitch, harmony, and rhythm and perform harmonic progressions at the piano.
- Students will demonstrate critical thinking about the various historical periods, cultural contexts, and social forces that influence musical activity.
- Students will demonstrate basic keyboard proficiency including scales, arpeggios, harmonization, repertoire, transpositions, and score reading.
- Students will perform, improvise, compose, and arrange jazz music.