As a jazz major, you’ll prepare for your chosen career by concentrating on tone development, musicianship, and technical mastery of your instrument. Courses stress the development of style, improvisation, jazz composition, and arranging. Special sections of jazz theory and ear training are also offered.
Approximately three dozen studio music and jazz performing ensembles await you, offering outstanding performance opportunities. Guest artist and faculty/student performances are scheduled for each Jazz Forum, and numerous national and international guest artists perform and lecture on campus each year, enhancing the academic experience.
In addition to the multitude of on-campus performance opportunities, the Greater Miami metropolitan area is rich with international, multiethnic sites for work and study. You’ll be pleasantly surprised at how many opportunities exist to gain professional experience in South Florida area jazz clubs, recording studios, Latin bands, cruise ships, theaters, and opera and symphony orchestras.
