24 monthsProgramme duration
AugStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Music
Degree
MMusic
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Students receive world-class training in jazz arrangement, composition and performing from a dozen faculty musicians, internationally renowned guest artists and a musical community that actively supports live jazz.
Whether performing in our highly acclaimed ensembles, composing and arranging, or analyzing the vast repertoire, our students receive world-class training in all things jazz from more than a dozen outstanding faculty musicians. Jazz majors learn to compose and arrange effectively in the genre, develop an in-depth understanding of the musical and cultural history of jazz and succeed as active and creative participants in their musical communities, including serving as advocates for the art form.
With two big bands and a variety of small combos, the Jazz Area offers multiple opportunities for students to display their skills, from improvisation and collaborative performance to honoring stylistic practices unique to this creative genre. Salt Lake City is a musical community that actively supports live jazz, with opportunities to hear internationally renowned artists in and outside of the university at concerts and clinics, as well as events like JazzSLC at the Capitol Theatre and the Salt Lake City Jazz Festival.
The Jazz Area supports regular guest artist performances, master classes and clinics, as well as faculty recitals and unique collaborations with regional jazz ensembles and organizations. Our dedicated and talented students frequently participate and excel in competitions and perform as ensembles at major festivals. In 2010, the U of U Jazz Ensemble was honored to be the invited American guest at the 2010 World Expo Music Festival in Shanghai, China.
The MM is a two-year, 35 credit hour program consisting of private lessons, bibliography, music history and literature, advanced music theory, jazz ensembles and other jazz courses. Two master’s recitals are required.
Whether performing in our highly acclaimed ensembles, composing and arranging, or analyzing the vast repertoire, our students receive world-class training in all things jazz from more than a dozen outstanding faculty musicians. Jazz majors learn to compose and arrange effectively in the genre, develop an in-depth understanding of the musical and cultural history of jazz and succeed as active and creative participants in their musical communities, including serving as advocates for the art form.
With two big bands and a variety of small combos, the Jazz Area offers multiple opportunities for students to display their skills, from improvisation and collaborative performance to honoring stylistic practices unique to this creative genre. Salt Lake City is a musical community that actively supports live jazz, with opportunities to hear internationally renowned artists in and outside of the university at concerts and clinics, as well as events like JazzSLC at the Capitol Theatre and the Salt Lake City Jazz Festival.
The Jazz Area supports regular guest artist performances, master classes and clinics, as well as faculty recitals and unique collaborations with regional jazz ensembles and organizations. Our dedicated and talented students frequently participate and excel in competitions and perform as ensembles at major festivals. In 2010, the U of U Jazz Ensemble was honored to be the invited American guest at the 2010 World Expo Music Festival in Shanghai, China.
The MM is a two-year, 35 credit hour program consisting of private lessons, bibliography, music history and literature, advanced music theory, jazz ensembles and other jazz courses. Two master’s recitals are required.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Music
Degree
MMusic
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Students receive world-class training in jazz arrangement, composition and performing from a dozen faculty musicians, internationally renowned guest artists and a musical community that actively supports live jazz.
Whether performing in our highly acclaimed ensembles, composing and arranging, or analyzing the vast repertoire, our students receive world-class training in all things jazz from more than a dozen outstanding faculty musicians. Jazz majors learn to compose and arrange effectively in the genre, develop an in-depth understanding of the musical and cultural history of jazz and succeed as active and creative participants in their musical communities, including serving as advocates for the art form.
With two big bands and a variety of small combos, the Jazz Area offers multiple opportunities for students to display their skills, from improvisation and collaborative performance to honoring stylistic practices unique to this creative genre. Salt Lake City is a musical community that actively supports live jazz, with opportunities to hear internationally renowned artists in and outside of the university at concerts and clinics, as well as events like JazzSLC at the Capitol Theatre and the Salt Lake City Jazz Festival.
The Jazz Area supports regular guest artist performances, master classes and clinics, as well as faculty recitals and unique collaborations with regional jazz ensembles and organizations. Our dedicated and talented students frequently participate and excel in competitions and perform as ensembles at major festivals. In 2010, the U of U Jazz Ensemble was honored to be the invited American guest at the 2010 World Expo Music Festival in Shanghai, China.
The MM is a two-year, 35 credit hour program consisting of private lessons, bibliography, music history and literature, advanced music theory, jazz ensembles and other jazz courses. Two master’s recitals are required.
Whether performing in our highly acclaimed ensembles, composing and arranging, or analyzing the vast repertoire, our students receive world-class training in all things jazz from more than a dozen outstanding faculty musicians. Jazz majors learn to compose and arrange effectively in the genre, develop an in-depth understanding of the musical and cultural history of jazz and succeed as active and creative participants in their musical communities, including serving as advocates for the art form.
With two big bands and a variety of small combos, the Jazz Area offers multiple opportunities for students to display their skills, from improvisation and collaborative performance to honoring stylistic practices unique to this creative genre. Salt Lake City is a musical community that actively supports live jazz, with opportunities to hear internationally renowned artists in and outside of the university at concerts and clinics, as well as events like JazzSLC at the Capitol Theatre and the Salt Lake City Jazz Festival.
The Jazz Area supports regular guest artist performances, master classes and clinics, as well as faculty recitals and unique collaborations with regional jazz ensembles and organizations. Our dedicated and talented students frequently participate and excel in competitions and perform as ensembles at major festivals. In 2010, the U of U Jazz Ensemble was honored to be the invited American guest at the 2010 World Expo Music Festival in Shanghai, China.
The MM is a two-year, 35 credit hour program consisting of private lessons, bibliography, music history and literature, advanced music theory, jazz ensembles and other jazz courses. Two master’s recitals are required.
Admission Requirements
6.5+
80+
3+
110+
All international graduate applicants to the University of Utah must meet the following minimum Graduate School requirements: A bachelor's degree from a regionally-accredited U.S. college or university or from an institution recognized by the Ministry of Higher Education in their home country. The Office of International Admissions will determine if applicants with international degrees meet the Graduate School's requirement of a recognized bachelor's degree. At least a 3.0 or higher undergraduate weighted mean GPA on a 4.0 scale. If the undergraduate GPA is below 3.0, a GPA will be calculated for the last two years attended if schooling was done at a foreign institution, and based upon the last 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) if the student attended a U.S. institution. Other English Language Requirements: 550 on the TOEFL PBT (paper-based).
2 Years
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- Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
- Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance
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