Degree Requirements
Overview
The 4-year undergraduate Bachelor of Music (B.M.) in Jazz degree allows students to pursue an emphasis in jazz performance or jazz composition. All jazz majors participate in lessons and ensembles, and receive comprehensive instruction in jazz and classically-based music theory and music history. Students with an emphasis in composition enroll in jazz composition lessons in addition to lessons in their primary instrument. All jazz majors also complete the university’s core curriculum.
Contacts
Administrative Contacts
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Scholarships & Assistantships
Academic Advisor for Music
Registrar
Assistant Director for Admissions
Operations & Scheduling
Faculty
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Paul Deemer
Specialist in Jazz Trombone -
John Fremgen
Associate Professor of Jazz Studies, Double Bass
Director, Alternative Improvisation Music Ensemble
Division Head, Jazz Studies -
Adam Jackson
Lecturer in Drum Set -
Ross Margitza
Lecturer in Jazz Studies/Jazz Piano -
Diego Rivera
Director of Jazz Studies
Director, Jazz Orchestra
Associate Professor of Jazz Studies & Jazz Saxophone -
Mike Sailors
Professor of Practice in Jazz Studies -
Bruce Saunders
Lecturer in Jazz Guitar -
Omar Thomas
Assistant Professor of Composition
Degree Requirements
Degree plans provide you with a list of all the courses that are required to earn a specific degree. You can use them to decide on a major, compare the differences in degrees, and to make informed decisions in choosing which courses to take each semester.
Undergraduate degree plans are available on the College of Fine Arts website.
Recitals
Bachelor of Music students in performance or composition degrees are required to perform a Senior Recital in the final year of study, after successfully passing the Full Division Faculty Jury (FDFJ).
Jazz students and performance students with a focus in pedagogy are also required to perform a Junior Recital in the third year of study. Junior recitals are typically shorter and should never extend beyond an hour.
Find recital scheduling procedures on the Butler School Operations website.
Juries
Bachelor of Music in Jazz students with an emphasis in performance must perform juries throughout their four years of study. Students perform juries in combos and should prepare 5-6 minutes of music per student. Repertoire should be chosen in collaboration with instructors.
First Year | Juries required at the end of the fall and spring semesters.
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Second Year | Juries required at the end of the fall and spring semesters. Upper-advancement decisions will be made after the spring jury.
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Third Year | Jury required for one semester. No jury is required at the end of the semester in which student has performed a Junior Recital.
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Fourth Year | Jury required for one semester. No jury is required at the end of the semester in which student has performed a Senior Recital.
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Postponements are allowed for extenuating circumstances (injury, death in the family, etc.). No-shows are considered a failure. If a jury is postponed, the student must perform the jury within the first twelve class days.
Jury comments from faculty will be shared with students. The jury constitutes 50% of the semester grade for applied lessons and is determined by averaging individual grades of the jury panel (not including the primary studio teacher).
Find more information about this semester's juries, including FDFJ forms and deadlines.
ADVISING & REGISTRATION
For information about course registration, academic deadlines, adding and dropping courses, applying to graduate and other policies, visit the College of Fine Arts Student Affairs website.
Non-music majors should contact their home college’s advising office. Prospective students may contact the Music Admissions Office for assistance.
Music majors who wish to take a restricted individual instruction course need to fill out a Consent Form. Once the faculty member has approved your request, the bar to register for the course will be lifted. This form is available at the beginning of the fall and spring semesters and summer session registration periods, through the 12th class day (4th class day for summer sessions).
Music majors who wish to take an independent study course need to complete a Request Form. The request will be reviewed by the Director of Undergraduate Studies. If approved, the Academic Advisor for Music will add the independent study course for the student. This form is available every semester.
Important Links & Forms
Academic
College of Fine Arts Student Affairs
Advising, registration, and graduation information
Consent Form
For independent music study or other restricted individual instruction music courses
Degree Planning Resources
Information on transferring credits, interactive degree audit, UT Planner, and the graduation help desk
MyUT
View your class schedule, see personalized financial aid and registration information, and more
Office of the Registrar
Course schedules, catalogs, and academic calendars
Financial
Merit-Based Music Scholarships
Campus Resources
Butler School Internal Operations
Information Technology Services
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Parking & Transportation
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Career Assistance
Fine Arts Center for Creative Entrepreneurship
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Health & Wellness
Counseling and Mental Health Center