Arts & Humanities
Indiana University Bloomington, United States
The Master of Music in Jazz Studies is offered by the Jazz Studies Department of the Jacobs School of Music at IU Bloomington. Students perform in jazz ensembles and study with a faculty mentor.
Faculty: Jacobs School of Music | Department: Jazz Studies Department | Duration: About 30 credit hours (18 major, 6 music history and literature, 6 other required; sum computed from bulletin sections) | Location: Bloomington, IN, United States
The major comprises 18 credit hours including two jazz history or big band jazz courses, jazz ensemble and chamber ensemble work, a master's recital and 6 credit hours of electives, plus 6 credit hours of music history and literature, 6 other required credits and a major ensemble each fall and spring.
Jacobs School of Music graduate applicants: IU Graduate School application ($70) and Jacobs Supplemental Application ($50), both due December 1; three recommenders; transcripts. Jazz audition: most instruments play the melody and improvise on one tune each from bebop, standard and post-bop lists from memory, plus scales (major and modes, whole tone, diminished, melodic minor) and possible sight-reading; saxophone, guitar, percussion and voice submit a video prescreen by December 1; live auditions late January to late February. Master of Music English proficiency: TOEFL iBT 84, IELTS 6.5 or Duolingo 115 (score deadline March 1 for jazz). Decisions by April 1.
Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.
The graduate application fee is $70 (US citizen and international); a reduced fee of $35 applies to students currently enrolled in a graduate programme who apply to a second programme in the same school, and fee waivers are available for eligible applicants.
Apply through the official page: https://graduate.indiana.edu/apply/how-to-apply/index.html
Arts & Humanities
Indiana University Bloomington, United States
Arts & Humanities
Indiana University Bloomington, United States
Arts & Humanities
Indiana University Bloomington, United States
Arts & Humanities
Indiana University Bloomington, United States
Arts & Humanities
Indiana University Bloomington, United States
Arts & Humanities
Indiana University Bloomington, United States
Arts & Humanities
Indiana University Bloomington, United States
Arts & Humanities
Indiana University Bloomington, United States
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