Jazz Studies
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Major Requirements
Liberal Studies Requirements
Schedule of Classes
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To inquire about this program:
Music Admission Office | 773-325-7444
A major in jazz studies prepares students for
professional careers in the recording industry, theatre orchestras,
jazz groups, and virtually all areas of the commercial music industry.
Whatever your goal, today's jazz artists must be able to sight read and
improvise and perform on a concert stage, in a studio, or in an
avant-garde jam session. DePaul's Jazz Studies program prepares you for
all of that and more.
At
DePaul, you will concentrate on all aspects of jazz performance,
composition, and improvisation. Assignments will take you into the
city's professional recording studios where you will have the
opportunity to meet and work with the best in the business. Jazz
studies majors perform in one of the large jazz bands and many combos.
Our jazz ensembles have won national acclaim for their performances on
campus, on tour, and on recordings.
Faculty members in this
program are among Chicago's top studio artists, composers, and
arrangers. They have worked with virtually every major group, from
Woody Herman and Gerry Mulligan to Maynard Ferguson. For jazz studies
students, it is not unusual for these experiences, professional
contacts, and faculty ties to lead to career opportunities after
graduation.
