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The Department of Jazz Studies in the IU Jacobs School of Music is consistently ranked in the top five jazz programs of its kind. The comprehensive program
offers classes in performance, composition/arranging, pedagogy, and styles and analysis, as well as providing opportunities to play in
large and small ensembles. Under the guidance of the department's widely renowned faculty of teacher-performers, students study the traditional jazz
techniques and also pursue new and contemporary styles. While offering a broad range of academic and performance experiences related to jazz, the
department is committed to helping each student develop personally and professionally in preparation for a career in music.
Degrees Offered
Bachelor of Music and
Bachelor of Science in Music and an Outside Field
eligible instrument emphasis: double bass, guitar, percussion, piano, saxophone, trumpet, trombone
Master of Music
Performance Opportunities
- Four large jazz ensembles (constituted by qualitative auditions)
- Numerous small jazz ensembles
- In addition, jazz majors can participate in any other ensembles or classes, subject to required prerequisites. See a list of
performance opportunities.
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Department of Jazz Studies
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