The interdisciplinary nature of the master's program allows you to take classes in the School of Music such as Composing for Performers, MIDI and Music Technology and Music Journalism. Have developed the ability to think independently in the acquisition, assimilation and application of knowledge that will shape their artistic identity, musical development and career path. Possess an advanced ability for the analysis of music from various periods and styles, demonstrating theoretical and historical understanding and the ability to transform that understanding into personal creative activity.Įxhibit excellence as performers and composers through the development of original material, technical mastery of their instruments, interpretive skill, ensemble experience, superior listening ability and the development of a personal conceptual approach to improvisation and composition.ĭemonstrate the verbal and written communication skills necessary to be effective pedagogues, authors, advocates of their work and overall contributors to public discourse in their field. Upon completion of the Jazz Studies (MM) program, graduates willĭemonstrate an advanced understanding of the jazz idiom and improvisatory process. The program is centered on five outcomes designed to prepare graduates for successful careers as performers, educators, directors, producers and a host of positions in the music industry. Graduate students learn, perform and innovate the genre. The idiom of jazz and its unlimited influences drive the program’s faculty and the students it is the music that surrounds the students each day in classrooms and studios and throughout the night, as they play in clubs and performances and on radio stations in and around Philadelphia. That kind of curiosity-which crosses genres and the ability to analyze and digest music theory and practice of all kinds-are paramount in UArts’ Master of Music in Jazz Studies program. UArts ensembles have performed outside of Philadelphia, at festivals like the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival in Vermont, the Monterey Jazz Festival in California, the Clifford Brown Jazz Festival in Delaware and numerous other events and locations.ĭuring the late 1940s, John Coltrane and Jimmy Heath would frequent the Philadelphia library and listen to Western classical music such as Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring.” Jazz icons like Coltrane, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington and Bill Evans studied and analyzed everything from European classical to various world musics and American popular forms. The Philadelphia region serves as a separate classroom: Its vibrant jazz music scene inspires and propels those seeking to expand their creativity and further their professional music careers. You’ll focus on your individual career goals and develop your musical identity. Throughout your time at UArts, you will get advanced private instruction in your major area, in order to develop professional-level artistry and skills. The 32-credit Jazz Studies master’s degree program can be completed in one academic year and provides a solid foundation in contemporary music. Applicants with an undergraduate degree in a non-music discipline but with extensive training and experience in the jazz idiom will also be considered. The Master of Music in Jazz Studies program is open to select candidates with an undergraduate degree in music and significant experience in jazz and contemporary music.

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