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Apr 19, 2024
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University General Course Catalog 2017-2018 ARCHIVED CATALOG: LINKS AND CONTENT ARE OUT OF DATE. CHECK WITH YOUR ADVISOR.
Applied Jazz Music, B.M.
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Description
The University of Nevada, Reno Department of Music provides education in the history, performance, theory, and pedagogy of music. Its mission is to help students acquire the skills and knowledge to enable them to successfully contribute as performers, scholars, and educators. To this end, and following the mission of the university as a whole, the department provides high quality, accredited, undergraduate and graduate degree programs in performance, education, and research. The department offers courses, ensembles, and concerts that reflect the diversity and richness of the world’s cultures, and maintains a learning environment where student performers and scholars may regularly interact with professional teacher/mentors.
NOTE: For all students entering the Bachelor of Music–Applied Music degree programs, any grade of C- or lower in the coursework for the major must be repeated (courses may only be repeated once).
http://www.unr.edu/assessment/plans-and-forms/liberal-arts/music-ba-bm
Transfer to Nevada
Use the transfer agreement and the degree planner (available by clicking  at the top right of this page) to build your plan for graduation with your advisor. Course substitutions not identified on the transfer agreement require UNR advisor approval.
If a major-to-major transfer agreement is not available for your transfer institution, please check the General Core agreement if available. If neither is available, access established transfer course equivalencies to assist in your planning.
Graduation Requirements
| Total Units |
120 |
| Cumulative GPA |
2.0 |
| University GPA |
2.0 |
| Major GPA |
2.0 |
| Residency Requirement |
30 Upper-Division Units at UNR |
| Major Residency Requirement |
15 Upper-Division Units in the major at UNR |
| Upper-Division Requirement |
42 Upper-Division Units |
| Half Program Units/4 Year Institution |
60 Units |
I. Silver Core General Education Requirements (24-27 units)
NOTE: Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter of this catalog for information regarding the “Core English and Math Completion Policy .”
Students in this major must meet all Silver Core Objectives (CO1 through CO14). Courses satisfying Core Objectives are designated (e.g., CO9) in General Catalog curricula and course descriptions.
A. Silver Core Writing and Prerequisite (3-6 units) - CO1, CO3
B. Silver Core Mathematics and Prerequisite (3 units minimum) - CO2
Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO2 courses .
C. Silver Core Natural Sciences (6 units minimum) - CO4, CO4L
Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO4/CO4L courses .
D. Silver Core Social Sciences (3 units) - CO6
Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO6 courses .
E. Silver Core Fine Art (3 units) - CO7
Music majors will satisfy the Fine Arts requirement through the Ensemble requirement.
F. Silver Core Humanities (6 units) - CO5, CO8
Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter in this catalog.
II. Additional Silver Core Requirements (18 units maximum)
Students must take courses that satisfy the following Core Objectives. Some or all of these Silver Core Objectives may be satisfied in the Major Requirements (Section IV). Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter in this catalog.
A. Science, Technology & Society Course - CO9
Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO9 courses .
B. Diversity & Equity Course - CO10
C. Global Context Course - CO11
The following recommended course can also be used in the Major Requirement:
D. Ethics Course - CO12
Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO12 courses .
E. Capstone Integration & Synthesis Course - CO13
F. Application Course - CO14
Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO14 courses .
III. Additional College Requirements (0 units)
Applied Music majors studying the applied instrumental, or jazz emphases are not required to fulfill the College of Liberal Arts foreign language, and breadth requirements.
IV. Major Requirements–Applied Jazz Specialization (73-81 units)
At least 15 of these units must be upper-division units completed on the University of Nevada, Reno campus.
B. Applied Individual Instruction Applied (8-10 units)
Music units must be on a single instrument.
Jazz majors should enroll for two units of applied instruction each semester.
Jazz keyboard majors must enroll for two units of classically oriented piano lessons in addition to the eight units of applied jazz piano. C. 300-Level Applied Individual Instruction (8 units)
Upper division audition required.
Applied music units must be on a single instrument.
Jazz majors should enroll for two units of applied instruction each semester. D. Junior Recital (0 units)
E. Senior Recital (0 units)
F. Piano/Keyboard requirement (0-4 units)
(Keyboard majors are exempt from this requirement.) G. Piano Competency (0 units)
H. Major Ensemble (3 units)
An additional 3 units of Ensemble coursework are counted in the Core Curriculum Fine Arts section above. I. Secondary Ensemble (6-8 units)
Non-keyboardists must take at least six (6) units of , .
Keyboardists must take at least eight (8) units of , .
J. Music History (3 units)
Select ONE of the following: K. Music Core Courses (21 units)
L. Jazz Core Courses (24 units)
V. Minor Requirement (0 units)
VII. Recommended Schedule–Jazz Specialization
The recommended schedule adds up to 125 units and is under revision.
Use the Planner in MyNEVADA to build a custom graduation plan. Review and adjust the plan with an academic advisor.
Spring Semester (15 units)
Spring Semester (17 units)
Spring Semester (14 units)
Spring Semester (15 units)
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