Jazz and Commercial Music Major (BM)

Jazz and Commercial Music Major - Bachelor in Music (BM)

Please see the College of Fine Arts web page at www.unlv.edu/finearts for information about department programs, faculty and facilities.  Degree worksheets and 4/5 year plan for the major are available at https://www.unlv.edu/degree/bm-jazz-commercial-music.

Degree worksheets and 4/5 year plan for the major are available at https://www.unlv.edu/degree/bm-jazz-commercial-music.

Please see advising information at the College of Fine Arts Advising at www.unlv.edu/finearts/advising

Accreditation

Institution - Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities www.nwccu.org

Program - National Association of Schools of Music http://nasm.arts-accredit.org/

Learning Outcomes

Students graduating from the UNLV School of Music with a Bachelor of Music degree will:

1. perform in one primary performance medium, at a level appropriate for the area of specialization, with sufficient technical and musical skills requisite for artistic self-expression;
2. demonstrate broad working knowledge of the solo repertoire for their primary performance medium, at a level appropriate for the area of specialization, and display essential skills to interpret a range of styles within that repertoire;
3. perform in solo and ensemble (large and small) settings at a level appropriate for the area of specialization, with sufficient technical and musical skills requisite for artistic self-expression;
4. read solo and ensemble (large and small) literature at sight with fluency demonstrating both general musicianship and, in the primary performance medium, a skill level relevant to professional standards appropriate for the area of concentration;
5. demonstrate in written, verbal, aural, and visual methods knowledge of styles, composers, genres, forms and processes of Western European art music through present time, including contributions to this tradition made by composers of both genders and multicultural societies;
6. demonstrate knowledge of the principles of harmony, musical form, and compositional process, and the ability to use this knowledge in written, verbal, aural, and visual analyses;
7. demonstrate fluency in written fundamentals and aural comprehension of music theory (including aural dictation); utilize the piano for personal music study and instruction;
8. synthesize performance, historical, stylistic, analytical, and technological information to solve artistic problems and form musical interpretations, and convincingly communicate these solutions and interpretations in written, verbal, aural, and visual methods.
9. develop and plan for instruction in P-12 settings (Music Education Only)
10. facilitate the technical development and artistic growth of students’ musical skills through appropriate pedagogical techniques and methodologies (Music Education Only).

University Graduation Requirements

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