Jazz Studies

Faculty

Jazz Studies offers a Bachelor of Music  degree and a Diploma  for undergraduate students; a Master of Music  degree, Graduate Diploma , and Artist Diploma  for graduate-level students. All are pre-professional performance-based programs focusing on public performance for jazz orchestra and small ensemble. In addition to performances at Juilliard and Alice Tully Hall, the orchestra and small ensembles perform in New York City jazz clubs and on tour. Performances include collaborations with students from the Dance Division as well as with the Juilliard Orchestra. In addition to private lessons, the principal departmental studies include jazz history, improvisation, and composition and arranging. Individual students may also be required to enroll for jazz piano, ear training, and/or Music Theory and Analysis as advised. Jazz artists will be evaluated throughout their studies. The progress of each undergraduate student will be reviewed at the close of the second year by the faculty and administration of Jazz Studies to determine the suitability of continuing participation in the program for a third year. Graduate-level students will be reviewed at the close of the first year to determine the suitability of continuing for the second year.

NOTE: Important statistics and disclosure information on all non-degree diploma programs are available on the Juilliard Web site.

Jazz audition requirements are on our Web site: www.juilliard.edu/admissions.

Listen to Juilliard Jazz performances on our YouTube channel.

Courses

• BSJMU 100 — Jazz Bass
• DMJMU 100 — Jazz Drums
• FLJMU 100 — Jazz Flute
• GUJMU 100 — Jazz Guitar
• PNJMU 100 — Jazz Piano
• SXJMU 100 — Jazz Saxophone
• TBJMU 100 — Jazz Trombone
• TPJMU 100 — Jazz Trumpet
• VBJMU 100 — Jazz Vibraphone
• VOJMU 100 — Jazz Voice

• PFENS 511J-512J — Juilliard Jazz Orchestra
• PFENS 521J-522J — Jazz Ensemble

• JZMUS 100R — Doubles for Drummers
• JZMUS 200R — Doubles for Saxophones
• JZMUS 321 — Jazz Seminar
• JZMUS 411 — Introduction to Jazz Arranging and Orchestration
• JZMUS 412 — Jazz Arranging and Composition
• JZMUS 421 — The Jazz Community Project
• JZMUS 500 — Creative Ideas
• JZMUS 506-507 — Vocal Jazz Seminar
• JZMUS 510-510G — Jazz Business I
• JZMUS 511-511G — Jazz Business II
• JZMUS 541-542 — Jazz Improvisation I and II
• JZMUS 542 — Jazz Improvisation II
• JZMUS 543-544 — Advanced Jazz Improvisation
• JZMUS 544 — Advanced Jazz Improvisation II
• KSMUS 540J — Jazz Piano I for Non-Pianists
• KSMUS 542J — Jazz Piano II for Non-Pianists
• MHMUS 111J — Jazz History I
• MHMUS 211J — Jazz History II
• MHMUS 311J — Jazz History III
• MHMUS 411J — Jazz History IV
• THMUS 111J — Jazz Theory I
• THMUS 211J — Jazz Theory II
• THMUS 311J — Jazz Theory III: Chromatic Harmony
• THMUS 411J — Jazz Theory IV: Form

• GRMUS 601J — The Origins of Jazz
• GRMUS 602J — The Swing Era
• GRMUS 611J-612J — Advanced Jazz Composition and Arranging