Jazz Studies
A major in jazz studies prepares students for professional
careers in the recording industry, theatre orchestras, jazz
groups, and virtually all areas of the commercial music
industry. Whatever your goal, today's jazz artists must be
able to sight read and improvise and perform on a concert stage,
in a studio, or in an avant-garde jam session. DePaul's
jazz studies program prepares you for all of that and more.
At DePaul, you will concentrate on all aspects of jazz
performance, composition, and improvisation. Assignments
will take you into the city's professional recording studios
where you will have the opportunity to meet and work with
the best in the business. Jazz studies majors perform in one
of the large jazz bands and many combos. Our jazz ensembles
have won national acclaim for their performances on campus,
on tour, and on recordings.
Faculty members in this program are among Chicago's top
studio artists, composers, and arrangers. They have worked
with virtually every major group, from Woody Herman and
Gerry Mulligan to Maynard Ferguson. For jazz studies students,
it is not unusual for these experiences, professional contacts,
and faculty ties to lead to career opportunities after graduation.
Each undergraduate music degree requires a select number of courses from the
liberal studies domains; Click
Here to view the requirements for each degree
program.
