Bachelor of Music in Jazz and Commercial Music - Composition

The Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz and Commercial Music, with special areas of interest in instrumental, vocal, and composition, provides training in performance, conducting, improvisation, arranging and composition, and recording techniques, and prepares students for professional careers in the field of jazz.

Learning Outcomes
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

3.0 cumulative GPA OR 1120 SAT (evidenced-based reading & writing and math) OR 22 ACT (composite score). 1040 for exams taken prior to March 2016

High School Transcript ,Submit your high school transcript (includes all high school coursework and grades). A certified translation is required for any transcript not written in English. Submit your official transcripts from all previously attended colleges or universities where college-level credits were earned (either while in high school or after graduating high school).IELTS Academic Overall band of 6.0. No band below 5.5, TOEFL IBT Test Overall score of 61. PTE Academic Overall - Overall score of 44