Master of Music in Performance - Jazz Pedagogy

Oregon's renowned program in jazz studies is one of the most exciting new jazz programs in the country, and boasts outstanding performing ensembles including three big bands, a jazz guitar ensemble, a Latin jazz ensemble, and multiple combos. The comprehensive curriculum includes courses in theory, performance practice, improvisation, piano, repertoire study, arranging and composition, history, pedagogy, program planning and development, and studio instruction.
In addition to dedicated practice space for jazz drummers and small groups, the 2008 upgrade to the UO's music facilities included the creation of a state-of-the-art studio for jazz instruction, rehearsal, and student recording projects.
The School of Music and Dance has the largest full-time, in-residence music faculty on the West Coast north of Los Angeles. The school is grounded in the strength of the traditional canon and fosters the creation and performance of new work.
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to: Demonstrate advanced competencies in performance. Studies in this area comprise as much as two-thirds or at least one-third of the total curriculum, Gain knowledge and skills in one or more fields of music outside the major such as theory and analysis, history and literature, musicology and ethnomusicology, and pedagogy. Such supportive studies in music that broaden and deepen musical competence comprise at least one-third of the total curriculum, Voice majors are expected to be proficient in English, German, French, and Italian diction and to have general phonetic knowledge and skills that can be applied to other languages. They should have language competencies sufficient to understand texts in the repertory, As a culminating demonstration of professional capability in the major field, the student must present a public performance, which may serve as the thesis. Normally, the performance includes at least sixty minutes of recital in which the performer is a soloist.

Resume: attach to Application for Graduate Admission
Statement of Purpose: attach to Application for Graduate Admission
Scholarly writing sample: attach to Application for Graduate Admission
Repertoire list: attach to Application for Graduate Admission
Recent concert or recital programs: attach to Application for Graduate Admission
Audition: either a live audition or a recording submitted via the Admissions File Upload webpage. Please review the Graduate Audition Requirements for current audition requirements and procedures. Note that any student admitted on the basis of a recorded performance must perform a placement audition upon arrival on campus to begin studies.
Master's degree applicants: TOEFL score 88 IBT or IELTS score 7.0.