Overview

The Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies/Performance is offered by the Department of Music Studies.

Students must select one of the following concentrations:

  • Bassoon,
  • Cello,
  • Clarinet,
  • Double Bass,
  • Euphonium,
  • Flute,
  • French Horn,
  • Guitar,
  • Harp,
  • Oboe,
  • Percussion,
  • Piano,
  • Saxophone,
  • Trombone,
  • Trumpet,
  • Tuba,
  • Viola,
  • Violin, and
  • Voice.

Piano Concentration

The following information pertains to the Piano concentration. Refer to Voice and the other instruments pages for their requirements.

Students of Temple's Jazz Studies program can participate in both large and small ensembles. Jazz Band, Lab Band, Percussion Ensemble and Vocal Ensemble provide comprehensive performance experiences in solo as well as ensemble playing for both instrumentalists and vocalists. All the performing groups are coached by an experienced faculty of musician-educators. Graduates are prepared to begin a career as professional performers.

Weekly private lessons are reinforced by regular performance classes, and a series of master classes taught by faculty members and guests artists focuses on special topics essential to the keyboard performer.

Special Admissions Requirements

See Music Admissions information on the Boyer College of Music and Dance page.

Campus Location: Main

Program Code: BC-JSPE-BMUS

Contact Information

Terell Stafford, Director of Jazz Studies
215-204-8036
terell.stafford@temple.edu

Tim Warfield, Jr.
215-204-8306
warfield@temple.edu

Learn more about the Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies/Performance.

These requirements are for students who matriculated in academic year 2024-2025. Students who matriculated prior to fall 2024 should refer to the Archives to view the requirements for their Bulletin year.

Summary of Requirements

The Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies/Performance with a concentration in Piano is conferred upon a student by recommendation of the faculty and upon the satisfactory completion of a minimum of 124 credits.

University Requirements

  • All students are required to complete the university's General Education (GenEd) curriculum.
  • All students must take a minimum of two writing-intensive courses. The specific writing-intensive courses required for the major are MUST 3196 and MUST 3896.

Program Requirements

General Education courses32
Music Theory
MUST 1711Theory I4
MUST 1712Theory II4
MUST 2711Theory III4
MUST 2712Theory IV4
Music History
MUST 2704Music in History3
MUST 2114History of Jazz3
MUST 3196History of Pop3
Jazz Studies
MUST 3896Theory Seminar II3
MUST 4111Jazz Style and Analysis2
MUST 4112Jazz Arranging I3
MUST 4113Jazz Improvisation: Theory and Practice I2
MUST 4114Jazz Improvisation: Theory and Practice II2
The Business of Music
MUST 1118Business of Music I2
Music Technology Elective
Select one of the following:3
Computer Synthesis of Music
Sound Recording
Sound Editing
Composing Music for Films
MIDI
Introduction to Music Technology for Non-Majors
Piano Concentration
MUSC 1403Piano Major4
MUSC 1404Piano Major4
MUSC 2403Piano Major4
MUSC 2404Piano Major4
MUSC 3403Piano Major4
MUSC 3404Piano Major4
MUSC 4403Piano Major4
MUSC 4484Piano Major4
Ensembles
MUSC 3100Small Jazz Ensemble (Take eight times for eight total credits)8
Take any combination of the following two courses for a total of 5 credits:5
Large Jazz Ensemble
Ensemble
Basic Conducting
MUSC 2323Basic Conducting1
Electives
Free Electives4
Total Credit Hours124

Suggested Academic Plan

Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies/Performance with Concentration in Piano

Suggested Plan for New Students Starting in the 2024-2025 Academic Year

Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
FallCredit Hours
ENG 0802
Analytical Reading and Writing [GW]
or Analytical Reading and Writing: ESL [GW]
or Honors Analytical Reading and Writing [GW]
4
MUSC 1403 Piano Major 4
MUSC 3100 Small Jazz Ensemble 1
Select one of the following: 1
Large Jazz Ensemble  
Ensemble  
MUST 1711 Theory I 4
 Credit Hours14
Spring
MUSC 1404 Piano Major 4
MUSC 3100 Small Jazz Ensemble 1
Select one of the following: 1
Large Jazz Ensemble  
Ensemble  
MUST 1712 Theory II 4
GenEd Breadth Course 3
GenEd Quantitative Literacy Course GQ 4
 Credit Hours17
Year 2
Fall
MUSC 2403 Piano Major 4
MUSC 3100 Small Jazz Ensemble 1
Select one of the following: 1
Large Jazz Ensemble  
Ensemble  
MUST 1118 Business of Music I 2
MUST 2711 Theory III 4
IH 0851
Intellectual Heritage I: The Good Life [GY]
or Honors Intellectual Heritage I: The Good Life [GY]
3
 Credit Hours15
Spring
MUSC 2404 Piano Major 4
MUSC 3100 Small Jazz Ensemble 1
Select one of the following: 1
Large Jazz Ensemble  
Ensemble  
MUST 2712 Theory IV 4
MUST 4113 Jazz Improvisation: Theory and Practice I 2
IH 0852
Intellectual Heritage II: The Common Good [GZ]
or Honors Intellectual Heritage II: The Common Good [GZ]
3
 Credit Hours15
Year 3
Fall
MUSC 2323 Basic Conducting 1
MUSC 3100 Small Jazz Ensemble 1
MUSC 3403 Piano Major 4
MUST 3196 History of Pop [WI] 3
MUST 4112 Jazz Arranging I 3
MUST 4114 Jazz Improvisation: Theory and Practice II 2
GenEd Breadth Course 3
 Credit Hours17
Spring
MUSC 3100 Small Jazz Ensemble 1
MUSC 3404 Piano Major 4
MUST 2704 Music in History 3
MUST 3896 Theory Seminar II [WI] 3
MUST 4111 Jazz Style and Analysis 2
GenEd Breadth Course 3
 Credit Hours16
Year 4
Fall
MUSC 3100 Small Jazz Ensemble 1
MUSC 4403 Piano Major 4
Select one of the following: 1
Large Jazz Ensemble  
Ensemble  
Music Technology Elective (see list below) 3
GenEd Breadth Course 3
Free Elective 4
 Credit Hours16
Spring
MUST 2114 History of Jazz 3
MUSC 3100 Small Jazz Ensemble 1
MUSC 4484 Piano Major 4
GenEd Breadth Course 3
GenEd Breadth Course 3
 Credit Hours14
 Total Credit Hours124
Music Technology Electives
MUST 4712Computer Synthesis of Music (Spring)3
MUST 4713Sound Recording (Fall)3
MUST 4714Sound Editing (Spring)3
MUST 4716Composing Music for Films (Fall)3
MUST 4719MIDI (Fall)3
MUST 4762Introduction to Music Technology for Non-Majors (Spring)3