COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES E-mail: Clewiston@wc.edu Web site: .finearts.wc.edu/music
Center. Home to seven jazz ensembles, the program emphasizes composition, arranging, and improvisation. Department of Music jazz students have performed to enthusiastic audiences at Detroit’s Orchestra Hall with luminary Eddie Daniels and with jazz legends Joe Lovano, John Clayton, Terence Blanchard, and Jerry Bergonzi at Detroit’s Max M. Fisher Music Center. Big Band, the premiere performance ensemble in Wayne State’s Jazz Studies Program, is recognized for presenting awardwinning student compositions and arrangements written for artists-in-residence or on such themes as tributes to jazz masters or sacred jazz. Led by Prof. Christopher Collins, Big Band performs each fall on the main stage of the Detroit International Jazz Festival (DJIF) with such headline artists as Diane Schuur, Jimmy Heath, and Kurt Elling. Additionally, the Wayne State Department of Music and the DIJF collaborate on jazz education programs and partner with guest artists throughout the year. WSU’s Big Band and the Jazz Week All-Star Youth Ensemble perform annually at the DIJF and Christopher Collins serves as the DIJF Artistic Director. Wayne State offers a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies and a Master of Music in Jazz Performance. All prospective students are eligible for talent-based Department of Music scholarships valued up to $8,400 per year. Please visit music.wayne.edu for audition dates and procedures. Wayne State University is a premier urban research institution of higher education offering more than 400 academic programs through 13 schools and colleges to nearly 32,000 students.
Weatherford College is a two-year community college located in Weatherford, Texas. Its proximity to the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex affords ample opportunities for students for employment and experience in the active music scene. Students participating in jazz studies at Weatherford College may choose from the following ensembles and courses: Jazz Band: Performance of variety of Jazz styles; emphasis on development of characteristic big band performance of classic big band Jazz repertoire. Jazz Combos: Performance of variety of Jazz styles; emphasis on development of characteristic solo and small group performance of classic Jazz repertoire. Jazz Improvisation: Development of characteristic solo performance techniques in the Jazz idiom; emphasis on scales, chords, and melodic/thematic materials as applied to Jazz repertoire; transcription and analysis of recorded examples of representative solos by recognized innovators of Jazz improvisation. Private Instruction: Lessons for brass, woodwinds, piano, bass, guitar, and percussion taught by sought-after professional musicians in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Scholarship Opportunities: Financial assistance is available through music scholarships to pay all or partial cost of tuition and fees, books, meals, and/or dormitory.
Weatherford College
Jazz Studies and Music Technologies 470 East Lockwood Avenue St. Louis, MO 63119
225 College Park Drive Weatherford, TX 76086 (817) 598-6233 FAX: (817) 598-6223 Cal Lewiston
Webster University
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apital University’s Conservatory of Music provides an intensely personal setting for getting your music education in Jazz Studies within a rich liberal arts environment. The result: a complete education for the 21st century musician. Distinguished nationally and internationally recognized faculty who are practitioners in their field of expertise abound, including Lou Fischer, Stan Smith, Bob Breithaupt, and Rob Parton. Whether you are interested in a career in performance, jazz studies, music education, composition, music business, music technology, or some combination of these, the Conservatory has a degree that will meet your musical aspirations and challenge your mind. Capital’s beautiful campus sits in the heart of Bexley, located just ten minutes from the center of Columbus, Ohio. One of the nation’s fastest growing cities, Columbus’ extremely active professional musical and visual arts communities are the natural extension of the 300 concerts and events presented on the Capital campus annually. Visit us online for more information, but if you really want to know what we’re about, visit us on campus! www.music.capital.edu
Swope Music Building West Chester, PA 19382 (610) 738-0539 Marc Jacoby, Director of Jazz Studies E-mail: mjacoby@wcupa.edu Web site: www.wcupa.edu/cvpa
Westfield State University
Department of Music 577 Westfield, MA 01086 (413) 572-8796 Edward Orgill, D.A. Assistant Professor E-mail: eorgill@westfield.ma.edu Web site: www.westfield.ma.edu/dept/music/index.htm West Virginia University
One Fine Arts Drive WVU Morgantown, WV 26506 (304) 293-4532 E-mail: Jodie.lewis@mail.wvu.edu Web site: community.wvu.edu/~pes002/ School of Music College of Fine Arts and Communication 1 University Circle Macomb, IL 61455-1390 (309) 298-1544
Jazz-World Music Program 106 Central St. Wellesley, MA 02481
Capital University
West Chester University
Western Illinois University
Wellesley College
www.music.capital.edu
(781) 283-2046 Cercie Miller Web site: www.wellesley.edu/Music
Capital University Conservatory of Music Jazz Studies at both the Undergraduate and Graduate levels Graduate program in Jazz Pedagogy offered over three summers Study with internationally acclaimed faculty
Ensembles include: Capital Big Band Savoy Little Big Band Jazz Consort, Vanguard Septet World Music Ensemble Fusion Band, C.U.R.E. Rock Band Jazz Guitar Ensembles and many more!
Education in jazz and music technology that will help you attain your goals, delivered in a challenging liberal arts setting
Undergraduate Music Admission Heather Massey 866-544-6175 or hmassey@capital.edu Graduate Music Admission Susanna Mayo 614-236-6199 or smayo@capital.edu
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