Undergraduate programs

The School of Music is located within the hub of musical activity in the Pacific Northwest, only three blocks from the Portland Center for the Performing Arts. It maintains close ties to the Oregon Symphony, Portland Opera, Portland Symphonic Choir, Portland Jazz Orchestra, and Portland Youth Philharmonic, among other organizations. Faculty and students alike interact with these performing organizations in various ways. Both traditional and innovative musical opportunities through the study of classical performance, jazz performance, pedagogy, music history, ethnomusicology, theory, conducting, composition and music education are available for PSU students who live in the community or in campus housing.

Faculty members in the School of Music are internationally recognized performers, conductors, composers, and scholars. From the beginning of their studies, music majors and minors study with some of the finest faculty in the nation in the string, wind, brass, percussion, piano, jazz, and vocal areas. Standards are high as students pursue the conservatory-like Bachelor of Music degree or the more general Bachelor of Arts or Science in Music. Graduates have consistently demonstrated their excellence in the fields of performance, conducting, composition, and scholarship. Many are leaders in music around the Northwest and elsewhere.

Programs in the School of Music are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music. The School also offers many courses for the non-major, including: Beginning Guitar, Beginning Piano, Beginning Voice, Introduction to Music, Survey of Music Literature, Applied Music, University Chorus, Women's Chorus, University Band, PSU Orchestra, Basic Materials of Music, Music Theory I, Music in the Western World, History of Rock, Jazz History, Guitar History, World Music, Improvisation, and American Musical Traditions.

Degree Maps and Learning Outcomes

Admissions requirement

Degree requirements

Composition B.M.

Jazz Studies B.M.

Music Education B.M.

Musicology/Ethnomusicology B.A./B.S.

Music Theory B.A./B.S.

Performance B.A./B.S.

Performance B.M.

Performance with an Emphasis on Voice B.M.

Jazz Studies Minor

Music Minor

Music History Minor

Jazz Studies B.M.

Area Coordinator: G. Colligan

Requirements

In addition to meeting the general University degree requirements, music majors seeking the professional music degree (Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies) must complete the following courses:

Courses

Mup 190Applied Music

6

Mup 290Applied Music

6

Mup 390Applied Music

6

Mup 490Applied Music

6

Mus 046Piano Proficiency Exam

no credit

Mus 048Junior Recital

no credit

Mus 049Senior Recital

no credit

Mus 111Music Theory I

3

Mus 112Music Theory I

3

Mus 113Music Theory I

3

Mus 114Sight-Singing/Ear Training

1

Mus 115Sight-Singing/Ear Training

1

Mus 116Sight-Singing/Ear Training

1

Mus 188Performance Attendance

0

Mus 198Jazz Lab Band

6

Mus 205Listening I

1

Mus 206Listening II

1

Mus 211Music Theory II

3

Mus 212Music Theory II

3

Mus 213Music Theory II

3

Mus 214Sight Singing and Ear Training

1

Mus 215Sight Singing and Ear Training

1

Mus 216Sight Singing and Ear Training

1

Mus 271Jazz Improvisation

2

Mus 272Jazz Improvisation

2

Mus 273Jazz Improvisation

2

Mus 291Advanced Class Piano

2

Mus 292Advanced Class Piano

2

Mus 293Advanced Class Piano

2

Mus 304Music History

4

Mus 305Music History

4

Mus 306Music History

4

Mus 320Fundamentals of Conducting

2

Mus 355Jazz History

4

Mus 394Chamber Music

6

Mus 398Jazz Lab Band

6

Mus 411Topics in Music History

2

Mus 424Instrumental Jazz Arranging

2

Mus 425Instrumental Jazz Arranging

2

Mus 426Instrumental Jazz Arranging

2

Mus 471Advanced Jazz Improvisation

2

Mus 472Advanced Jazz Improvisation

2

Mus 473Advanced Jazz Improvisation

2

Mus 474Midi Applications

2

Music Electives (chosen in consultation with advisor)

9

Mup 390, Mup 490: 6 credits of 390 and 6 credits of 490

Mus 046: (jazz section)

Mus 188: must be taken concurrently with Applied Music for a total of 9 terms.

Mus 198, Mus 398: Music majors must enroll in Applied Music and the related Large Ensemble each term.

Mus 211 - Mus 213: (jazz section)

Mus 114 – Mus 116: (concurrent enrollment with Mus 111, 112, 113 required)

Mus 214 – Mus 216: (jazz section), concurrent enrollment with Mus 211, 212, 213 required.

Mus 291– Mus 293: (jazz section)

Mus 355: jazz majors section.

Total Credit Hours: 123