Recognized as one of Canada's top jazz training institutions, Cap U's Jazz Studies programs foster your abilities in jazz performance, composition, and music education in the context of an enriched liberal arts education.
The Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies - Education is a four-year degree that prepares music educators with a core practice in jazz performance and composition in balance with other musical traditions. If you plan to teach music at primary or secondary levels, this degree will provide you with the musical and pedagogical skills to make a smooth transition to a teaching certification program.
Cap student, Parker Woods, absorbing words of wisdom from guest artist, Norma Winstone.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this program student will be able to:
Perform, improvise, compose, and collaborate fluently in a variety of jazz idioms.
Communicate their musical ideas, knowledge, and experiences with others.
Research, discuss, analyze, and notate music of a sophisticated harmonic, rhythmic, and formal character.
Remember and assimilate a wide range of music for use in jazz performance and composition.
Integrate theoretical concepts with practical performance, improvisation, and composition skills.
Produce scholarly work that shows a firm contextual understanding of music theory and history.
Exercise self-discipline and a strong work ethic in the development of performance and composition skills.