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Resources

This page serves as a resource for current students in the SDSU Jazz Studies program or for those interested in specific requirements of the department for admission. Unless otherwise indicated, each link corresponds to an Adobe PDF document with the approximate filesize for download. If you do not have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader, please download it here.

Handbooks:

• Undergraduate Student Handbook
• Graduate Student Handbook

Scale Syllabi and Jury Requirements
for Jazz Majors and General Music Majors:

• Undergraduate Scale Syllabi
  • Undergraduate Jazz Scale Syllabus for Piano, Guitar and Bass (193.5 KB)
  • Undergraduate Jazz Scale Syllabus for Horns, Strings and Vibraphone (194.5 KB)
  • Undergraduate Jazz Scale Syllabus for Drum Kit (152.6 KB)
• Graduate Scale Syllabi
  • Graduate Jazz Scale Syllabus for all Instruments except Drum Kit (149.9 KB)
  • Graduate Jazz Scale Syllabus for Drum Kit (140.8 KB)

Recital Parameters and Guidelines:

• Divisional Jazz Recital Requirements and Policies (48.6 KB)
• Junior Recital Requirements and Policies (54.2 KB)
• Senior Recital Requirements and Policies (56.2 KB)
• Graduate Recital Requirements and Policies (56.3 KB)

Course Syllabi:

• Mus 151 - Introduction to Music
• Mus 166 - Elements of Jazz I (114.9 KB)
• Mus 266 - Elements of Jazz II (104.1 KB)
• Mus 351D - Jazz History and Appreciation (113.2 KB)
• Mus 351D - Listening Guide (76.1 KB)
• Mus 366 - Elements of Jazz III (127.6 KB)
• Mus 170 / 370 / 570 - Jazz Combo (55 KB)
• Mus 189 / 389 / 589 - Jazz Ensemble (91 KB)
• Mus 466 - Elements of Jazz IV (120.6 KB)
• Mus 566A - Jazz Arranging and Composition I (113.8 KB)
• Mus 566B - Jazz Arranging and Composition II (86.2 KB)
• Mus 614 - Seminar in Conceptual Analysis of Jazz (120.3 KB)