美國作為爵士樂的發(fā)源地，在爵士樂研究方面有著非常高的造詣，很多大學也都開設了爵士樂研究專業(yè)，其中最出色的就是南加州大學，下面，小編就帶大家深入了解南加州大學爵士研究本科專業(yè)，希望對大家有所幫助：

　　Bachelor of Music – Jazz Studies (instrumental and vocal)

　　爵士研究本科是一個為期四年，132個單元的項目，包括專業(yè)課程，包括個人指導、理論、歷史、合奏和相關主題，以及大學的通識教育和寫作項目。節(jié)目的高潮是一場高級獨奏會。

　　課程設置：

　　General Education

　　Core Literacies

　　GE-A: The Arts (one course)

　　GE-B: Humanistic Inquiry (two courses)

　　GE-C: Social Analysis (two courses)

　　GE-D: Life Sciences (one course)

　　GE-E: Physical Sciences (one course)

　　GE-F: Quantitative Reasoning (one course)

　　Global Perspectives

　　GE-G: Citizenship in a Global Era (one course)

　　GE-H: Traditions and Historical Foundations (one course)

　　Writing

　　WRIT 150 Writing and Critical Reasoning–Thematic Approaches

　　WRIT 340 Advanced Writing

　　Lessons (16 units)

　　MUJZ 153 Individual Instruction

　　4 units total of MUJZ 153 in your primary instrument

　　MUJZ 253 Individual Instruction

　　4 units total of MUJZ 253 in your primary instrument

　　MUJZ 353 Individual Instruction

　　4 units total of MUJZ 353 in your primary instrument

　　MUJZ 453 Individual Instruction

　　4 units total of MUJZ 453 in your primary instrument

　　Music Ensembles

　　Select 14 units from the following as directed by the department:

　　MUEN 305 Vocal Jazz Ensemble

　　MUEN 326 Guitar Ensemble

　　MUEN 329 Jazz Ensemble

　　MUEN 332 Jazz Chamber Music

　　Program Intensive Courses

　　MPPM 240 Drumming Proficiency for the Popular Musician

　　MUIN 270 Introduction to the Music Industry

　　MUJZ 141a Basic Keyboard Skills for the Improviser

　　MUJZ 195L Jazz Elements I

　　4 units total of MUJZ 195

　　MUJZ 305a Advanced Jazz Theory

　　MUJZ 305b Advanced Jazz Theory

　　MUJZ 395 Jazz Elements II

　　4 units total of MUJZ 395

　　MUJZ 400 Arranging for Jazz Ensemble

　　Select 2 units from the following as directed by the department:

　　MPGU 415 Studio Guitar Pedagogy

　　MUJZ 443 Jazz Pedagogy

　　Select 4 units from the following:

　　MTEC 245 Introduction to MIDI Sequencing

　　MTEC 246 Introduction to Audio Recording and Editing

　　MTEC 248 Introduction to Music Notation

　　MTEC 249 Introduction to Web Design for Musicians

　　MTEC 443 Desktop Music Production

　　MTEC 444 Non-Linear MIDI Sequencing

　　MTEC 445 Advanced Desktop Music Production

　　MTEC 446a Computer Assisted Recording and Editing

　　MTEC 446b Computer Assisted Recording and Editing

　　MTEC 474a Electronic Synthesizer Techniques

　　Core Thornton Academic Courses

　　MUCO 132a Aural Skills I

　　MUCO 132b Aural Skills I

　　MUCO 133a Theory I

　　MUCO 133b Theory I

　　MUSC 496 Careers in Music

　　MUHL 250g Music and Ideas

　　MUJZ 350g A History of Jazz Music

　　Select one course from the following:

　　MPPM 350g A History of Popular Music

　　MUHL 350g Western Art Music History I

　　MUHL 351 Western Art Music History II

　　MUSC 102gw World Music

　　MUSC 115gp Western Music as Sounding History

　　MUSC 200gmw The Broadway Musical: Reflections of American Diversity

　　MUSC 210g Electronic Music and Dance Culture

　　MUSC 250gmw The Music of Black Americans

　　MUSC 320gmw Hip-hop Music and Culture

　　MUSC 371g Musical Genre Bending

　　MUSC 372g Music, Turmoil and Nationalism

　　MUSC 373g Writing About Popular Music

　　MUSC 460 Film Music: History and Function from 1930 to the Present

　　MUSC 465 Music, Television and American Culture

　　Electives

　　Capstone Projects

　　Curriculum Requirements for Guitar

　　General Education

　　Core Literacies

　　GE-A: The Arts (one course)

　　GE-B: Humanistic Inquiry (two courses)

　　GE-C: Social Analysis (two courses)

　　GE-D: Life Sciences (one course)

　　GE-E: Physical Sciences (one course)

　　GE-F: Quantitative Reasoning (one course)

　　Global Perspectives

　　GE-G: Citizenship in a Global Era (one course)

　　GE-H: Traditions and Historical Foundations (one course)

　　Writing

　　WRIT 150 Writing and Critical Reasoning–Thematic Approaches

　　WRIT 340 Advanced Writing

　　Lessons

　　MUJZ 153 Individual Instruction

　　4 units total of MUJZ 153 (Guitar)

　　MUJZ 253 Individual Instruction

　　4 units total of MUJZ 253 (Guitar)

　　MUJZ 353 Individual Instruction

　　4 units total of MUJZ 353 (Guitar)

　　MUJZ 453 Individual Instruction

　　4 units total of MUJZ 453 (Guitar)

　　Music Ensembles

　　MUEN 326 Guitar Ensemble

　　2 units total of MUEN 326

　　Select 4 units from the following as directed by the department:

　　MUEN 305 Vocal Jazz Ensemble

　　MUEN 326 Guitar Ensemble

　　MUEN 329 Jazz Ensemble

　　MUEN 332 Jazz Chamber Music

　　Guitar Intensive Courses

　　MPGU 160a Functional Skills for the Jazz Guitarist

　　MPGU 160b Functional Skills for the Jazz Guitarist

　　MPGU 260 Improvising and Arranging for Jazz Guitar

　　Select 4 units from the following as directed by the department:

　　MPGU 420 Guitar Styles

　　MPGU 460 Advanced Improvising and Arranging for Jazz Guitar

　　MPGU 462 Recording and Producing Techniques for the Guitarist

　　Program Intensive Courses

　　MPPM 240 Drumming Proficiency for the Popular Musician

　　MUIN 270 Introduction to the Music Industry

　　MUJZ 195L Jazz Elements I

　　4 units total of MUJZ 195

　　MUJZ 305a Advanced Jazz Theory

　　MUJZ 305b Advanced Jazz Theory

　　MUJZ 395 Jazz Elements II

　　4 units total of MUJZ 395

　　MUJZ 400 Arranging for Jazz Ensemble

　　Select 2 units from the following as directed by the department:

　　MPGU 415 Studio Guitar Pedagogy

　　MUJZ 443 Jazz Pedagogy

　　Select 4 units from the following:

　　MTEC 245 Introduction to MIDI Sequencing

　　MTEC 246 Introduction to Audio Recording and Editing

　　MTEC 248 Introduction to Music Notation

　　MTEC 249 Introduction to Web Design for Musicians

　　MTEC 443 Desktop Music Production

　　MTEC 444 Non-Linear MIDI Sequencing

　　MTEC 445 Advanced Desktop Music Production

　　MTEC 446a Computer Assisted Recording and Editing

　　MTEC 446b Computer Assisted Recording and Editing

　　MTEC 474a Electronic Synthesizer Techniques

　　Core Thornton Academic Courses

　　MUCO 132a Aural Skills I

　　MUCO 132b Aural Skills I

　　MUCO 133a Theory I

　　MUCO 133b Theory I

　　MUSC 496 Careers in Music

　　MUHL 250g Music and Ideas

　　MUJZ 350g A History of Jazz Music

　　Select one course from the following:

　　MPPM 350g A History of Popular Music

　　MUHL 350g Western Art Music History I

　　MUHL 351 Western Art Music History II

　　MUSC 102gw World Music

　　MUSC 115gp Western Music as Sounding History

　　MUSC 200gmw The Broadway Musical: Reflections of American Diversity

　　MUSC 210g Electronic Music and Dance Culture

　　MUSC 250gmw The Music of Black Americans

　　MUSC 320gmw Hip-hop Music and Culture

　　MUSC 371g Musical Genre Bending

　　MUSC 372g Music, Turmoil and Nationalism

　　MUSC 373g Writing About Popular Music

　　MUSC 460 Film Music: History and Function from 1930 to the Present

　　MUSC 465 Music, Television and American Culture

　　Electives

　　申請材料：

　　1. 成績單:第一年的申請人應該提交所有完成的高中和大學課程的正式成績單。

　　2. 推薦信:一封來自學校輔導員或老師的推薦信。電影藝術學院的申請人必須提交兩封推薦信。

　　3.試鏡要求

　　第一輪審議

　　試聽錄音(僅限視頻)必須包括從標準爵士曲目中選擇的三到五種不同風格的曲子。所有選曲必須使用申請人的主樂器或聲音。所有的選曲都需要現(xiàn)場伴奏(樂隊、鋼琴或節(jié)奏部分)。只有在安全的情況下，現(xiàn)場伴奏是最好的，但也可以沿軌道演奏。如果絕對不可能有任何伴奏的錄音，學院將接受無伴奏的錄音。請參閱下面的更多信息。

　　器樂演奏者(吉他除外——見下文)必須包括索尼·羅林斯的《airregin》和查理·帕克的《Alice的布魯斯》作為他們試音錄音中的兩個選擇。

　　主喇叭演奏者還必須從大樂隊的文學作品中選取兩段不同風格的主喇叭選段(例如，快節(jié)奏，民謠)。

　　貝斯手應該在3到5個選擇中分別演奏頭部、行走貝斯線和獨奏。貝斯手還應該包括四個2-八度的大音階和四個2-八度的小音階;其中兩首應該是琶音，兩首應該是撥奏。

　　鼓手必須從頭到尾地演奏錄音中的每一個片段的旋律、形式和獨奏。鼓手還應該包括以下風格的節(jié)奏模式中的幾個小節(jié):搖擺，比波普，拉丁，放克和搖滾。鼓手還應該在錄音中包括的一個或多個選擇上演示如何使用刷子。

　　鋼琴家，簧片手和銅管手應該確保演奏旋律和即興獨奏的所有選擇。

　　吉他必須包括至少一個選擇標準的爵士曲目(如你的一切或爵士經(jīng)典如“A”火車)和至少一個選擇應該是一個獨奏的性能在chord-melody風格(在喬的獨奏吉他風格通過協(xié)調(diào)或喬治·范Eps)。吉他手還必須在試音視頻中包括一分鐘的口頭介紹，提供以下問題的答案:

　　你從事音樂事業(yè)的目標和抱負是什么?

　　您期望從爵士吉他項目中獲得什么并為之做出貢獻?

　　歌手只能參加文學士項目的面試。所有的材料都應該現(xiàn)場演奏，并有節(jié)奏部分伴奏(如果安全的話，最好是現(xiàn)場節(jié)奏部分，但也可以沿軌道演奏)。歌手在試聽錄音時必須提交以下要求:

　　“身體和靈魂”。由歌手表演前16小節(jié)無伴奏，樂隊進入橋上。

　　《沒有比這更偉大的愛》或《永遠不會有另一個你》中速或上速搖擺表演。演唱者必須表演歌曲的旋律和一個或多個合唱隊的即興表演。

　　用scat音節(jié)演奏人類學、確證學或鳥類學的旋律。

　　對比您選擇的爵士歌曲(非民謠歌曲優(yōu)先):標準爵士樂，現(xiàn)代爵士曲目，世界音樂節(jié)奏，比博普，當代和原創(chuàng)作品/編曲。

　　“該死的夢想”:民謠般的感覺

　　《全部的我》:中速搖擺，演唱者必須表演歌曲的旋律和一段或多段即興合唱。

　　第二輪審議

　　第二輪評審將不需要額外的保留節(jié)目，但可能包括互動活動，如網(wǎng)上表演試演和/或采訪。

　　語言要求：

　　Minimum score of 600 on the SAT Critical Reading exam (previous SAT) or 650 on the SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing exam (redesigned SAT) or 27 on the ACT English exam; OR

　　A minimum score of 100 on the TOEFL iBT (with a minimum score of 20 in each section); OR

　　A minimum IELTS score of 7; OR

　　A minimum PTE score of 68; OR

　　A minimum Duolingo English Test score of 120*

　　綜上所述，以上講的就是關于南加州大學爵士研究本科專業(yè)的相關問題介紹，希望能給各位赴美留學的學子們指點迷津。近年來，赴美留學一直是廣大學生最熱門的話題，同時，很多學生對于簽證的辦理、院校的選擇、就業(yè)的前景、學習的費用等諸多問題困擾不斷，別擔心，IDP留學專家可以為你排憂解難，同時，更多關于赴美留學的相關資訊在等著你，絕對讓你“瀏覽”忘返。在此，衷心祝愿各位學子們能夠順利奔赴自己心目中理想的學校并且學業(yè)有成!