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Oct 31, 2025
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2017-2018 USC Lancaster Bulletin (Archived Copy) [Archived Catalog]
Music, B.M. (Jazz Studies Emphasis)
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Learning Outcomes
- All BA & BM candidates will perform a series of jury exams on their primary instrument or voice. Each exam will engage the candidate in performance of a wide array of musical styles reflective of undergraduate-level literature.
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- All BA & BM candidates will demonstrate fundamental piano skills, including performing, transposing, harmonizing, and sight-reading at levels appropriate for undergraduate music majors.
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- All BM candidates with a performance or jazz studies emphasis will perform one half-recital and one-full recital on their primary instrument. Each recital will consist of a wide array of musical styles reflective of undergraduate-level repertoire.
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- All BM candidates in music education will demonstrate the ability to plan level-appropriate lessons and execute plans successfully in authentic teaching contexts in their area of specialty (band, choir, orchestra, elementary).
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Degree Requirements
See School of Music for information about entrance requirements, progression requirements, and special academic opportunities.
Additional information is available in the “Undergraduate Academic Regulations ” chapter of this bulletin, the School of Music’s Handbook for Undergraduate Students, or from the Office of Music Studies.
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1. General Education - Carolina Core (38 Hours)
CMW: Effective, Engaged and Persuasive Communication: Writing (6 Hours)
ARP: Analytical Reasoning and Problem Solving (6 Hours)
SCI: Scientific Literacy (7 hours)
GFL: Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language (0-9 hours)
- Language Proficiency through 122
GHS: Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Historical thinking (3 Hours)
GSS: Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Social Science (3 Hours)
AIU: Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding (3 Hours)
- Course(s) must be taken in a department other than Music
Overlay Eligible Courses (3-9 Hours)
- Up to two of these core requirements may be met in overlay courses
CMS: Effective, Engaged and Persuasive Communication: Speech (0-3 Hours)
INF: Information Literacy (0-3 Hours)
VSR: Values, Ethics, and Social Responsibility (0-3 Hours)
Nonmusic Electives (0-7 Hours)
2. Jazz Studies Emphasis (90 Hours)
Primary concentration in applied music (32 Hours)
Percussion/Guitar/String Bass
All other instruments/voice
Note:
For Bachelor of Music candidates with an emphasis in jazz studies, a half recital is required in the junior year and a full recital is required in the senior year.
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