Jazz Studies
Jazz Studies at CSU, Chico offers a well rounded curriculum to prepare incoming students to deal with a wide variety of professional music opportunities upon graduation. Students with an interest in jazz can concentrate on this area by declaring and pursuing the jazz studies option within the Bachelor of Arts in music. Performance ensembles include both small groups and large ensembles and emphasize student performance skills within the ensemble and solo improvisation abilities. Students are also highly encouraged to make the most of their learning opportunity through involvement from a composition standpoint. Styles range from standard repertoire to funk, Latin, rock, and on to the newest creations by our own student composers. In addition to the standard classes in music such as theory, history, etc. the jazz area offers specific study in areas such as improvisation, jazz history, arranging/composition, applied performance lessons in jazz, form and analysis, and jazz theory. In addition to our jazz program, CSU, Chico music department also proudly offers one of the best and most thriving music industry and recording industry programs around today, helping to provide the ultimate opportunity for today’s up-and-coming musicians within our program.
Advisor
Prof. Rocky Winslow
mrwinslow@csuchico.edu
Phone: 898-6986
PAC 233
Please visit the CSU, Chico catalog for more information.