The Jazz Studies minor is open to all students majoring in music. Other EIU students may be accepted after passing an audition demonstrating sufficient performance, theoretical, and keyboard skills.
Total Hours: 23
Applied Study (4 credit hours)
Appropriate individual applied study courses specific to a student's instrument selected from:
MUS 0010R - MUS 0063R - Introductory Applied Study
MUS 1110R - MUS 1163R - Intermediate Applied Study
Musicianship (8 credit hours)
听
MUS 1501
Comprehensive Musicianship I. (4 credits)
or
MUS 1501
Comprehensive Music I - Written Perspectives. (3 credits)
and
MUS 1501
Comprehensive Music I - Aural Perspectives. (1 credits)
MUS 1502
Comprehensive Musicianship II. (4 credits)
or
MUS 1502
Comprehensive Music II - Written Perspectives. (3 credits)
and
MUS 1502
Comprehensive Music II - Aural Perspectives. (1 credits)
Jazz Studies Courses (6 credit hours)
听
MUS 1070
Introduction to Music Technology. (2 credits)
MUS 1530
Jazz Improvisation I. (1 credits)
MUS 3581
Jazz History. (2 credits)
(formerly MUS 2581)
MUS 3800
Jazz Theory I. (1 credits)
Jazz Ensembles (2 credit hours chosen from the following)
听
MUS 0220
Jazz Ensemble. (1 credits)
MUS 0220
Jazz Ensemble.
MUS 0221
Jazz Lab Band. (1 credits)
MUS 0221
Jazz Lab Band.
MUS 0222
Jazz Combo. (1 credits)
Electives (4 additional credit hours chosen from the following)
听
MUS 0220
Jazz Ensemble. (1 credits)
(See Footnote *)
MUS 0221
Jazz Lab Band. (1 credits)
(See Footnote *)
MUS 0222
Jazz Combo. (1 credits)
(See Footnote *)
MUS 2530
Jazz Improvisation II. (1 credits)
MUS 3531
Jazz Improvisation III. (1 credits)
MUS 3801
Jazz Theory II. (1 credits)
MUS 4850
Jazz Band Arranging. (2 credits)
MUS 4861
Jazz Pedagogy. (1 credits)
Footnotes:
*Note: No more than 2 credit hours chosen from MUS 0220, MUS 0221, or MUS 0222 may count toward the required electives.
Information sourced from the 2026-2027 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.
