| West Virginia University |
| Address |
Division of Music PO Box 6111 Morgantown, WV 26505-6111 |
| Phone |
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| Fax |
(304) 293-7491 |
| Email |
Jared.Sims@mail.wvu.edu |
| Website |
http://www.wvu.edu/~music/ |
| Director |
Jared Sims, Director of Jazz Studies |
| Admissions |
James Froemel, Recruitment Specialist, (304) 293-4339, jfroemel@mail.wvu.edu. |
| # of jazz majors |
50 |
| Bachelor degrees |
BM in Jazz Studies, Performance, Music Education |
| Masters degrees |
MM in Jazz Pedagogy, Performance |
| Doctoral degrees |
- |
| Comments |
West Virginia University's Jazz Program has 12 small jazz ensembles and 2 big bands. The emphasis is on creative musicianship. Most of the bands play original compositions and arrangements. The styles range from traditional bebop to the most experimental avant-garde. The Jazz Studies Program at WVU is especially designed for students wishing to develop comprehensive capabilities in various jazz and pop idioms. All aspects of jazz are studied, from the early music to the most recent developments in creative improvised music. The program's flexibility can be adapted to a rapidly changing market and unique areas of interest. The program provides excellent preparation for graduate study in music. Students work as performers and composers/arrangers with a variety of jazz and studio music idioms in various settings and with various sizes and types of ensembles. Many performance opportunities are available for students. The many small jazz ensembles perform jazz styles ranging from Bebop, Fusion, Salsa, and vocal jazz, to the Avant Garde. The large ensembles perform original student compositions, and the music of contemporary composers, in addition to traditional big band literature. The Jazz Faculty consists of artist-teachers who are nationally recognized, perform regularly, and are frequently asked to serve as clinicians, conductors, and adjudicators. |
