MUSC455

Theory of Jazz

Prerequisite: MUSC250; or permission of ARHU-School of Music department. Restriction: Must be in a major within ARHU-School of Music department. Analysis of jazz harmony, with emphasis on principles of substitution, reharmonization, and syntax. Topics may also include chord/scale relationships, phrasing and articulation, notation, and introductory arranging concepts such as orchestration and form.

Fall 2025

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Include P/F semesters During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.86 between 118 students*

A-: 3.39%

A: 76.27%

A+: 10.17%

B-: 0.85%

B: 2.54%

B+: 3.39%

W: 1.69%

other: 1.69%

* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.