What Can I Do with a Major in ... Jazz

Jazz

Description of Major

This major educates students about how to develop the special talents of the creative jazz artist as well as the flexible skills required of the successful, well-rounded musician.

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Employment Opportunities

Graduates are prepared for a wide range of positions in jazz and contemporary music combos and orchestras, military bands, and as public school teachers, university professors, music theorists, arts administrators, conductors, composers, music publishers, and librarians. A variety of jobs are available for jazz studies graduates, including:

Accompanist	Arranger
Arts Administrator	Audio-Visual Librarian
Band Director	Big Band Musician
Chamber Ensemble Musician	Church Musician
Composer	Concert Manager
Concert Soloist	Cruise Ship Musician
Entertainment Manager	Film Music Editor
Instrument Designer	Jazz Combo Musician
Lyricist	Military Band Member
Museum Music Curator	Music Critic
Musical Instrument Instructor	Musicologist
Nightclub Performer	Orchestra Manager
Orchestra Musician	Piano Tuner
Producer	Professor
Soloist	Songwriter
Sound Equipment Technician	Teacher
Theater Musician

Some positions listed may require education or training beyond an undergraduate degree.

Additional Links

National Music Foundation

American Federation of Musicians

Jazz Composers Collective

Jazz House

UC College-Conservatory of Music

This page last updated on August 14, 2006
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