All undergraduate Jazz Studies (Voice) majors and concentrations must pass the Upper Divisional Exam (UDE) before advancing to the 3000 level of voice study. The UDE is in the format of an end-of-semester jury which takes place during finals week no later than the fourth semester of study. Transfer students may be assessed in an earlier semester at the discretion of their teachers, but not earlier than the fourth semester of study overall and not later than their fourth semester at UNT.

A sample "Semester-By-Semester Plan" can be found on the College of Music Advising website.

Vocal Jazz Forum takes place each Friday afternoon from 3:00 – 4:15 PM in Lab West (Room 282) in the fall and spring semesters. All vocal jazz majors are required to attend and will be schedule to participate in a “crew” rotation for the setup and teardown of equipment (a schedule is created). Undergraduate Jazz Voice majors are scheduled to perform starting in the semester after completing one semester of Vocal Jazz Techniques and will continue performing every semester until the recital semester. Graduate Jazz Voice majors will perform starting in the second semester of study.

Students should be aware that some of their required courses are only offered in either fall or spring semester and therefore should plan to register accordingly.
MUJS 1131 - Jazz Performance Fundamentals (Barnes) – Fall only
MUJS 1132 - Jazz Performance Fundamentals (Eckert) – Spring only
MUJS 3120/5120 - Vocal Jazz Techniques (Eckert) – Fall; (Barnes) - Spring only
MUJS 3620/5620 - Jazz Arranging II (Vocal Section – Barnes) – Spring only
MUJS 3900/5900 - Vocal Pedagogy for Non-Classical Styles (Eckert) – Spring only

This link provides general description of the vocal jazz program.

Students that have established a prowess for jazz writing may be allowed to change their status to become a jazz major with an emphasis in arranging. This decision must be determined no later than the completion of the sophomore level of study. Before doing so, the student should realize that this track requires significantly more time than the typical performance major since most of the requirements for instrumental performance still apply (including the successful completion of the jazz improvisation exams.

Please be aware that new requirements exist for the recital for those students who are taking it as a Capstone course. Please consult your academic advisor.

To continue past the second semester of (MUJS 3620) into the third semester (MUJS 4610), the student's semester grade from MUJS 3620 must be A. Otherwise, students with a lower grade (B only) must take the Arranging Continuation Exam (ACE) which is administered by the Professor of Jazz Composition and Arranging.

1. A senior recital is required of all Jazz Studies degree candidates. Two or more candidates must share a recital.
2. Each candidate must first have passed the Final Improvisation Proficiency Exam.
3. Senior recitals may be given at any time during a long semester; however, the date must be scheduled before the end of the seventh week of classes.
4. The Jazz Recital Guidelines, available in this student handbook, contain a complete checklist of procedures, requirements and deadlines.

This class is not currently offered. It was designed to focus on specific topics that relate to the rhythm section in a small jazz group. Some of these are: group communication, individual instrument roles (piano and guitar comping techniques, bass lines, whether to "break it up", etc.), performance styles (ballads, medium tempo "tippin'" grooves, jazz waltz, up tempo burners, free playing, latin, etc.), and classic rhythm section analysis (early New Orleans, Basie, early bebop, post bop, Miles' ensembles of the '50s and '60s, Oscar Peterson, Wes Montgomery, etc.).