 Degrees Offered Bachelor of Music Jazz Studies Master of Music Commercial Music Courses offered Jazz Improvisation Jazz Harmony Jazz Styles and Analysis History of Jazz Jazz Pedagogy Jazz Ensemble Small Jazz Ensemble Jazz Arranging Advanced Jazz Arranging Music Composition for Television and Film Songwriting Computer Music Recording Techniques The Business of Music Advanced Orchestration and Arranging for Contemporary Media Seminar in Commercial Music Applied Lessons
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designed to prepare students to perform Among the many successful graduates of the program at Cal State L.A. are James Newton, Luis Bonilla, Lennie Niehaus and Gordon Brisker. The Cal State L.A. Jazz Ensembles have performed at many prestigious events including, in recent years, the International Association of Jazz Educators National Convention, the Pacific Coast Jazz Collegiate Jazz Festival and the University of Oregon Jazz Festival. Since 1984, the Jazz Ensembles at Cal State L.A. have produced five record albums and three compact discs. The annual Cal State L.A. Jazz Festival features local high school and community college bands and professional guest artists. Recent guests have included Peter Erskine, Poncho Sanchez, Red Holloway, Bobby Shew, Gary Foster, Nick Brignola, Joe Lovano, Christian McBride, and the B# Quartet. The Computer Music Studio at Cal State L.A. offers beginning to advanced courses in music synthesis and offers students the opportunity to create and perform original works both in the studio and in a concert setting. The studio consists of state of the art MIDI work stations with Macintosh computers and multitrack recording capability. Opportunities exist for students to work with the jazz ensembles as well as to collaborate with students in such diverse fields as dance, theatre, video and digital graphics. The Music Department has extensive facilities including, rehearsal studios, three computer music laboratories, electronically equipped classrooms, choral and instrumental rehearsal halls, individual practice rooms, use of the new Harriet and Charles Luckman Fine Arts Complex and a music listening room with a library of more than 11,000 recordings and scores. The University Library houses another large collection of music books and scores. Musical instruments are available for loan to students enrolled in music programs. Scholarships are available including the Woody Herman and Stan Kenton scholarships. Faculty and areas of specialization: Jeffrey Benedict, Jazz Studies/Commercial Music David Caffey, Jazz Studies/Commercial Music Paul De Castro, Jazz Studies/Commercial Music Deborah Holland, Jazz Studies/Commercial Music Richard Kahn, Jazz Studies/Commercial Music Bart Samolis, Jazz Studies/Commercial Music Tom Hynes, Jazz Studies/Commercial Music David Miller, Jazz Studies/Commercial Music California State University, Los Angeles has an enrollment of 18,000 students. The campus is located on a 175-acre hilltop at the interchange of the San Bernardino and Long Beach freeways at the western end of the San Gabriel Valley, about five miles east of the Los Angeles Civic Center. To secure an application for admission, call (323) 343-3901. The General Catalog and Schedule of Classes are available for purchase from the University Bookstore in the University-Student Union. Cal State L.A. does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, disability, disabled veteran's or Vietnam Era veteran's status, or any other classification that precludes a person from consideration as an individual. For Further information, contact the Department of Music at (323) 343-4060 or the Office of Admissions and University Outreach at (323) 343-3178. California State University, Los Angeles, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90032-8530. University home page: www.calstatela.edu |
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