EDITION 15.0 2015–16 GENERAL CATALOG GENERAL 2015–16 California Jazz Conservatory Academic Calendar 2015 – 2016* Spring Semester 2015 Auditions for Spring 2015 By Appointment Academic and Administrative Holiday Jan 19 First Day of Spring Instruction Jan 20 Last Day to Add / Drop a Class Feb 3 Academic and Administrative Holiday Feb 16 Spring Recess March 23 – March 29 Auditions for Fall 2015 By Appointment Last Day of Instruction May 8 Final Examinations and Juries May 11 – 15 Commencement May 16 Fall 2015 Enrollment Deposit Due On or before June 1 Fall 2015 Registration August 3 – 7 Fall Semester 2015 Auditions for Fall 2015 By Appointment New Student Orientation Aug 20 First Day of Fall Instruction Aug 24 Last Day to Add/Drop a Class Sept 6 Academic and Administrative Holiday Sept 7 CJC academic calendar Academic and Administrative Holiday Nov 23 – Nov 29 Spring 2016 Enrollment Deposit Due Dec 1 Last Day of Instruction Dec 11 Final Examinations and Juries Dec 14 – 18 Commencement Dec 19 Winter Recess Dec 20 – Jan 18 Spring 2016 Registration Jan 4 – 8 Spring Semester 2016 Auditions for Spring 2016 By Appointment Academic and Administrative Holiday Jan 18 First Day of Spring Instruction Jan 19 Last Day to Add / Drop a Class Jan 31 Academic and Administrative Holiday Feb 15 Spring Recess March 21 – March 27 Last Day of Instruction May 8 Final Examinations and Juries May 9 – 13 Commencement May 14 Fall 2016 Enrollment Deposit Due On or before June 1 Fall 2016 Registration August 1 – 5 Auditions for Fall 2016 By Appointment * Please note: Edition 15 of the CJC 2015 – 2016 General Catalog covers the time period of July 15, 2015 – July 14, 2016. A WARM WELCOME TO THE CALIFORNIA JAZZ CONSERVATORY! On February 3, 2014, in the first of a series of Norton Lectures on the Ethics of Jazz at the Mahindra Humanities Center at Harvard University, jazz pianist Herbie Hancock implores jazz educators to “Reach up, while reaching down: grow while helping others [grow].” Mr. Hancock couldn’t have described our faculty any better. At the California Jazz Conservatory, our students have the incomparable opportunity to study with faculty who manifest Mr. Hancock’s words of wisdom. Comprising the leaders of today, our faculty is committed to “reaching up, while reaching down” to guide our students in becoming the leaders of tomorrow. Our artistic and academic community of leading artists and educators strives to provide you, welcome to the CJC our students, with a customized foundation that inspires and enables you to — to quote our mission statement — “develop practical skills, acquire artistic sensibility, realize creative potential and find artistic voice.” There is no better platform than a degree in Jazz Studies to realize these objectives given that the jazz art form inherently serves as the optimal vehicle for achieving individual creative expression. The CJC Jazz Studies degree is designed to support your own personal mission: to discover who you are, where you’re going and how you plan on getting there. This statement by CJC faculty Dr. Anthony Brown hits the mark: “The search for one’s musical identity, ‘finding one’s own voice’ is a jazz performer’s imperative, manifest in his/her art, and particularly since the advent of bebop, in his/her life off the bandstand.” As important as any quantifiable learning outcomes may be, the overarching purpose of our degree is to facilitate our students in the exciting and all-consuming quest to find their own artistic and academic voice — both on and off the bandstand. Join us! Susan Muscarella Founding President and Dean of Instruction, CJC Inc. CALIFORNIA JAZZ CONSERVATORY 2087 Addison Street • Berkeley, California 94704 phone: 510.845.5373 • fax: 510.841.5373 1 2015–16 GENERAL CATALOG web: cjc.edu TABLE OF CONTENTS Academic Calendar . Inside Front Cover The Bachelor of Music Degree in Jazz Studies About the California Jazz Conservatory Curriculum Requirements .... 22 Message from the President .... .............. 1 Residency Requirements .... 22 History and Program ........................... 3 Juries and Senior Project .... 22 Vision, Mission, Goals and Objectives . .... 4 Performance ................................... 22 State Licensure ................................. 6 Core Courses: Instrumental Track .... 22 Accreditation ................................... 6 Core Courses: Vocal Track .... ................. 23 Questions or Complaints .... .................. 6 Elective Courses ............................... 23 Facilities and Student Services .... ............ 6 General Studies Courses .... .................. 23 Library ......................................... 7 Independent Study ............................ 23 Record-Keeping ................................ 8 Keyboard Proficiency .......................... 23 Partnership with Berkeley Workshops and Master Classes .... ........... 23 Community College............................. 8 Curriculum Requirements Template .... 24 General Information Course Descriptions table of contents Admission Requirements .... ................ .. 8 Course Numbering ............................ 27 Auditions ....................................... 9 Musicianship .................................. 27 Placement Examinations .... .................. 9 Theory ......................................... 30 Tuition and Supplemental Fees .... .. 10 Harmony ....................................... 31 Private Instruction ............................. 12 Composition ...................................34 Financial Assistance .......................... 12 History .........................................35 Scholarships ................................... 13 Private Instruction ............................. 39 Work Study .................................... 13 Instrumental Performance Ensemble .... 40 Code of Academic Integrity .... 13 Vocal Performance . ............................ 43 Code of Conduct ............................. 14 Music Technology ............................. 44 Academic Standing ........................... 15 Business of Music ............................. 44 Academic Probation, Recording Arts ................................ 45 Suspension and Dismissal . .................. 15 Senior Project ................................. 45 Housing ........................................ 15 Department of General Studies .... 46 International Students .... 15 CJC Faculty ............................. 53 Policies Student Enrollment Agreement .... .16 CJC Program and Cancellations, Withdrawals and Refunds . ...16 Administrative Staff ............................ 61 Leaves of Absence ............................ .17 cjc.edu Attendance .................................. ..17 CJC Board of Directors Grading and Academic Penalties .... ......... .17 and Advisory Board ............................. 61 Adding, Dropping and Withdrawing Application for Admission ..................... 6 3 from Courses .................................. .18 Challenge Examinations .... ................. ..18 Directions to the CJC . Inside Back Cover Credit for Prior Experiential Learning .... ... ..18 Credit Hour Policies ............................19 Transfer Credit ................................. 20 Notice Regarding Transferability of Credits ...................................... 21 Faculty Advisors . .............................. 21 california jazz conservatory 2015 – 2016 2015 jazz conservatory california Student Grievances . ........................... 21 Injury Prevention . ............................ 21 2 ABOUT THE CALIFORNIA JAZZ CONSERVATORY History and Program Founded in 2009 as the Jazzschool Institute, • a synergistic, comprehensive jazz education the California Jazz Conservatory is a private and performance program for today’s independent music conservatory offering the professional jazz instrumentalist and vocalist aspiring professional musician a progressive education and performance baccalaureate • small classes taught by professional artists degree program in Jazz Studies. and experienced educators in the field of jazz and related styles of music The CJC is located in the historic Kress Building on • opportunities to study with preeminent Addison Street in the heart of the Downtown visiting artists and educators Berkeley Arts District. Part of the vibrant East Bay performing arts scene, the CJC is situated in close • performance opportunities at Yoshi’s, about the CJC proximity to the Berkeley Repertory and Aurora The Freight & Salvage and other prominent Theatres, The Freight & Salvage, and the world- Bay Area venues; workshop opportunities class performing arts presenter Cal Performances with SFJAZZ resident and visiting artists at the University of California, Berkeley. Only half a block from BART, the CJC is easily accessible by • opportunities to record, study and perform public transportation and just 20 minutes away at the world-renowned recording facility from San Francisco. Fantasy Studios • access to important networking opportunities A nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation, the California Jazz Conservatory offers instrumentalists and • easy access to the San Francisco Bay Area’s vocalists a challenging core curriculum of perfor- thriving arts scene via public transportation mance, jazz theory and improvisation, ear training, composition, arranging, transcription and analysis, The California Jazz Conservatory is an Equal and music history courses taught by professional Opportunity Employer. It does not discriminate artists and educators in jazz and related styles in the