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Music Education Jazz Major

Bachelor of Music in Music Education Jazz

Develop the skills to help cultivate a love of music with the Bachelor of Music (BM) in Music Education Jazz in Temple's Boyer College of Music and Dance. You’ll prepare for a career in music education with an emphasis on jazz through a comprehensive curriculum of applied music, internships and externships, and jazz studies.

In this interdisciplinary, five-year undergraduate curriculum, you’ll study music history and theory. Coursework emphasizes hands-on learning, including music arrangements, editing, orchestration, performance and recording. The Music Education/Jazz BM program’s education courses delve into teaching instrumentation, rehearsal techniques, listening and articulation, rhythm development and more.

You’ll also have opportunities to explore teaching across grade levels. Students can study elementary, secondary or higher education, as well as special needs education, to gain the groundwork needed to teach a diverse community of future learners and musicians.

Completion of the program requires a concentration and two student teaching placements. The number of required credit hours is between 158 and 161, depending on your concentration.

Choose to concentrate in

  • Instrumental,
  • Piano with a band/orchestra emphasis,
  • Piano with a choral/general emphasis or
  • Voice.

Learn more about the Music Education/Jazz BM concentration requirements.

Successful completion of the program fulfills one of the requirements necessary to apply for a teaching certification in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Certification permits you to teach students in PreK through grade 12.

Faculty

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Classes & Curriculum

In this degree program, courses will include

  • Collaboration & Creativity in the New Music Community,
  • Composing Music for Films,
  • History of Jazz,
  • Music Learning & Development,
  • Music in History,
  • Music Technology,
  • Orchestration, and
  • Teaching Instrumental Music to Inclusive Populations.

​This program is intended for students with a particular appreciation for the distinctive and eclectic genre of jazz, with available courses including

  • Jazz Arranging,
  • Jazz Improvisation: Theory and Practice,
  • Jazz Style and Analysis, and
  • Seminar in Advanced Jazz Composition and Arranging.

The Boyer College of Music & Dance also offers a general Bachelor of Music in Music Education program.

Learn more about the BM in Music Education/Jazz course requirements.

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Tuition & Fees

In keeping with Temple’s commitment to access and affordability, the Bachelor of Music offers a competitive level of tuition with multiple opportunities for financial support.

Tuition rates are set annually by the university and are affected by multiple factors, including program degree level (undergraduate or graduate), course load (full- or part-time), in-state or out-of-state residency, and more. You can view the full Cost of Attendance breakdown on the Student Financial Services website.

These tuition costs apply to the 2025–2026 academic year.

Pennsylvania resident: $22,248.00 per year
Out-of-state: $39,072.00 per year

Student Clubs & Organizations

Participating in student groups provides peer support and future professional contacts. There are more than 200 student organizations at Temple University.

  • American Choral Directors Association provides students opportunities to experience choral conducting through guest lectures and rehearsal practice, and offers opportunities to earn practical experience through various regional and state conferences.
  • National Association for Music Education is a conservatory chapter of the national organization of music educators. Semester activities include creating projects, presenting guest speakers and workshops, attending the PMEA All-State conference, participating in outreach activities, and learning to use various online music education resources.
  • OWLchestra Community Orchestra is a community string orchestra composed of students and community members who want to play music together in a low-stress environment.

Learn more about clubs and organizations.

Our Academic Advisors

The Center for the Performing and Cinematic Arts has a centralized advising office with five staff members. This advising team serves all undergraduate students in the Boyer College of Music and Dance and the School of Theater, Film and Media Arts.

Advisors help students navigate the undergraduate curriculum for each degree program. The academic advising team for music, dance, theater, and film and media arts majors is located in Mitten Hall, Suite 200 West.

To schedule an advising appointment based on your individual needs or for more help, contact the advising team.
Phone: 215-204-2227

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Program Contact

Alison Reynolds is the chair of the Department of Music Education and Therapy.
Phone: 215-204-1660
Email:

Study Away

Temple’s study away programs offers all full-time, degree-seeking students the opportunity to spend an academic year, semester or summer abroad. Host countries include Germany, Italy, Japan and Spain.

Study abroad advisors will help you with your study abroad plans for either a Temple program or an external program.

Learn more about your options for studying away.

Accreditation

The Boyer College of Music and Dance is accredited by the

Concentrations

This degree program can be completed with or without a concentration. Your concentration options include

  • Trombone
  • Violin
  • Voice
  • Euphonium
  • Clarinet
  • Tuba
  • Trumpet
  • Oboe
  • Percussion
  • Bassoon
  • Harp
  • French Horn
  • Flute
  • Viola
  • Piano
  • Cello
  • Double Bass
  • Saxophone

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