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to other colleges and universities in the South Sound area?PLU has a full-time, tenured full professor heading jazz studies that has been in the music department since 2000. Other colleges in the area use part-time jazz faculty and have had a comparatively high rate of turnover. PLU has private studio instruction in jazz guitar, piano, bass, drums, and voice, plus an advanced jazz improvisation class for all instruments. Unlike other area colleges, our jazz band regularly tours, including an

those not selected for the big band. Jazz Studies at PLU include a jazz band (the University Jazz Ensemble), jazz combos, jazz theory, jazz history, advanced jazz improvisation, and private studio instruction in jazz guitar, piano, bass, drums, improvisation, solo vocal and arranging. The UJE holds auditions the weekend before classes begin in the fall. All other jazz offerings are open to all students at all levels of skill. The University Jazz Ensemble performs on campus and does regional tours

-383 (one each semester) Applied Lessons (22) MUSI 203: Private Instruction: Organ (8) MUSI 403: Private Instruction: Organ (7) MUSI 399: Keystone: Junior Recital (3) MUSI 499: Capstone: Senior Project (Senior Recital) (4) Concentration Module (13) MUSI 219: Harpsichord (1) MUSI 345: Conducting I (1) MUSI 346: Conducting II (1) MUSI 352: Organ – Improvisation (1) MUSI 420:  Private Instruction: Pedagogy (2) MUSI 421: Functional Piano for the Professional Musician (2) Choose five credits from the

plan to play in the Jazz Ensemble, ALL SCHOLARSHIP PERCUSSIONISTS MUST AUDITION HERE FIRST. Strings: please use the “String Audition Repertoire (required)” link above. Jazz: Prepared piece – play the appropriate excerpt below: Alto Sax excerpt  Tenor Sax excerpt  Bari Sax excerpt  Trumpet excerpt  Trombone excerpt Piano/Guitar/Vibes excerpt  Bass excerpt  Drums excerpt  Improvisation (optional) – improvise for several choruses of a 12-bar blues progression in the key of your choice. Rhythm section

: latterday plays, by Neil Labute. Directed by Travis Clark Morris ‘10. One Song at a Time: A Benefit Concert for Haiti and Chile. Directed by Erin Dorn ‘10. Man to Man, by Manfred Karge. Directed by Bristol Whalen ‘10.

Numerous Clay Crows Improvisation Events.2008-2009Mainstage ProductionsThe Miser, by Molière. Directed by Professor Jeff A. Clapp. The Skin of our Teeth, by Thornton Wilder. Directed by Kristina Corbitt ‘10. A Dream Play, by August Strindberg. Adapted and Directed by Professor Brian

Guitar Styles” (2014), “The Guitar Style of Charlie Christian” (2015), “The Guitar Style of Antônio Carlos Jobim and João Gilberto” (2016), and “Playing Modal Jazz” (2017). Most years Howland has also written and premiered new original solo and ensemble pieces for improvisation. In 2017 Howland began directing the PLU Guitar Festival Orchestra in a jazz piece to promote hands-on jazz education and appreciation in the community. He has arranged works by Jeff Beck, John Coltrane, Angelo Debarre, Duke

Circus (led by Wayne Horvitz), the Seattle Jazz Composer’s Ensemble and with such Seattle staples as the Seattle Men’s and Women’s Choruses and cabaret producers Can Can Presents and Verlaine & McCann. Kate has a BA in Music (Jazz Emphasis) from the University of Wyoming and an MM in Improvisation from the University of Michigan. Kate’s international resume continues to grow, including performances in Russia, Latvia, Turkey, Switzerland, South Korea, Cuba, and Slovakia. She has appeared on stage with

. Robbing Midnight, by Angie Tennant ‘12. Directed by Abigail Pishaw ‘12. Straight Date, by Justin Huertas ’09. Directed by David Alan Ellis ‘11. Vpstart Crow Presents: bash: latterday plays, by Neil Labute. Directed by Travis Clark Morris ‘10. One Song at a Time: A Benefit Concert for Haiti and Chile. Directed by Erin Dorn ‘10. Man to Man, by Manfred Karge. Directed by Bristol Whalen ‘10.

Numerous Clay Crows Improvisation Events.2008-2009Mainstage ProductionsThe Miser, by Molière. Directed by

, Chair, Department of Theatre & Dance and Professor of TheatreSee Professor Smith’s profile Professor Tom Smith is the chair of Theatre and Dance. He is an accomplished playwright, with his work being produced in 17 countries and translated into eight languages. His areas of scholarship include improvisation, playwriting, and directing. He is a member of Dramatists Guild and Stage Directors and Choreographers Society.Giovanna UrdangarainDr. Giovanna Urdangarain, Associate Professor of Hispanic

International Honors Program.Tom SmithTom Smith, Chair, Department of Theatre & Dance and Professor of TheatreSee Professor Smith’s profile Professor Tom Smith is the chair of Theatre and Dance. He is an accomplished playwright, with his work being produced in 17 countries and translated into eight languages. His areas of scholarship include improvisation, playwriting, and directing. He is a member of Dramatists Guild and Stage Directors and Choreographers Society.Giovanna UrdangarainDr. Giovanna