Percussion Instruments and Jazz

The studies aim to create graduates who:

– have a wide range of interpretive or compositional-arranging skills, approaches and techniques;

– work with their own developed creative imagination and fantasy;

– are able to handle a demanding, extensive and stylistically diverse repertoire;

– are able to analyse interpretation or composition problems and propose their solutions for themselves, but also for their students or colleagues;

– have deep knowledge of music history, art aesthetics and the development of artistic trends and styles;

– have practical experience gained from working on faculty or school-wide projects (solo projects,

ensemble projects, or experience gained through a study stay abroad);

– have developed healthy physiological and psychological habits associated with the practice and public performance of music;

– have adequate skills to create scientific works.

Percussion Instruments specialisation

The graduate can work in the following characteristic professions:

– teacher at art schools, conservatories, music grammar schools, a private teacher;

– soloist performing with an orchestra or a soloist performing at his or her own recitals;

– player of a symphony or theatre orchestra;

– leader or member of chamber ensembles.

Jazz Interpretation specialisation

The graduate can work in the following characteristic professions:

– teacher at art schools, conservatories and music grammar schools, a private teacher;

– soloist or player in an orchestra on the jazz scene, or even in popular music, musicals, etc.;

– studio musician with knowledge and experience of making professional recordings;

– interpretation and management of own music projects;

Jazz Composition and Arrangement specialisation

The graduate can work in the following characteristic professions:

– teacher at art schools, conservatories and music grammar schools, a private teacher;

– arranger and composer on the jazz scene, or even in popular, incidental and film music, musicals, etc.;

– realisation and management of own music projects.

The study system is designed so that a total of at least 180 credits is achieved in the three years of studies. We set the system so that students can achieve a minimum of 30 credits per semester (60 credits for one year of study) through the composition of courses.

The system is set up as follows:

Compulsory and elective courses that include

– profiling courses for musical arts, forming the backbone of all bachelor’s degree programmes at Faculty of Music JAMU;

– profiling courses for the Percussion Instruments, Jazz Interpretation and Jazz Composition and Arrangement specialisations, which are the courses that form the knowledge and skills base of the final bachelor’s thesis and graduation performance and its documentation.

The set of courses is designed so that the final number of credits for compulsory and elective courses of the programme is 97 (87 + 10), with credits awarded for compulsory courses of individual specialisations range from 75 to 77.

The remaining number of credits is reserved for optional subjects, which are aimed at:

(a) verification of knowledge and competencies in the form of practical projects;

(b) acquisition of knowledge in the field of music art and language skills.

Graduates can continue their studies in the follow-up master’s degree programme Percussion Instruments and Jazz.