Program Highlights
- The instrumental ensembles such as the Jazz Ensemble and the Geneseo String Band offer performance opportunities for interested students.
- Students may conduct original research and archival work in the college’s James W. Kimball Collection for Traditional Music and Dance in New York State.
Jazz and American Music Studies
Why choose jazz and American music studies at Geneseo?
This minor approaches the study of music as a humanistic discipline, critically examining a variety of musical practices and their histories. Students will connect American music to disciplines outside music, drawing on coursework in American studies, Black studies, English, and history.
Program Options
Additional Option
Sample Courses
- Elements of Jazz Harmony
- Folk Music in America
- History of American Musical Theatre
- Intro to Black Studies
- Jazz Harmony and Improvisation
- Jazz in America
- Music and Ideas
- Popular Music in America
- Thinking Through Music
Contact Info
Michael Masci, Associate Professor of Music and Program Coordinator
masci@geneseo.edu
Brodie Hall 121
585-245-5563
