Bachelor of Music program opens in Jazz and Caribbean Music performance with a Concentration in Singing

The graduate of this program will be committed to the art of music, will have professional mastery of their instrument, and will have the level of intellectual and artistic development necessary to express themselves musically and culturally in their professional career. You will have knowledge of the basic repertoire of the genres that constitute the core area of the concentration, you will demonstrate technical mastery of the instrument at a professional level and you will also master the appropriate techniques for interpretation, improvisation, composition and making musical arrangements in the musical field. of jazz and Caribbean music. Their musical training and knowledge will provide them with the vision, experience and broad understanding of the historical-cultural development of music, while at the same time they will master and understand the theoretical-musical aspects that are central to the training of a complete musician.

The graduate of this concentration will assume cultural leadership, serving as a creative, dynamic and motivating agent not only in their professional field, but also in the community in which they work. As a responsible and dedicated professional, you will be aware of the importance of your contribution as an artist to the development of music in the Puerto Rican community and society in general.

Program objectives

  • Train excellent performing musicians trained to value, understand and perform the diverse range of styles of Caribbean music and the repertoire and style of jazz.
  • Train complete musicians capable of mastering the basic skills they need to function successfully as performers.
  • Provide the student with solid technical skills in the execution of their instrument that enable them to face the challenges and difficulties of the repertoire of their area of specialty.
  • Provide the student with solid skills in the art of interpretation, improvisation, accompaniment and arrangement.
  • Provide the student with a comprehensive knowledge of the repertoire of folk, popular and contemporary rhythms of the Caribbean region, as well as jazz music.
  • Provide the student with solid and comprehensive musical knowledge both in the traditional music of their discipline and in the genres particular to their specialty.
  • Train excellent performing musicians trained to value, understand and perform the diversity of works written and transcribed for their instrument, as well as traditional ones.
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