Jazz Studies

The Conservatory of Music is proud to sponsor an active performance season that brings enthusiastic audiences from our campus and community. With more than 200 performance events each year, our jazz students are busy in rehearsal, on stage, and in the studio. And because we are located right next door to Columbus, Ohio, your opportunities just got bigger. Home to a vibrant arts community, you’ll have many chances to observe and network first-hand with professional jazz musicians in a variety of venues and different music events. It’s something unique to our location. Before long, you may find yourself performing alongside professional fellow jazz enthusiasts.

We realize that your goals or plans may change as you move through college. With this in mind, we’ve created our programs so that your first year is exploratory, offering you a more generalized study of music. So, if your area of study changes, your credits can more easily transfer to a program that’s more suited to your interests. And because our student to faculty ratio is low, classes are smaller meaning that you have access to dedicated faculty mentors that will help you determine your path forward.

Students planning to study Jazz Studies need to complete a two-part process to gain admittance to the program.

1. Submit your admission application to Capital University along with the required supporting documents.
2. Once you are academically admitted to Capital University, you will be able to submit an audition application and register for your audition date by clicking on the reply form found on your status page.

For specific audition dates and requirements by instrument or area of interest, please use the Emphasis Requirements tool.