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carnegie mellon has three jazz organisations:
the CMU Jazz Orchestra;
the CMU Jazz Choir; and
the CMU Jazz Club.


at a glance…

CMU Jazz Orchestra CMU Jazz Choir CMU Jazz Club (us!)

big band; 20-30 people i think?;
meets twice a week for 1h15min

choir; 8–10 people;
meets once a week for 2h

open jams; usually 5–10 people;
meets once a week for 2h

accredited course (3 units) but taking for credit is optional

accredited course (3 units) but taking for credit is optional

student organization

auditions usually take place somewhere within fall o-week and first week of fall classes
(contact mark snyder for more information)

recruitment usually takes place at the start of fall semester
(contact betsy lawrence for more information)

no recruitment! no pre-sign-ups! just drop in at any of our jams for as long as you like

conductor is mark snyder (fall 2022–)

conductor is betsy lawrence (for a long time now)

president is cam c (me!) (fall 2022–spring 2023)


TODO: talk about jazz classes currently offered/previously offered
TODO: talk about now-defunct jazz minor
TODO: soapbox on "should i go to cmu to study jazz?"