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Jazz
Course Offerings Undergraduate Jazz Core Curriculum Jazz Performance Labs (JPL) I, II, & III Upper Division and Graduate Level Courses in Jazz History of Jazz 1900 - 1950 ******************************************************* Jazz Studio Instruction Individual lessons in jazz performance practice are available to students who have been admitted by audition into the jazz studies program or by instructor consent. Six terms (with completion of three terms at the 200 level) of jazz studio instruction are required of undergraduates prior to advancement to full major status. Jazz Performance Labs (JPL) I, II, & III The Jazz Performance Lab is a three-term course sequence in jazz performance practice. A primer for advanced work in jazz improvisation, composition, and arranging, the JPL combines performance on each student's instrument with theory, ear-training, piano, and improvisation methods. This course is required for freshman majoring in jazz studies and highly recommended for other students who wish to "get their feet wet" and learn the basics of improvisation. Jazz Theory Functional Jazz Piano I & II For both jazz pianists and non-pianists, the goal of this class is to become familiar with a variety of common voicing techniques through practical application, including (but not limited to): 1) left-hand bass w/ 3rd or 6th/7th voicings (with and without melody), 2) 2-note critical tone voicings (with roots and rootless) (with and without melody), 3) 3-note left hand voicings, 4) 4-part drop 2 block voicings, 5) triads/7th chords superimposed over 2-note critical tone voicings Jazz Improvisation I & II A study of improvisational methods through task-oriented performance of selected jazz repertoire. The goal of this class is to introduce concepts and practice methods used by jazz artists to gain improvisation skills and to apply them to your own practice and performance over selected jazz repertoire. ************************************************************************************* Upper Division and Graduate Level Courses in Jazz Jazz Studio Instruction Individual lessons in jazz performance practice are available to students who have been admitted by audition into the jazz studies program or by instructor consent. History of Jazz 1900 - 1950 History, biography, multiculturalism, and racism in early jazz and swing through modern jazz. Includes Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Miles Davis. History of Jazz 1940 to Present History, biography, multiculturalism, and racism in modern jazz and free jazz to the present. Includes Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman. Jazz Repertoire I, II, III This class is designed for intermediate to advanced level improvisers continuing to develop concepts and practice methods for improvisation as applied to selected jazz repertoire. Self-generated practice routines are developed and refined by each student in consultation with the instructor. Solo transcription/analysis is a significant component of the class and used to examine and assimilate artists methodology. Students build a base of songs from which continued improvisation study is made more accessible. Jazz Arranging I, II, III The course studies basic arranging and composition skills used in the jazz idiom through task-oriented assignments for large and small jazz ensembles. Included are discussions of reharmonization, instrumentation/orchestration, one to five part density, and various voicing techniques as well as common formal constructs. All assignments and pieces are performed and recorded for student feedback and analysis. Advanced Jazz Repertoire I, II, III This class, for advanced improvisers, examines major style periods in jazz and the improvisational techniques employed by artists of each era. Students are asked to perform representative repertoire employing characteristic vocabulary and techniques. Advanced Jazz Arranging I, II, III Students continue to develop arranging/composition craft through works written for large and small jazz ensembles. Famous jazz composers writing styles are examined for significant characteristics. Topics include: tailoring pieces to instrumentalists of beginning through advanced skill levels, motivic and formal development in extended pieces, and honing a personal writing process that maximizes your artistic efforts. Jazz Pedagogy and Practicum The goal of this class is to become familiar with methods and resources available for teaching jazz at both the secondary and collegiate level. Topics include teaching jazz history, theory, composition/arranging and improvisation; and working with small and large ensembles (with emphasis on rhythm sections). Jazz Program Planning and Development In this class students become familiar with information and resources needed to successfully design and maintain a jazz program. Topics will include: Program Justification, Finding Your Program's Niche, Setting and Meeting Program Goals, Curriculum Design and Implementation, Jazz Program Needs, Creating Budgets, Typical Sources of Revenue, Creating a Curriculum Vitae and Personal Promotional Materials Survey of Jazz Composition Jazz composition and arranging from 1900 to the present. Examines the evolution of jazz composition and arranging through the study of major artists and style periods. Survey of Jazz Improvisation Jazz Reading and Conference
Non-major Participation in Classes Jazz courses and individual studio lesson are open to music majors, non-music majors, and continuing education students, but often have prerequisites and/or corequisites that must be met (see individual course descriptions). Class size limits may restrict enrollment with preference given to jazz studies majors, followed by music majors, full-time students, and continuing education students.
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