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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
MUSCP 43 | Title:
SUMMER JAZZ WORKSHOP |
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| Full Title:
Summer Jazz Workshop |
| Last Reviewed:5/5/2008 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 2.50 | Lecture Scheduled | 6.00 | 6 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 36.00 |
| Minimum | 2.50 | Lab Scheduled | 7.00 | 5 min. | Lab Scheduled | 42.00 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 13.00 | | Contact Total | 78.00 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 72.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 150.00 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade Only
Repeatability:
34 - 4 Enrollments Total
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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This course is a comprehensive jazz workshop that develops the essential skills needed for jazz performance: interpretation, improvisation, sight reading, and knowledge of fundamental jazz theory.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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This course is a comprehensive jazz workshop that develops the essential skills needed for jazz performance: interpretation, improvisation, sight reading, and knowledge of fundamental jazz theory.
(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:34 - 4 Enrollments Total
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 2009 | Inactive: | Fall 2015 |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 2009 | Inactive: | Fall 2015 |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Not Certificate/Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Authentically interpret and perform classic and contemporary jazz literature.
2. Demonstrate technical proficiency in the performance of selected literature.
3. Sight read college-level literature for jazz ensemble.
4. Perform improvised solos on classic and contemporary jazz literature.
5. Evaluate and critically analyze their musical performance for future improvement.
Students repeating Summer Jazz Workshop will be able to:
1. Demonstrate greater technical achievement on their instrument.
2. Articulate musical phrases with greater clarity.
3. Perform with higher standards of intonation.
4. Demonstrate a more sophisticated comprehension of dynamics, phrasing, musical expression, and nuance.
5. Demonstrate greater skill in sight-reading and improvisation.
Topics and Scope
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I. Sight-reading of classic and contemporary jazz ensemble literature
II. Rehearsal and performance of classic and contemporary works for jazz ensemble
III. Study of particular technical challenges specific to the literature studied
IV. Jazz Articulation Techniques
V. Jazz Theory and Improvisation
A. Scales and modes
B. Seventh chords
C. Transposition
D. Techniques for improvisation
VI. The Components of Musical Expression
A. Phrasing
B. Dynamic contrast and nuance, etc.
VII. Analysis and Comparison of the Different Styles of Jazz
A. Swing
B. Cool
C. Bebop, etc.
VIII. Students repeating Summer Jazz Workshop will perform new literature each semester,
building on both their skill level and knowledge of the repertoire.
Assignments:
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1. Approximately 1 hour per week of outside practice per hour of rehearsal. Includes scales and arpeggios in all keys and preparation of ensemble music.
2. The selected repertoire will dictate additional assignments to meet the requirements for that literature.
3. Students repeating Summer Jazz Workshop will be held to higher standards of performance with each repetition.
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because skill demonstrations are more appropriate for this course. |
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| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
75 - 90% |
| Class performances | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
10 - 25% |
| Attendance and participation | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Aebersold, Jamey. A New Approach to Jazz Improvisation, Volume 54: "Maiden Voyage." CD and text, 1991. (Classic text)
Instructor prepared materials.
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