12/27/2024 9:00:42 AM	MUSC 9 Course Outline as of Fall 2009	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  MUSC 9	Title:  JAZZ APPRECIATION
Full Title:  Jazz Appreciation
Last Reviewed:3/8/2021

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	0		5 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  MUS 9

Catalog Description:

Lecture survey of jazz focusing on an understanding of its essential musical elements, its evolution, and the cultural contributions of African Americans. Special attention is given to the study of standard jazz forms, stylistic differences, and analysis of live and recorded performances.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Lecture survey of jazz focusing on its essential musical elements, its evolution, and the cultural contributions of African Americans.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
Area:	E G	Humanities American Cultures/Ethnic Studies
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	C1	Arts		Fall 1981
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	3A	Arts		Fall 1981
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1987	Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Major Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

1.  Demonstrate an understanding of jazz by citing elements that are

   common to all jazz styles and their usage within specific styles.

2.  Develop a process of critical listening which involves the perception

   of physical, expressive and technical aspects of music.

3.  Recognize the cultural contributions of African Americans to the

   development of jazz.

Topics and Scope

1.  Essentials of musical perception.

2.  Elements of jazz.

3.  Jazz history: blues, early New Orleans dixeland, ragtime, Chicago

   style dixieland, stride and boogie-woogie, swing, bop, cool, hand

   bop, free form, jazz-rock, fusion.

4.  Recognition of classic jazz performance, to include, among others:

   recorded performances of Armstrong, Ellington, Hawkins, Basie, Young,

   Parker, Gillespie, Davis, Brown, Coltrane, Fitzgerald, and Coleman.

5.  Examination of relevant social issues and their effects on the art

   form, such as racial segregation, integration, black population

   movements, civil rights, black radicalism, and racial/cultural

   identity.

6.  Other American cultural or ethnic groups will be discussed as

   comparative traditions whenever appropriate.

Assignments:

1.  Reading assignments (textbook and supplemental materials): 5-12 pages/wk.

2.  Listening assignments: 2-3 hrs/wk.

3.  Two concert reports (average 2 pages).

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 15 - 25%
Concert papers
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 20 - 25%
Listening examinations
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 25 - 35%
Multiple choice, matching items, completion
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 15 - 25%
Attendance and participation

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Jazz, Tenth Edition, by Tanner, Megill, and Gerow, W.C. Brown, 2005.

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