Survey of Jazz Styles
MUSC 278Z
Winter 2022
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ONLINE COURSE: Synchronous class meetings via Zoom 4:30pm-6:20pm. Classes held on Jan 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 17, 19. The class will also include 20+ hours of asynchronous content. Please note: Students should expect some readings and assignments to be due during winter break, prior to the beginning of Winter Session class meetings. This course is a study of how jazz works, developing the awareness and tools that allow us to understand and evaluate what we are hearing when we listen to live or recorded jazz--how and why the musicians do what they do and the larger context into which a performance fits. We explore historical developments and chronology, the structures that govern jazz improvisation and other performance practices and the instrument roles and sub-styles that typically make up the music. Though there will be ample relevant information for musicians, a background in music theory or performance is not at all necessary for this course. Syllabi for Winter Session courses will be posted to https://www.wesleyan.edu/wintersession/courses.html as soon as they are available. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA MUSC |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Online reserve chapters/articles
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Examinations and Assignments:
Class Participation 10%
Moodle Discussion Board Reflections 35%
Essays: 30% (includes Critical Essay on a Musician and two Comparative Essays)
Final Project: 25% |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
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| Instructor(s): Baerman,Noah Times: TBA; Location: ONLINE; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 18 | | SR major: 3 | JR major: 3 | | |
| | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 3 | JR non-major: 3 | SO: 3 | FR: 3 |
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