MUS 205 - Jazz History and Appreciation

Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Practicum Hours: 0
Work Experience: 0
Course Type: Core

This course is a survey of the development of American jazz from the late 19th century to the present, with emphasis on its ethnic origins, cities where jazz developed, styles that evolved and the influential composers and performers who created the various jazz styles.
Competencies

Demonstrate knowledge of jazz characteristics
1. Discuss the use of musical elements in jazz
2. Identify musical instruments as used in jazz
3. Demonstrate knowledge of forms
4. Understand the importance of improvisation in jazz performances
Demonstrate knowledge of the roots of jazz
1. Discuss the music styles on which jazz is based
2. Know the areas of the United States in which jazz developed
3. Know how jazz fits into the culture of the areas where it was developed
4. Know the important jazz composers
5. Know the important jazz performers
Demonstrate knowledge of New Orleans Style jazz
1. Discuss its history
2. Know the relationship between Blues and the New Orleans Style of jazz
3. Identify its stylistic traits
4. Know its important composers
5. Know its important performers
6. Identify representative compositions by sound
Demonstrate knowledge of jazz as it developed in New York City
1. Discuss its history
2. Know its stylistic traits
3. Know its important composers
4. Know its important performers
5. Identify representative compositions by sound
Demonstrate knowledge of the Swing style of jazz
1. Discuss its history
2. Know its stylistic traits
3. Know its important composers
4. Know its important performers
5. Identify representative compositions by sound
Demonstrate knowledge of Bop
1. Discuss its history
2. Know its stylistic traits
3. Know its important composers
4. Know its important performers
5. Identify representative compositions by sound
Demonstrate knowledge of Cool Jazz
1. Discuss its history
2. Know its stylistic traits
3. Know its important composers
4. Know its important performers
5. Identify representative compositions by sound
Demonstrate knowledge of Fusion
1. Discuss its history
2. Know its stylistic traits
3. Know its important composers
4. Know its important performers
5. Identify representative compositions by sound
Demonstrate knowledge of Jazz Rock
1. Discuss its history
2. Know its stylistic traits
3. Know its important composers
4. Know its important performers
5. Identify representative compositions by sound
Demonstrate knowledge of other jazz styles as are appropriate to the focus of this course
1. Discuss their history
2. Know their stylistic traits
3. Know their important composers
4. Know their important performers
5. Identify representative compositions by sound