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the syllabus calendar is TBA. the following details are from a generic syllabus as regards a few of the class requirements.
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SUBJECT |
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| 1 |
HELLO
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FUNDAMENTALS
terms . instruments . listening skills |
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OVERVIEW
where we're going . prejazz . musicians combine blues, ragtime, marches, folksongs and popular melodies to create new sounds in the crescent city. |
video: the story of jazz
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DIXIELAND
early practitioners: king oliver, louis armstrong, the original dixieland jass band and the northern migration. |
video: louis armstrong
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THE SWING ERA
the golden age of jazz. benny goodman, the king of swing...was it all marketing. what about duke ellington, count basie and all the other great soloists? jazz becomes America's first real popular music. |
video: ken burns, the big band era and the benny goodman story
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FIRST EXAM
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BEBOP
comes a revolution. bird, diz, monk and max roach tear up 52nd Street and lay down a whole new path. |
video: chaos and risk, ken burns
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COOL SCHOOL AND PROGRESSIVE JAZZ
musicians move from NYC to LA and create the west coast sound. |
video: miles davis, stan kenton, charles mingus
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HARDBOP . FREEJAZZ
the 50s, combines bop and cool, adds a generous amount of gospel and blues, and stretches the envelope till it splodes. |
video: herbie hancock, cecil taylor, sun ra, coltrane
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SECOND EXAM
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JAZZROCK . JAZZROCK FUSION . WORLD JAZZ
the new progressive sound . miles leads the way. his followers catch the global bug. |
video: chick corea, jean luc ponty, weather report
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THE RETRO MOVEMENT . NEW AGE JAZZ
wynton marsalis becomes a major new voice, speaking out in favor of earlier voices, seeking jazz roots over modernism.
--paper due-- |
video: grp all-stars, pat metheny, others
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JAZZ IN THE 90S
retro or kenny g. or the underground, what's your flavorite? |
video: kenny g./bluenote
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CLASS CONCERT
improvisation duo . but is it jazz? |
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FINAL EXAM
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5 pgs typed, 12 pt font dbspcd, reasonable margins
compare and contrast 3 concerts seen this semester, including traditional jazz, experimental jazz and a non-jazz concert. divide paper into the following sections: music, musicians, audience, venue and overall impression. the paper is worth 100 points.
research an interesting topic, person or concept from each jazz era class and write at least one page research paper to be turned in the next week for 5 points credit.
3 exams @ 100 pts...........300 pts
the paper @ 100 pts..........100
10 homeworks @ 10 pts.....100
for a grand total of, uh,.....500 pts
90% A 80% B 70% C etc
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