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Course: MHL145 First Term: 2001 Fall
Final Term: Current
Final Term: 2012 Fall
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Lecture 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s) 3 Load
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Subject Type: AcademicLoad Formula: S |
MCCCD Official Course Competencies | |||
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1. List and identify by sound instruments used in jazz. (I)
2. Describe typical rhythms and meters used in jazz. (I) 3. Identify a twelve-bar blues structure. (II) 4. Define improvisation and explain its role in jazz. (III) 5. Identify the scored big band sound. (III) 6. List influential jazz musicians and their contributions. (IV) 7. List major jazz periods in chronological order. (V) 8. Describe stylistic characteristics of each major jazz style. (V) 9. Describe social, economic, political, and cultural diversities and their influence on each new style during the evolution of jazz music. (V) | |||
MCCCD Official Course Outline | |||
I. Instruments of the Jazz Band
A. Brass B. Woodwinds C. Rhythm section II. Blues, Song Structure A. Twelve-bar format III. Improvisation Versus Scored Music IV. Important Jazz Musicians A. Louis Armstrong B. Duke Ellington C. Charlie Parker D. Cannonball Adderly V. Jazz Styles and Their Historical Importance A. Early New Orleans B. Blues C. Dixieland D. Swing E. Bop F. Fusion G. Third Stream | |||
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 4/27/1999 |