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| Jazz Combo | |||
| JAZZ COMBO | |||
| CLASS CODE: | MUSIC 324 | CREDITS: 1 - 2 | |
| DIVISION: | PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS | ||
| DEPARTMENT: | MUSIC | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: | This course does not fulfill a General Education requirement. | ||
| DESCRIPTION: | Combos provide opportunities to develop improvisational solo skills sometimes unavailable in the larger jazz ensembles. A curriculum is provided to learn and cultivate traditional and contemporary jazz art skills. Groups can specialize in styles, such as: bebop/swing, funk, Latin, Dixieland, etc. | ||
| TAUGHT: | |||
| CONTENT AND TOPICS: | Jazz styles, improvisation, performance practices | ||
| GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: | 1. Develop improvisational skills and jazz style. 2. Learn skills essential to the cultivation of the jazz art form. |
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| REQUIREMENTS: | Two 50-minute rehearsals a week, attendance at Jazz Masterclass, and participation on the Jazz Combo Concert and other performances as specified. | ||
| PREREQUISITES: | Audition | ||
| OTHER: | It is highly recommended that all students interested in jazz take Music 146 A & B: Jazz Improvisation 1 and 2. | ||
| EFFECTIVE DATE: | August 2004 | ||