MUSC 2406 Jazz Chamber Music II
- Division: Fine Arts, Comm, and New Media
- Department: Music
- Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 1; Lecture: 0; Lab: 2
- Repeatable: Yes.
- Prerequisites: MUSC 1406 or permission of Instructor. Audition required.
- Corequisites: N/A
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
- Semester Approved: Summer 2020
- Five-Year Review Semester: Summer 2025
- End Semester: Spring 2026
- Optimum Class Size: 12
- Maximum Class Size: 20
Course Description
Chamber ensemble groups for jazz musicians. This ensemble will provide students with an opportunity to develop technical skill, sight-reading ability, and knowledge of the repertory related to the ensemble. It further allows students to synthesize musical, historical and cultural knowledge into meaningful artistic expression. Registration by permission of instructor. Audition required. May be repeated for credit.
Justification
This course prepares students to perform in a prevalent style of jazz performance: the small combo. Similar courses are available in both classical and jazz music at other four year institutions in Utah.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Accurately perform the rhythms, melodies and harmonies of the music selected by the director.
- Perform essential music skills as part of a section, including, proper intonation blend and balance.
- Show improvement in both speed and accuracy of literature learning as measured by small group assessment.
- Understand the Historical Context of the Repertoire that is assigned in class.
- Communicate the understanding which they have gained to their audiences.
Course Content
Members of the ensemble will learn and perform appropriate literature as selected by the instructor. Content includes study of:
• Intonation
• Balance
• Blend
• Articulation
• Historical Context
• Performance Practice
Key Performance Indicators: Students in instrumental music performance courses are assessed in the following ways: Participation Rates - Attendance at class sessions 30 to 35%Presentation/Performance – sectional rehearsal participation and performance 25 to 30%Presentation/Performance - Concert participation and performance 30 to 35%Group Project - Participation in concert recording review and critique 10 to 15%Representative Text and/or Supplies: Literature is taken from the Snow College score library.Pedagogy Statement: This course involves mostly rehearsal of music from a given era, style, composer, artist, etc. Each group will focus on music from one of the aforementioned items, as assigned by the instructor. Students are encouraged, but not required, to create arrangements of the repertoire we work on. Students are required to memorize the music for concerts, and are required to practice and rehearse as a group outside of the scheduled rehearsal time. Group rehearsal time outside of class is expected to be at least one 50 minute rehearsal. Personal practice will vary from student to student. The final "exam" for this course is the final concert at the end of the semester.Instructional Mediums: Lecture/Lab