MUSC 3406 Jazz Chamber Music, III
- Division: Fine Arts, Comm, and New Media
- Department: Music
- Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 1; Lecture: 2; Lab: 0
- Repeatable: Yes.
- Prerequisites: MUSC 2406 or permission of Instructor. Audition required.
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
- Semester Approved: Fall 2024
- Five-Year Review Semester: Summer 2029
- End Semester: Summer 2030
- 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 and improvisation skills, 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. 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
- Students will accurately perform the rhythms, melodies and harmonies of the music selected by the director.
- Students will perform essential music skills as part of a section, including, proper intonation blend and balance.
- Student will show improvement in the understanding and use of harmonic materials and creation of original melodic materials through improvised performance.
- Students will understand the music in its historical setting as well as the stylistic, expressive, and formal qualities associated with the particular era of music history.
- Students will 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:• Improvisation• Intonation• Balance• Style and 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 25 to 30%Group Project - Participation in concert recording review and critique 15 to 20%Representative Text and/or Supplies: Literature is taken from the standard jazz repertoire.Pedagogy Statement: This course involves rehearsal and performance of selected music from a variety of eras, styles, composers, artists, etc. Students are encouraged, but not required, to create arrangements of the repertoire we work on. Students are expected to master the performance of composed elements of the music, and develop skill in improvising newly created melodies based on the harmonic materials of the music. A minimum of 50 minutes of personal practice outside of group rehearsal time is expected each week. The final "exam" for this course is the final concert at the end of the semester.Instructional Mediums: Lecture