MUSI 1165 Jazz Pedagogy and Basic Jazz Technique
This course covers the fundamentals of how to teach basic jazz performance techniques properly and effectively to beginners with little or no prior experience with the genre. The goal of this course is to prepare students graduating from the BM in Music or BM in Performance program for the task of coaching jazz ensembles and teaching jazz performance skills to students at the K-12 level. The course assumes that students enter the class with little or no prior knowledge about performing or teaching jazz. Topics covered include the basics of jazz scale/chord theory, jazz chord symbol nomenclature, a basic understanding of common jazz historical style periods and their defining characteristics, conceptualizing and teaching an authentic swing 8th-note feel, the fundamentals of jazz improvisation, jazz sonic preferences, the basic structure and format of a jazz combo performance common jazz terminology, and essential repertoire for jazz ensemble directors, among other topics.
Offered
As scheduled