Course Outline
January
- Tuesday 25, The Elements of Jazz
- Read Martin. Introduction : Jazz Basics.
- Listening: CD 1Track 4 (syncopation), Track 1(scales), Track 3(accompaniment), and Track 2(arpeggiation of seventh chords)
- Thursday 27, Instruments of Jazz.
- Read Martin . Introduction : Jazz Basics
- Listening: Tracks 12 - 15(open and muted trumpet), Tracks 16 - 21 (saxophones and clarinet), Tracks 22 - 25( open and muted trombone and glissando), Tracks 10 and 11(piano trio), Track 43 ( walking bass), Tracks 26 - 35 (the drum set), and Tracks 36, 37 and 39. (the guitar). "Form and Organization" Track 11 (the blues form) and "Jazz Performance Terms" Tracks 44 - 49
February
- Tuesday 1, The Origins of Jazz
- Read Martin Chapter 1.
- Thursday 3, The Birth of Jazz
- Read Martin Chapter 2
- Tuesday 8, The Birth of Jazz
- Louis Armstrong and Bix Beiderbecke
- Read Martin Chapter 3
- Thursday 10, Quiz and Short paper(1 -2 pages) is due in class.
The Big Band Era. 1930s - 1940s
- Tuesday 15, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Fletcher Henderson and Mary Lou Williams
- Read Martin Chapter 4
- Thursday 17, Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller
- Read Martin Chapter 5
- Tuesday 22, Film. International Sweethearts of Rhythm
- Thursday 24, Jazz and World War II
March
Post-World War II and the Birth of Modern Jazz
- Tuesday 1, Jazz Vocalists. Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughan
- Read Martin Chapter 6
- Thursday 3, Post Swing Bands. Kenton and Herman
- Tuesday 8, The Bebop Era. Gillespie and Parker
- Read Martin Chapter 7
- Berliner, Paul. Thinking in Jazz Chapter 2 " Hangin' Out and Jammin'" pages 36 - 44
- Thursday 10, The Bebop Era. Monk, Powell and Williams
- Read Martin Chapter 7
Jazz Styles of the 1950s.
- Tuesday15, Miles Davis and Gil Evans
- Read Martin Chapter 8
- Thursday 17, No class.
- Midterm paper Topic. Jazz 1900 - 1950 (3 -5 pages) is due at 4:30 p.m. *
Spring Break
April
- Tuesday 5, Dave Brubeck, Modern Jazz Quartet, Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker
- Read Martin Chapter 8
Gospel, Blues, Afro-Cuban Rhythms and Jazz
- Thursday 7, Art Blakey, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus and Horace Silver.
- Read Martin Chapter 8
- Tuesday 12, Midterm exam. *
- Thursday 14, The Afro-Cuban/Latin Influence of Jazz. Mario Bauza, Machito, Tito Puente and Stan Getz
Jazz of the Late 1950s and Early 1960s
- Tuesday 19, Jazz as Protest. John Coltrane, Max Roach and Archie Shepp.
- Read Martin Chapter 9
- Thursday 21, Guest lecturer.
Jazz in the 1960s and 70s. Exploring Non-Western Music, Free Improvisation and Technology
- Tuesday 26, Non-Western Influences on Jazz. Toshiko Akiyoshi, Max Roach and Randy Weston
- Thursday. 28, Free Jazz and Fusion. Ornette Coleman, Miles Davis and Chick Corea
- Second Short paper is due (in class) *
- Read Martin Chapter 10
May
Oral Presentation 5 - 10 minutes
- Tuesday 3, Jan, Julia, John, Bryan, Adam, David, Tamrah, Lindsay, Leah,
- Thursday 5, Stephen, Rachel, Kath, Francesca,Jaime, Diane, Paul W, Charles,
- Tuesday 10, Hanna, Chris, Trevor, Howard, Nick, Kevin, Joseph, Paul, N.,
- Thursday 12, Tala, Lauren, Jackie,Ericca, Mollie, Brent, Alyssa,
Friday 13, Semester Ends.
Wednesday 18, Final paper (5 -7 pages) is due by 5 p.m.