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MUSC 107 - Survey of Jazz History: CD



5.0 Credits
An overview of jazz styles from Civil War to the present, (including blues, ragtime, Dixieland, swing, bebop, cool, and fusion) and the social, ethnic, and economic factors that influenced the development of jazz.
Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. List and describe the basic elements of music that are present in jazz.
  2. List and describe the major stylistic features of each of the major eras of jazz history.
  3. Describe the geographical and socioeconomic conditions that affected the development of jazz in America.
  4. Identify, through excerpted listening, various styles of jazz music, including Dixieland, blues, ragtime, swing, bebop, cool, and other contemporary genres.
  5. Articulate biographical knowledge of major contributors to each style of jazz.
  6. Identify typical instrumentation for each style of jazz.
  7. Describe the social inequities that existed due to prejudice, discrimination, gender and social class in the evolution of jazz.
  8. Apply knowledge, awareness, and/or skills to identify and analyze issues related to diversity.



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