At the end of this course, the students; 1) will be familiar with the structure, common rules, characteristics and styles in Jazz music and will recognize major musicians from each era.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
None
COURSE DEFINITION
Characteristics, structure and significant musicians of jazz music.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
The meaning of the word "Jazz", the origin of jazz music, external influences that caused its formation; Identifying the jazz musician.
2nd Week
Basic elements of jazz music, tempo, beats, rhythm, syncopation, "swing" feeling and improvisation in jazz music.
3rd Week
Blues, Ragtime, Boogie Woogie, New Orleans and Dixieland: forms used, patterns, instrumentation and notable musicians.
4th Week
Notation in jazz music: Differences between Lead Sheet, Chart and Sheet music, techniques for reading and analyzing charts, following and arranging solos.
5th Week
Basic chords and chord patterns used in jazz music, roles of dominant and II-V chord pattern.
6th Week
Forms of jazz music: twelve measure Blues form, thirty-two measure Jazz forms, modal forms and ways to identify other forms.
7th Week
Presentation of student projects.
8th Week
Midterm
9th Week
Improvisation: its birth and development, the skills of the improviser, the elements to be considered while listening to improvisation. The effect of form in improvisation.
10th Week
The evolution of instruments: instruments from period to period, their changing roles in groups and orchestras, their developing and changing roles after they started to improvise.
11th Week
Forms, patterns, arrangements, improvisations and important musicians used in the swing period.
12th Week
Forms, patterns, arrangements, improvisations and important musicians used in the Bebop, Cool Jazz and Hardbop periods.
13th Week
Changes in Jazz music from the 1960s to the present, new styles that emerged as a result of merging with other music styles, are important names of new styles.
14th Week
Presentation of student projects.
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Cazın İçinden (Cüneyt Sermet), Jazz Styles: History and Analysis (Mark C. Gridley) Caz Kitabı: Ragtime'dan Fusion ve Sonrasına (Joachim E. Berendt) Jazz Anecdotes (Bill Crow)
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture,Practice
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Mid-term
1
40
Total(%)
40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
60
Total(%)
100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities
Number
Hours
Workload
Midterm exam
1
1
1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
14
1
14
Preparation for Final exam
1
20
20
Course hours
14
2
28
Preparation for Midterm exam
1
15
15
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
1
2
2
Homework
Meeting with advisor
1
1
1
Total Workload
81
Total Workload / 30
2,7
ECTS Credits of the Course
3
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
