At the end of this course, the students; 1) know with the birth, growth and eras of Jazz as well as the properties, instrumentation and musicians of each era: they recognize the harmonic construction and populer forms of each style.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
None
COURSE DEFINITION
To teach the birth, development, styles and important musicians of Jazz music.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Introduction to Jazz music, the origin of the word "jazz", the basic principles of Jazz.
2nd Week
Field Hollers, Prison Songs Gospel, Spirituals and the Blues.
3rd Week
The effect of Blues on Jazz. Origins of Jazz: Ragtime, Stride, military music and other elements that contributed to the birth of Jazz.
4th Week
Early Jazz: New Orleans Combo Jazz proir to the mid 1930s, Dixieland, the Chicago School.
5th Week
Dixieland to Swing: elements that transformed the music, the birth of the "swing feel", instrumentation.
6th Week
Swing Era: the early 1930s to the late 1940s, Big Bands and band leaders.
7th Week
Student projects are presented in class.
8th Week
MID-TERM EXAM
9th Week
Bebop: the early 1940s to the mid 1950s.
10th Week
Cool Jazz, Hard Bop, West Coast Style of the 1950s.
11th Week
Free Jazz: what makes it "free"
12th Week
Improvisation: analysis of changes in improvisation from style to style.
13th Week
Twenty years of Jazz, Rock and American Populer music: the mid 1960s to the mid 1980s. Distinguishing Jazz from Rock and Funk, Fusion styles.
14th Week
Presentation of student projects.
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Jazz Styles: History and Analysis (Mark C. Gridley) Caz Kitabı: Ragtimedan 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
15
15
Course hours
14
2
28
Preparation for Midterm exam
1
10
10
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
1
1
1
Homework
Meeting with advisor
1
1
1
Performance Practice
14
1
14
Total Workload
84
Total Workload / 30
2,8
ECTS Credits of the Course
3
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
