James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2003

MU2203:04

All That Jazz 1

Townsville HECS Band 1

26 hours lectures. Semester 1.

Available to all students except BMus students.

Staff: Dr D Sudmalis.

This is a general subject on jazz history that covers the various styles of jazz from its origins through to the present. Recordings by key artists associated with various jazz styles are examined and jazz forms are explored and analysed.

Learning Objectives:

  1. an appreciation of the various styles of jazz;
  2. an understanding of the manner in which jazz has developed throughout the 20th century;
  3. a knowledge of the music of the key artists associated with each different jazz style;
  4. a general knowledge of jazz forms.

Assessment by mid-semester aural examination (25%); end-of-semester aural examination (30%); essay (2500 words) (45%).