Week One: February 1-5
Orientation
- Watch Intro Video
- Read Intro Message
- Read Syllabus
In Blackboard:
- Post Writing Assignment #1 in the Discussion Forum by Monday February 7th
- Complete Syllabus Survey by Monday February 7th
Week Two: February 7-12
NO CLASS TUESDAY FEBRUARY 8TH
Unit 1: Music Fundamentals
- Video Lectures: Beat and Tempo, Meter, Rhythm and Syncopation
- Video Lectures 2: Pitch, Pitch Pt. 2, Dynamics, Timbre
Reading Materials: Music Fundamentals PDF
Week Three: February 14-18
Unit 1: Music Fundamentals
- Lecture 3: Scales, Melody
- Lecture 4: Harmony and Tonality, Dissonance and Consonance, Texture, Form
Reading Materials: Music Fundamentals PDF
Week Four: February 21-25
QUIZ ON MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS TUESDAY FEBRUARY 22nd.
Unit 2: Roots of Jazz
- Lecture 1: How Jazz Works
- Two videos on the rhythm section, meaning guitar, bass, drums, piano etc. from Jazz at Lincoln Center: https://youtu.be/fT4H2xEE9NM — https://youtu.be/ITsluHrangI
Reading Materials: Instruments of Jazz (from Jazz, Giddins and Deveaux)
- Lecture 2: Roots of Jazz: Africa and the Blues
Reading Materials: Google Slides on the Roots of Jazz, Handout of African Music Characteristics (David Baker), Guided Listening of the Blues and the African Tradition.
Assignment: Complete Essay #2 for Monday, February 28th.
Week Five: February 28 – March 4
Unit 2: Roots of Jazz
- Lecture 3: Roots of Jazz: Ragtime
- Lecture 4: Roots of Jazz: Brass Bands
Reading Materials: Ragtime and Brass Bands Guided Listening and History, Pre-jazz Styles Handout (David Baker)
Week Six: March 7-11
QUIZ ON ROOTS OF JAZZ AND EARLY JAZZ CHARACTERISTICS THURSDAY MARCH 10th.
Unit 3: Early Jazz
- Lecture 1: New Orleans
Reading Materials: “Omar” – excerpt from Treat it Gentle – Sidney Bechet, New Orleans Bands excerpt from Treat it Gentle – Sidney Bechet
- Lecture 2: New Orleans and Early Jazz
Reading Materials: Google Slides adapted from Jazz, Giddins and Deveaux, Early Jazz Style Characteristics
- Lecture 3: Louis Armstrong
Reading Materials: Louis Armstrong Google Slides adapted from Jazz, Louis Armstrong Bio Handout, Louis Armstrong Guided Listening
Week Seven: March 14-18
Unit 3: Early Jazz
- Lecture 4: New York and Stride Piano
Reading Materials: Google Slides on Paul Whiteman and Stride Piano adapted from Jazz, Guided Listening and Videos on Paul Whiteman and Stride Piano
- Lecture 5: Bix and Beyond
Reading Materials: Google Slides with Embedded Video/Audio on Bix Beiderbecke
Week Eight: March 21-25
Unit 4: The Swing Era
- Lecture 1: Swing
Reading materials: Google Slides on Swing adapted from Jazz, Big Band Swing Characteristics
- Lecture 2: Basie vs. Ellington
Reading materials: Google Slides on Basie and Ellington adapted from Jazz, Guided Listening to Basie, Ellington and Kansas City Swing with Mary Lou Williams
Assignment: Complete Essay #3 for Monday, March 28th.
Week Nine: March 28-April 1
QUIZ ON LOUIS ARMSTRONG AND BIX TUESDAY MARCH 31st.
Unit 4: The Swing Era
- Lecture 3: Swing Era Soloists
- Lecture 4: Midterm Review
Reading Materials: Google Slides on Hawk, Pres, Benny Carter, Ella and Billie adapted from Jazz, Listening Guide to Hawk, Pres, Ella and Billie
Assignment: Review Midterm Review Sheet and Study for Midterm on Thursday April 7th.
Week Ten: April 4-8
April 5th
Midterm Review and Swing.
April 7th
MIDTERM EXAM
Week Eleven: April 11-15
Unit 5: Bebop
- Lecture 2: Bebop, Part Two – Monk and Bud
- Lecture 1: Bird and Diz
Reading Materials: Google Slides on Bebop, Guided Listening for Bebop, Monk and Bud Google Slides, Guided Listening for Monk and Bud Powell,
Unit 6: Cool Jazz and Hard Bop
- Lecture 1: Cool Jazz
Reading Materials: Google Slides on Cool Jazz, My Notes on Cool Jazz
Assignment: Submit Essay #4 by Thursday April 28th.
Week Twelve: Spring Recess
Week Thirteen: April 25-29
- Lecture 2: Cool Jazz and Hard Bop
Reading Materials: Cool Jazz Pt. 2 and Hard Bop Google Slides, Cool Jazz and Hard Bop Guided Lecture
- Lecture 3: Hard Bop Continued
Reading materials: Hard Bop Slides, Hard Bop’s Finest Soloists Guide
Week Fourteen: May 2-6
Unit 7: Modal Jazz and Beyond
- Lecture 1: Miles and Coltrane Part One
Reading Materials: Modality Google Slides, Miles and Coltrane Guided Listening
- Lecture 2: Miles and Coltrane Part Two
Reading Materials: Miles and Coltrane Slides Cont., Miles and Coltrane Guided Listening Cont.
Week Fifteen: May 9-13
Unit 8: The Avant-garde
- Lecture 1: The Avant-garde
- Lecture 2: The Avant-garde and Civil Rights pt. 2
Reading materials: Avant-garde Google Slides, Avant-garde Guided Listening
Unit 9: Fusion
- Lecture 1: Fusion
Read: Fusion Slides, Fusion Guided Listening
Assignment: Submit Final Concert Report by May 19th.
There is no final exam, the final paper is due on Thursday, May 19th, by midnight.
No late work accepted after May 23, no exceptions!
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