This is a semester-long (15 weeks) undergraduate course. The central focus of this class is the study and practice of the fundamentals of jazz. In addition to the study of jazz curriculum and instruction in K-12 public schools, this course includes a lab portion in which students will practice jazz performance skills on their main and secondary instruments, study form and score analysis, arrange beginning level jazz tunes, observe public school jazz classes, and read and discuss issues in jazz education related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the jazz classroom. All music majors and minors who play an instrument or sing are welcome; alternate assignments will be given to non-music education majors.
Prerequisites
MUS 101 and 103.
Course UID
006346.1
Course Subject
Catalog Number
248
Long title
Foundations of Teaching Jazz