Mus (Music) 1043
American Jazz Styles (96750)
(FA; 4.0 cr; Jim Carlson)

Course Description
Development and analysis of the New Orleans dixieland, ragtime, stride, boogie-woogie, Chicago dixieland, swing, bop, cool, funky, progressive, third-stream, free form, and fusion jazz styles. Introductory course to help non-music majors become familiar with and appreciate this art form.

Course Information
The course will concentrate on helping students learn the sounds of American Jazz Styles and become articulate about the characteristics and musicians. There will be nine listening quizzes and three written tests. There will be no outside reading assignments (the textbook will be the only outside reading). The students will be expected to spend time outside of class listening to jazz. There will be no writing assignments.

• May 19 Introduction to the class; explanation of the syllabus; how to listen to jazz; styles
• May 20 Jazz heritages; The Blues, Ragtime
• May 21 LQ #1, New Orleans and Chicago Dixieland, Louis Armstrong
• May 22 LQ#2, Boogie-Woogie, Stride, Swing, Duke Ellington
• May 23 LQ#3, Written Test #1
  
  
• May 26 Memorial Day, no class
• May 27 Bebop, Bird, Diz
• May 28 LQ#4, Cool, Miles, Brubeck
• May 29 LQ#5, Rebop, Mingus, Monk, Rollins
• May 30 LQ#6, Free Jazz, Fusion, Coltrane, 3rd Stream
  
  
• June 2 LQ#7, Written Test #2
• June 3 Big Bands, TV & Film Jazz, Latin Jazz
• June 4 LQ#8, Jazz Singers, Today's Jazz
• June 5 LQ#9, Jazz Sleuthing, Class Tunes
• June 6 Written Test #3

Class schedule:
Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
Class meets in HFA 185.

Textbooks/Materials
Jazz (10th edition) by Tanner, et. al. with accompanying CDs

Course Dates
May 16-June 6, 2008

Program Costs
Tuition plus textbook/CDs

Faculty Profile
Jim Carlson

Contact Information
Office: 80 HFA; Phone: (320) 589-6242; E-Mail: carlsoja@morris.umn.edu