New Trier High School Jazz Ensembles Curriculum Winnetka Campus Northfield Campus 385 Winnetka Ave 7 Happ Road Winnetka, IL 60093 Northfield, IL 60093 Nic Meyer – Director of Jazz Ensembles
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[email protected] Copyright September 2012 New Trier High School All rights reserved Table of Contents Preface ................................................................... 3 Ensemble Structure ................................................ 3 Philosophy of Program ........................................... 4 Learning Objectives ............................................... 4 Individual Development .................................. 5 Large and Small Ensemble Skills ...................... 6 Aural Skills and Music Theory .......................... 8 Large Ensemble Repertoire .............................. 8 Jazz Listening Habits......................................... 9 Social and Historical Understanding .............. 10 Musical Citizenship ........................................ 11 Individual Style and Taste .............................. 12 Beyond the Classroom ................................... 13 Appendix A – Jazz Percussion Appendix B – Scales and Vocabulary Appendix C – Small Ensembles Appendix D – Aural Skills and Theory Appendix E – Listening Appendix F – CMP Model Appendix G - Resources 2 Preface The New Trier Music Department maintains a concurrent-enrollment policy for all wind and percussion students participating in the jazz program. All wind students must