Jazz Styles and Analysis MUH 5816-0001 Fall Semester 2012 M-W 4:30-5:45 PAC M260
Instructor: Professor Per Danielsson Office: 407-823-0064 Cell: 407-963-6158 E-mail: [email protected] Office: PAC, Rm. M117
Description: A comprehensive study of jazz music from a historical perspective, including its origins, evolution of styles and influential artists. Included in the course is theoretical analysis of significant musical qualities of influential musicians from different periods of jazz.
Objective: The student should be able to understand and analyze the language of jazz harmonically, melodically and rhythmically from a historical perspective. Also understand the development of improvisation and recognize selected musicians and eras by listening.
Grading:
4 Critical Listening tests 5% each 20% 10 Weekly Assignments 4%Each 40% Midterm test (10-10-2012) 10% Final Exam (12-10-2012, 4pm-6:50pm) 10% Research Paper (Due 11-5-2012) 20%
Grading scale: A 92-100 C+ 78-79 D- 60-61 A- 90-91 C 72-77 F 59 and below B+ 88-89 C- 70-71 B 82-87 D+ 68-69 B- 80-81 D 62-67
Critical Listening: Analyze and answer questions about historical jazz recordings. Knowledge of artist and name of composition. Recognize era and approximate year.
Weekly Assignments: Assignment is to be turned in on Tuesdays before class. All reports and homework should be submitted as a word or pdf file. Finale and Sibelius files should be converted to pdf.
Class Presentation: A 15 min presentation of a subject, artist, band or style that you are currently influenced by or studying, is required. The presentation should be well organized and include score and/or music examples.
Midterm test: Test on all material covered up to mid-term. Study guide will be handed out.
Final Exam: Not cumulative
Research Paper: Substantial paper about an approved subject. Please discuss this with me early in the semester. Substantial text sources along with applicable recordings and videos are required. Source listings. Project needs to be handed in on the scheduled due date (no exceptions). Presentation of the project is scheduled for week 15. All the presented material will be included in the final for the entire class.
Attendance: Two missed class meetings are allowed. Additional missed class meetings will result in a 2% grade deduction per occurrence.
Student Conduct: Review the Office of Student Conduct website. http://osc.sdes.ucf.edu/ Absolutely no texting during class. Failure to observe this rule will result in immediate removal from the classroom and grade F will be assigned for that class meeting.
Texts:
Class handouts and assigned listening. Additional but not required texts: The Swing Era by Gunther Schuller Jazz, From its Origins to Present, by Lewis Porter/Michael Ullman The NPR Curious Listener’s Guide to Jazz by Loren Schoenberg The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz. (booklet) Blues People by LeRoy Jones Bird Lives by Russ Russel Reading Jazz by Robert Gottlieb Visions of Jazz by Gary Giddings Groove Dictionary of Jazz Changes over Time: The Evolution of Jazz Arranging by Fred Sturm
Course Schedule
Date Topic Area of discussion
Week 1 Introduction Explanation of class expectations. Paper guidelines. Weekly assignment guidelines. Critical listening guidelines. Score analysis suggestions.
Week 2 Louis Armstrong In depth study of their contributions to jazz Bix Beiderbecke as pioneers and musicians. Sidney Bechet Jelly Roll Morton
Week 3 Swing Recognitions of important bands and musicians. Arranging and composition styles. Score analysis of Fletcher Henderson arrangements.
Week 4 Duke Ellington Composer, arranger, pianist. His music and status. Arranging style and techniques. Score analysis and listening. Contemporary treatment of his music.
Week 5 The Great Tenors Young, Hawkins, Gordon, Rollins Sample of contemporary treatment of their styles.
Week 6 Individuals Roy Eldridge, Art Tatum, Goodman Trio Ella Fitzgerald, others.
Week 7 Bop Omnibook exercise as homework. Bud Powell, Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro Tadd Dameron
Week 8 Cool Tristano, Third Stream, Birth of the Cool Art Pepper, others.
Week 9 Hard Bop Adderley brothers, Horace Silver Art Blakey, Clifford Brown, others.
Week 10 Miles Davis Including his groups and sidemen and their Wayne Shorter careers. Wayne Shorter - Composer
Week 11 John Coltrane Modal Jazz. Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner. Monk/Mingus Contemporary artists directly influenced by Coltrane, Mingus and Monk.
Week 12 Avant Garde Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor, Keith Jarrett and the Koln Concert. Sam Rivers. Practical music experiment.
Week 13 Jazz Composition Bob Brookmeyer, Maria Schneider, Gil Evans (Big band) Other contemporary composers and arrangers.
Week 14 European Jazz Big bands and individual artists, past and present. Compare the American and European “sound”.
Week 15 Graduate presentations
Week 16 Review for Final
Course schedule and dates are subject to change.
Students with disability, please notify me asap.
Fall 2012 Jazz Ensembles Concert Schedule
Tuesday September 18 Jazz Chamber Groups. 8Pm, Rehearsal Hall.
Tuesday September 25 Jazz Chamber Groups. 8Pm, Rehearsal Hall.
Friday October 26 UCF Jazz Ensemble I 8pm, COM 101. Director: Professor Rupert
Tuesday November 6 UCF Jazz Ensemble 2 8Pm, Rehearsal Hall. Director: Per Danielsson
Tuesday November 13 Jazz Chamber Groups. 8Pm, Rehearsal Hall.
Tuesday November 27 Jazz Chamber Groups. 8Pm, Rehearsal Hall.
Friday November 30 UCF Jazz Ensemble I 8Pm, COM 101. Director: Professor Rupert
Please check the Music Departments event calendar on a regular basis for upcoming events and concerts.