Jazz Theory 1
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 174JT1 | Z | 4 | 2T | Czech | winter |
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Name of lecturer(s)
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Study of Jazz harmony and its development in the first half of the 20th century. Basics of arranging for a combo and small jazz ensembles. Basics of jazz compositions and a study of the standards and Jazz compositions of the 1920s to 1950s.
Mode of study
Lecture
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Completion of a basic music theory course at the middle-school level.
Course contents
A required course for Jazz music studies at HAMU. Two hours per week in the Winter semester of the 1st study year of the Bachelor's study.
Instruction is concluded with credit upon completion of all assignments and two larger projects based on the lecture material.
Section 1: Basics of Jazz harmony
Section 2: Arranging for a Jazz combo and small Jazz ensembles.
Section 3: Study and analysis of Jazz compositions of the 1920s-50s and students' works in this music style.
Recommended or required reading
Gunther Schuller: Early Jazz
Jim Hall: Průvodce jazzového kytaristy
Miles Davis & Quincy Troupe: Miles - The Autobiography
Robin D.G.Kelley: Thelonious Monk
Charles Mingus: Beneath the Underdog
Assessment methods and criteria
Credit at the end of the Winter semester through completion of assignments and two larger projects based on the lecture material.
Note
None
Schedule for winter semester 2018/2019:
The schedule has not yet been prepared
Schedule for summer semester 2018/2019:
The schedule has not yet been prepared
The subject is a part of the following study plans
- Percussion Instruments-Jazz (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Double Bass-Jazz (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Piano-Jazz (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Guitar-Jazz (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Saxophone-Jazz (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)