MUSIC 007 — EVOLUTION OF JAZZ
TOM SMIALEK, FALL 2004

Office Location: Temporary Building 1, T-102
Hours: MWF 11:05 am - 12:00 pm or 3:05 - 5:00 pm, other times by appointment
Phone Number: (570) 450-3058
E-mail Address: tws4@psu.edu

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Goals/Course Description:

Evolution of Jazz is a depth course which concentrates on a specific repertoire of music, namely, that of the American jazz tradition. Jazz is a form of music firmly rooted in the oral (and aural) tradition. To really get into the music, then, an emphasis must be placed on active, concentrated listening. This course's focus on the stylistic traits of outstanding jazz musicians synthesizes the development of listening skills and the understanding of the nature and evolution of jazz.

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Course Policies:

• Required materials
• Tentative schedule of lectures, readings, and listenings
• Grades
• Listening
• Attendance & Class Conduct
• Hazleton Campus weather cancellations and compressed schedule
• Academic Integrity Statement
• Students with Disabilities

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Resources:

• Lecture notes
• Key to instrument demonstration CD (copies of CD on MUSIC 7 reserve at Library, Main Desk)
• Key to Elements of Music Examples CD (copies of CD on MUSIC 7 reserve at Library, Main Desk)
• Listening examples for the Elements of Music: rhythm, pitch, texture
• Selections from the Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz (SCCJ), available from the Digital Music Library (You need RealPlayer to hear them.)
• Central Pennsylvania Friends of Jazz
• Concerts at Penn State's School of Music, University Park campus

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Listening Project:

• Attending a concert
• Concert report instructions
• Tips on writing style
• Sample concert report

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Last modified: August 31, 2004