Jazz Combo

Catalog description

Students will meet weekly with the appropriate faculty member to work on jazz performance in the small group (combo) setting. Study of phrasing, articulation, jazz theory, improvisation, and other jazz performance practices will be addressed. Students will be auditioned at the beginning of the semester for placement. At least one public performance will be given per semester. One credit for every semester of satisfactory participation is granted for this music performance group, with a maximum allowance of ten credits in any one music organization. Additional credits are possible with a waiver from the departmental chairperson. The ensemble is also available without credit. Thematic Thread(s): Citizenship & Social Problems, Cultural Literacy & Community Building, Conservation, Technology & Imagination, Human Diversity & Well-Being, Institutions & Human Innovations, Transfer Thread Completion Course