MUS 190 - Jazz Ensemble

Description
The jazz ensemble will rehearse and perform repertoire in various styles from various periods in jazz and big band development. Improvisation will be taught and emphasized in performance. The jazz ensemble will perform 1-2 concerts per semester and meets 2 times a week. Grading is based on attendance and punctuality to rehearsals and concerts as well as demonstrated competency of the music being studied.

Credit Hours: 1
Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): None
Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: Yes
Course Fees: $10.00
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 4
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
Recording Technology, A.M.

General Education Requirement:
None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Students will recognize, respond to, and model jazz articulation styles.

2. Students will achieve a high level of effective musical expression.

3. Know and use active listening skills.

4. Create and/or organize data and information into meaningful patterns in order to interpret and draw inferences from it.

5. Complete work accurately, with attention to detail.

6. Manage time effectively.

7. Work well in teams and with others.
Course Outline:
I. Reading, preparation, and performance of musical compositions appropriate to the instrumentation and playing ability of the Ensemble.

II. Students will sing pitches to help with intonation, balance, and blend.

III. Students will pat-clap to help with the feeling of pulse

IV. Students will be expected to sing parts to help develop different articulation styles for different pieces.

Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
No
Instructional Strategies:
Lecture: 10-30%

Rehearsal: Active listening to other instrumentalists in the Ensemble: 30 - 40%

Ability to follow directions of the conductor: 10-20%

Stylistic warm-ups: 5-10%

Singing parts style: 10-15%

Pat-clapping for pulse: 5-10%
Mandatory Course Components:
None
Equivalent Courses:
None

Accepted GRCC Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Credit: None
AP Min. Score: NA
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Course prepares students to seek the following external certification:
No
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with ARW/IRW Pairing: IRW 97, IRW 98, IRW 99

Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
None

Course Type:
Elective- Offering designed to expand learning opportunities for degree seeking students. May or may not be required for students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Music Ensembles - 1:2-3
Total Music Ensemble Hours Per Week: 2
People Soft Course ID Number: 100302
Course CIP Code: 50.09
Maximum Course Enrollment: 25
High School Articulation Agreements exist?: No
If yes, with which high schools?: NA
Non-Credit GRCC Articulation Agreement With What Area: No
Identify the Non Credit Programs this Course is Accepted: NA

School: School of Liberal Arts
Department: Music
Discipline: MUS
Faculty Credential Requirements:
18 graduate credit hours in discipline being taught (HLC Requirement), Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), Professionally qualified through work experience in field (Perkins Act or Other) (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details:
The instructor must be an excellent music educator, fluent in jazz styles and improvisation. A Master’s Degree in music is required. A Master’s Degree in Jazz Studies is recommended.

Major Course Revisions: N/A
Last Revision Date Effective: 20230223T17:56:16
Course Review & Revision Year: 2027-2028