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Feb 01, 2025
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MUS 332 - Jazz The history of jazz in the United States, styles and structure as well as the place of this music in our culture. Prerequisite: MUS 100, 221, 222, or 223. Also listed as AAS 332. Fulfills: LASR. (3 cr. hr.)
Frequency code O = offered occasionally
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Identify jazz from a variety of musical, social and political perspectives.
- Analyze jazz as a combination of African, Latino and European musical traditions.
- Describe jazz in the context of the late nineteenth century musical society through its evolution to art music in recent decades.
- Identify major stylistic changes in jazz against the backdrop of the changing American society and the often ambiguous role of the musician within that society.
- Analyze the creative process of the jazz musician and the nature of the black social and political experience in America.
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