HISTORY OF JAZZ

Mus 651 0 231-232

Instructor : Durul GENCE

Title of the Course : History of Jazz 231

Credit : 3 (3-0)

Brief Description : What music is and how jazz was derived from it and became one of the most significant forms of contemporary arts.

Aim of the Course : To provide basic information to the university student who should improve his values in order to make better choises from today’s populated music environment.

Approach : Lectures backed-up by animations, call and response practices, illustrations, video and audio casettes and CDs, where and if equipments are available.

Course Outline
Definition of Music
Music and Sound
Elements of Music
Musical Instruments
How to Evaluate Music
Applications of Music
Evolution of Music
Universal Music
Local Music
European Music Traveling into America
African Slaves in America
Blues and Ragtime
Traditional Jazz
New Orleans / Dixieland Music
Swing Era and Big Bands
Modern Jazz and Bebop
Cool Jazz
Post / Hard Bop
Free Jazz / Avant Garde
Mainstream Jazz
Fusion
Post Modern Jazz