History and Aesthetics of Jazz 1.2

Subject MUSI10135 (2013)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2013.

Credit Points: 6.25
Level: 1 (Undergraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject is not offered in 2013.

Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 60 minutes per week x 12 weeks per semester
Total Time Commitment: Not available
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Contact

Faculty of the VCA and Music Student Centre
Ground Floor, Elisabeth Murdoch Building (Bldg 860)
Southbank Campus
234 St Kilda Road, Southbank, 3006

Enquiries
Phone: 13 MELB (13 6352)
Email: 13MELB@unimelb.edu.au

Subject Overview:

This subject investigates the development of jazz music and its musical offshoots from the beginning of the 20th Century through to the present day. Music will be listened to, discussed from an aesthetic viewpoint and sometimes analysed. The main focus of the subject will be on jazz as improvised music and how the music developed through the artistic vision of certain individual players.

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Assessment:

Continuous - Preparation, participation and commitment (40%)
Formal - An end of semester examination consisting of a listening identification test and/or a written, short-answer test (60%).

Prescribed Texts:

Nil

Recommended Texts:

Nil

Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date

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