Course Syllabus
Course: MUSC 3031
Division: Fine Arts, Comm, and New Media
Department: Music
Title: Jazz and Popular Music History II
Semester Approved: Fall 2019
Five-Year Review Semester: Summer 2025
End Semester: Summer 2025
Catalog Description: This is the second course in a two-semester sequence. This course continues the chronology and concepts started in Jazz and Popular Music History I. Jazz styles to be studied include swing, bebop, cool, and fusion. Popular music styles to be studied include rock and roll, world music, new age music, rap, hip-hop and others. Students will further develop listening skills that help them identify and intelligently talk about jazz and popular music styles.
Semesters Offered: Fall
Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 3; Lecture: 3; Lab: 0
Prerequisites: MUSC 2120
Justification: This course is requried for students enrolled in the bachelor of music in commercial music degree. The course provides a rigorous and in depth understanding of the roots of commercial music styles and genres.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to aurally identify important styles, genres, composers and artists in Jazz and Amercian Popular Music. This outcome will be assessed via written assignments, exams, aural exams, class participation, and student produced research.
Students will be able to transcribe important works harmonically, melodically and rhythmically. This outcome will be assessed via written assignments, exams, aural exams, class participation, and student produced research.
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the historical contexts of Jazz and American Popular Music. This outcome will be assessed via written assignments, exams, aural exams, class participation, and student produced research.
Students will demonstrate and understanding of the cultural contexts of Jazz and Amercian Popular Music. This outcome will be assessed via written assignments, exams, aural exams, class participation, and student produced research.
Content:
This course will introduce the roots of Jazz and American Popular music. It will trace the development of Jazz, Country, Blues, Rhythm and Blues, American Popular song and Hip Hop from 1950 to the present day.
Key Performance Indicators:
Students will be evaluated using the following methods:
Exams: Written midterm and final exams 20 to 30%
Exams: Aural midterm and final exams 20 to 30%
Writing: Research paper 20 to 30%
Participation: Attendance 20 to 30%
Representative Text and/or Supplies:
Starr, L, & Waterman, C. (2009). American popular music: From Minstrelsy to MP3, Oxford. Current Edition.
Pedagogy Statement:
This course is delivered via direct instruction and discussion, student online work, & student collaborative research assignments.
Instructional Mediums:
Hybrid
Maximum Class Size: 35
Optimum Class Size: 25
