Units: 1.5
Prerequisites: None
Enrollment Limitation: Audition and maximum of four enrollments among MUS 152, MUS 152A, MUS 152B, MUS 252A, and MUS 252B.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Laboratory 4.50 hours.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

This first course of a four-course series concentrates on beginner-level preparation and performance of small group jazz. Students study jazz from a wide variety of historical eras, ranging from the 1940s bebop style to contemporary styles. The course introduces and reinforces fundamental aspects of jazz performance, including rhythmic and stylistic interpretation. Students are required to attend both on- and off-campus and/or virtual performances. C-ID MUS-185.