MUS 252A: Small Group Jazz Ensemble III
Units: 1.5
Prerequisites: MUS 152B.
Enrollment Limitation: 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 third course in a four-course series concentrates on intermediate-advanced level preparation and performance of small group jazz. Intermediate-advanced-level students study jazz from a wide variety of historical eras, ranging from the 1940s bebop style to contemporary styles. The course reinforces aspects of jazz performance, including increasingly complex rhythmic and stylistic interpretation, and emphasizes the concepts of interactive jazz performance and intermediate-level jazz improvisation. Students are required to attend both on- and off-campus and/or virtual performances. C-ID MUS-185.