Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

Faculty of Education and Arts

School: WA Academy of Performing Arts

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• Unit Title

  Jazz History and Culture 3

• Unit Code

  MUS2306

• Year

  2015

• Enrolment Period

  2

• Version

  1

• Credit Points

  5

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  

Description

This unit focuses on the development of Jazz from 1959 to the early 1970s concentrating on the major musical innovations, definitive stylistic characteristics, external musical influences and seminal Jazz artists from the period. The unit will examine the body of recorded work associated with the period in conjunction with the relevant literature.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Articulate the musical and historical events that influenced Jazz from 1959 to the early 1970s.
2. Demonstrate satisfactory presentation skills in a tutorial environment.
3. Describe the outcomes of musical fusion on Jazz from 1959 to the early 1970s.
4. Produce written work that conforms with university protocols.
5. Recognise aurally the definitive Jazz styles from 1959 to the early 1970s.

Unit Content

1. Blue Note recordings and artists of the 1960s.
2. Bossa nova and Latin influences in Jazz.
3. John Coltrane in the 1960s.
4. Miles Davis in the 1960s.
5. Other influential artists of the 1960s.
6. The Avant Garde Jazz styles.
7. The evolution of Free Jazz.
8. Tutorial presentation techniques.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, Tutorials.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

* Assessment item identified for English language proficiency

Text References

• ^ Giddins, G., & Deveaus, S., (2009). Jazz. New York: W.W. Norton and Co.
• Owens, T. (1996). Behop: the music and its players. New York: Oxford University Press.
• Berendt, J. (1978). The jazz book. Granada.
• Carr, I., Fairweather, D., & Priestly, B. (2000). Jazz. the rough guide. London: Rough Guide Ltd.
• Case, B., & Britt, S. (1978). The illustrated encyclopaedia of jazz. Crown Publishing.
• Coker, J. (1975). The jazz idiom. New York: Prentice-Hall.
• Kernfeld, B. (Ed.). (1992). The blackwell guide to recorded jazz. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.
• Hardy, P. (2001). The faber companion to 20th century popular music. (3rd ed.). London: Faber and Faber.
• Gridley, M.C. (2009). Jazz styles. (10th ed.). New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.
• Cook, R., & Morton, B. (2000). The penguin guide to jazz on c.d. (5th ed.). London: Penguin Books.
• Collier, G. (1975). Jazz: a students and teachers guide. Cambridge University Press.
• Coker, J. (1964). Improvising Jazz. New York: Prentice-Hall.

Journal References

• Downbeat Jazz Magazine

Website References

• www.jazz-on-line.com
• www.ejazznews.com
• www.jazzednet.org
• www.allaboutjazz.com

^ Mandatory reference