MUSJAZZ 3101 - Jazz Musicianship 3
North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2022
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code MUSJAZZ 3101 Course Jazz Musicianship 3 Coordinating Unit Elder Conservatorium of Music Term Semester 1 Level Undergraduate Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 3 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Prerequisites MUSSUPST 1001, MUSSUPST 1002, MUSJAZZ 2101, MUSJAZZ 2102 Incompatible MUSJAZZ 3400A/B, MUSJAZZ 3500A/B Restrictions Available to BMus students only Assessment Recorded riff-based assignment, Recorded bebop assignment, Recorded contemporary jazz assignment, Composition assignment, Workshop participation, Exam Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Mr James Muller
Course Co-ordinator and Lecturer: Mark Ferguson
email: mark.ferguson@adelaide.edu.au
ph: 8313 3828
room: Madley MB18
Workshop Director: James Muller
email: james.muller@adelaide.edu.au
ph:8313 3667
room: Schulz 810Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes:
1. To achieve a high level of understanding of the rhythmic, melodic and harmonic devices used in jazz from bebop onwards.
2. To improvise over standard jazz and contemporary jazz repertoire demonstrating the internalisation of the devices above on the student’s chosen instrument.
3. To demonstrate an awareness and control over the stylistic differences within the bebop and post bebop traditions.University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Attribute 1: Deep discipline knowledge and intellectual breadth
Graduates have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of their subject area, the ability to engage with different traditions of thought, and the ability to apply their knowledge in practice including in multi-disciplinary or multi-professional contexts.
2 Attribute 2: Creative and critical thinking, and problem solving
Graduates are effective problems-solvers, able to apply critical, creative and evidence-based thinking to conceive innovative responses to future challenges.
1, 3 Attribute 3: Teamwork and communication skills
Graduates convey ideas and information effectively to a range of audiences for a variety of purposes and contribute in a positive and collaborative manner to achieving common goals.
1, 2, 3 Attribute 4: Professionalism and leadership readiness
Graduates engage in professional behaviour and have the potential to be entrepreneurial and take leadership roles in their chosen occupations or careers and communities.
3, 4 Attribute 5: Intercultural and ethical competency
Graduates are responsible and effective global citizens whose personal values and practices are consistent with their roles as responsible members of society.
1, 2, 3 Attribute 8: Self-awareness and emotional intelligence
Graduates are self-aware and reflective; they are flexible and resilient and have the capacity to accept and give constructive feedback; they act with integrity and take responsibility for their actions.
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
Access to and knowledge of the music notation program Sibelius will be expected in this class.
Recordings of the relevant tunes will be available in the Library, via youtube links and via Spotify playlists.
Fakebooks such as The Real Book (legal version) and The New Real Book will be used.Recommended Resources
David Baker’s 'Advanced Improvisation' Vol’s 1 and 2
'Jazz' by Gary Giddins and Scott DeVeaux
'Introduction to Polyrhythms and Metric Modulations Vol. 2' by Ari Hoenig and Johannes Weidenmueller
'Beyond Bebop Drumming' by Jon Riley
'How to Improvise: An Approach to Practicing Improvisation' by Hal Crook
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Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
Jazz Musicianship 3 will continue to build on the theoretical and practical skills developed in Jazz Musicianship 2A and 2B. Students will explore melodic, rhythmic and harmonic features of advanced jazz standards and contemporary jazz tunes through study of relevant texts, audio and video files, musical scores and transcribed solos. In workshops the students will explore the relevant concepts further and apply them to the relevant tunes in medium to small groups.
Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
Students are expected to take attend lectures each week, take notes then study the lecture material, analyse the relevant recordings and practice the relevant material on their instrument (available online through MyUni within 24 hours from presentation). Students are also expected to participate in the weekly workshop sessions where lecture content is explored in greater detail and applied directly to relevant jazz tunes. Students will work together on exercises designed to facilitate a greater understanding of the relevant concepts then split into smaller groups to apply these concepts to the tunes in a more ‘practical’ manner.
Learning Activities Summary
Students will explore rhythmic subdivision in depth, study the application of upper structure triads, revisit bebop concepts, re-examine riffs and their application to a variety of jazz tunes, study pentatonics and altered pentatonics, pursue motif development concepts, experiment with different odd-time approaches and investigate free jazz concepts and non-functional harmony. Each topic will be explored through the analysis of improvised jazz solos followed by practical application to relevant chord progressions as a class, followed by more detailed application to relevant tunes in a small group context. -
Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
ASSESSMENT (Summative)
Learning Objective/s Addressed
Assessment breakdown
Riff Assignment
10%
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Bebop Assignment
10%
1, 2, 3
Rhythm Assignment
10%
1, 2, 3
Contemporary jazz composition assignment (with performance component)
20%
1, 2, 3
Workshop participation
10%
1, 2, 3
Exam
40%
1, 2, 3
Due to the current COVID-19 situation, modified arrangements have been made to assessments to facilitate remote learning and teaching. Assessment details provided here reflect recent updates.
1. All assessments will submitted online through My Uni.
2. Exam will be conducted online.Assessment Detail
Specific details of the assessment for will be provided by the Lecturer.
Submission
No information currently available.
Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.
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Student Feedback
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SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.
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- Modified Arrangements for Coursework Assessment Policy
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