MUS 119 - Jazz Combo

Ability to read music. Knowledge of music fundamentals. Basic skills in playing one’s instrument.

Course Description: Jazz Combo rehearses and performs repertoire from jazz and popular music styles in the jazz idiom. The ensemble includes saxophones, trumpets, trombones, pianists, bassists, guitarists, drummers/percussionists, strings, vocalists and more. Students will explore the language of jazz in small sized combos, improvisation, chart arranging and stylistic interpretation. Membership in the ensemble is open to all students and those in the community. Course can be repeated up to 12 credits.

Course repeatable for additional credit, for up to the number of credits listed here: 12

Course Learning Outcomes:

• CLO#1: Perform in style and with accuracy. (ILO: Critical Thinking)
• CLO#2: Perform with others in harmony.
• CLO#3: Exhibit rehearsal and performance techniques and etiquette in an ensemble setting.