MUSIC 266 - Jazz Repertory:American Popular Song

Institution:

Bard College

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Description:

Africana Studies, American Studies This performance-based course surveys the major American popular song composers of the Tin Pan Alley era, whose work forms the core of the jazz repertoire. Berlin, Ellington, Gershwin, Porter, Rodgers, Warren, and others are studied via readings, recorded music, and film. Students also perform the music in a workshop setting. Prerequisite: Music 171-172 or permission of the instructor. Additional Jazz Repertory subjects have included Bebop Masters, John Coltrane, and Thelonious Monk.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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