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1.00 Credits
Credits: 1 credit Prerequisites: Overall ensemble rating 6 Course Chair: R. Savage Required of: None Electable by: All Offered: Spring, Fall Description A small jazz fusion ensemble performing music recorded by the Yellowjackets. Musical scores include original performance materials as well as published and unpublished transcriptions. Emphasis will be placed on stylistic integrity, rhythmic accuracy, and memorization of material assigned weekly.
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1.00 Credits
Credits:1 credit Prerequisites:Overall ensemble rating 6 Course Chair:R. Savage Required of:None Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Summer, Fall Description A small-group ensemble performing two-horn arrangements of originals and standards by Horace Silver. Instrumentation: trumpet, tenor saxophone, piano, bass, and drums.
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1.00 Credits
Credits:1 Prerequisites:Groups will be scheduled for levels 4 through 7 Course Chair:R. Savage Required of:None Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Fall Description Performance and analysis of the jazz-rock/fusion idiom for the twenty-first century. Improvisational and compositional techniques will be discussed with an emphasis on employing a variety of new and current grooves (bounce/timbaland, 32nd-note R&B grooves, hip-hop, drum 'n' bass, as well as funk, jazz-hop, house, ska, reggae, go go, etc.) and an easy introduction to odd time rhythms. Some of the major players and groups to be analyzed may be Mahavishnu Orchestra, Weather Report, and Steve Coleman. Original material and writing are welcomed.
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1.00 Credits
Credits: 1 credit Prerequisites: Groups will be scheduled for levels 5 through 8 Course Chair: R. Savage Required of: None Electable by: All Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall Description A variety of small band ensembles that focus on refining previously learned skills in particular styles. Ensemble styles include mixed styles, klezmer, Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, progressive rock, calypso, reggae, smooth jazz, and jazz standards, as well as the music of Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, ECM, Dave Holland, Ornette Coleman, Charlie Parker, Cedar Walton, and Chet Baker. Instrumentation: all instruments.
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1.00 Credits
Credits: 1 credit Prerequisites: By audition Course Chair: R. Savage Required of: None Electable by: All Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall Description A group that primarily performs music created by members of the ensemble. Improvisational and ensemble skills are blended to allow for individual musical growth. Instrumentation: mixed winds, piano, guitar, bass, and drums.
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1.00 Credits
Credits: 1 credit Prerequisites: Overall ensemble rating 7 Course Chair: R. Savage Required of: None Electable by: All Offered: Spring, Fall Description Harmonic analysis and performance of contemporary standard jazz repertoire. Instrumentation: mixed winds, piano, guitar, bass, and drums.
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1.00 Credits
Credits: 1 credit Prerequisites: Overall ensemble rating 7 through 8 Course Chair: R. Savage Required of: None Electable by: All Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall Description Medium-sized ensembles that perform arrangements in a variety of contemporary styles. Instrumentation: mixed winds, piano, guitar, bass, drums, and vibes.
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1.00 Credits
Credits: 1 credit Prerequisites: Overall ensemble rating 7 through 8 Course Chair: R. Savage Required of: None Electable by: All Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall Description A small-group ensemble performing jazz compositions and arrangements of standards used by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. Instrumentation: trumpet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, piano, bass, and drums.
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1.00 Credits
Credits:1 credit Prerequisites:None Course Chair:M. Glaser Required of:String principals Electable by:See department chair Offered:Spring, Fall Description Classic and contemporary approaches to string ensemble performance, including groove-based playing and improvisation in addition to more traditional repertoire.
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1.00 Credits
Credits:1 credit Prerequisites:Overall ensemble rating 3 Course Chair:M. Glaser Required of:None Electable by:Violin, viola, cello, and acoustic bass principals Offered:Spring, Fall Description Study and performance of string quartets and trios from the repertoire of the baroque period through the twenty-first century.
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