MUSC 325 Jazz Masters: Topics Course

College of Performing Arts School of Music

3 credits 45.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course

This course offers students the opportunity for in-depth examination of notable Jazz innovators - individual performers and groups. The course will include investigation of performers’ influences, contemporary collaborators, historical context and artistic influence. Students will complete comprehensive reviews and analyses of selected recorded performances using both descriptive and musical language. Sample course offerings include “Monk, Coltrane, Mingus” or “Ella Fitzgerald and the Evolution of Jazz Singing.”

Prerequisites LACR*102 or LACR*103

This course may be completed 2 times for credit