Contemporary Small Band Jazz

Department - ENS
Offered - Fall, Spring, Summer
Course number - ENJZ-416

Contemporary Small Band Jazz is designed for high-level student performers who are focused on their development as jazz instrumentalists. This ensemble will perform a wide range of jazz styles, including jazz fusion, Latin jazz, bebop, and contemporary jazz. Students will gain ensemble experience through weekly performances that focus on group interaction, swinging, dynamics, phrasing, as well as individual and group improvisation. Emphasis will be given to hearing and expressing your musical ideas with stylistic integrity, as well as melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic accuracy.

Credits: 1
Course Chair: Ron Savage
Prerequisites: Overall ensemble rating 7
Required of: None
Electable by: All