Smooth Jazz Rating 3

Department - ENS
Offered - Fall, Spring, Summer
Course number - ENJZ-202

The Level 3 Smooth Jazz ensemble will study and perform smooth jazz in the context of a small band. Students will participate in weekly supervised rehearsals. They will focus on playing smooth jazz compositions, which involve contemporary grooves such as R&B, hip-hop, funk, jazz, and Latin. Additionally, students will be introduced to the use of jazz vocabulary in the context of the smooth jazz genre. Emphasis will be given to stylistic integrity, as well as melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic accuracy.

Credits: 1
Course Chair: Ron Savage
Prerequisites: Overall ensemble rating 3
Required of: None
Electable by: All