JAZZ HISTORIES

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: MUSIC 212 or declared in Music, Music: Education, or Music: Performance Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate familiarity with jazz scholarship by scholars and critics Audience: Undergraduate 2. Describe the historical significance of prominent scholars and jazz figures as they relate to the history of African American communities the United States Audience: Undergraduate 3. Analyze the role of oral history (especially by African American artists) in disrupting the knowledge base established by written histories Audience: Undergraduate 4. Engage with a respected jazz artist by engaging with a class guest Audience: Undergraduate 5. Demonstrate familiarity with key terms and concepts in discussions of jazz and jazz history Audience: Undergraduate 6. Describe the large-scale historical and cultural trends relating to the performance and discussion of jazz from approximately 1900 to the present Audience: Undergraduate 7. Communicate informed opinions based on primary source materials and oral histories, based on knowledge from scholarly materials Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate familiarity with jazz scholarship by scholars and critics Audience: Undergraduate 2. Describe the historical significance of prominent scholars and jazz figures as they relate to the history of African American communities the United States Audience: Undergraduate 3. Analyze the role of oral history (especially by African American artists) in disrupting the knowledge base established by written histories Audience: Undergraduate 4. Engage with a respected jazz artist by engaging with a class guest Audience: Undergraduate 5. Demonstrate familiarity with key terms and concepts in discussions of jazz and jazz history Audience: Undergraduate 6. Describe the large-scale historical and cultural trends relating to the performance and discussion of jazz from approximately 1900 to the present Audience: Undergraduate 7. Communicate informed opinions based on primary source materials and oral histories, based on knowledge from scholarly materials Audience: Undergraduate