History of Jazz (Flex)
In this 18-week series of online, pre-recorded flex classes, students will explore the History of Jazz from research based around written and analytic assignments on topics such as Louis Armstrong, the Swing Era, Cool Jazz, and R&B and Latin Jazz, all taught within an online music class environment taught from the Music & Language Learning Center by Kristine Dizon.
Class experience
This course will consist of video lectures provided via PowerPoint. Video lectures will last between 45-60 minutes depending on the topic discussed and the number of listening examples used. The instructor will provide the reading along with a listening list for each section that corresponds to each of the following themes. The course is formatted to have reading, writing, and listening assignments that will be prepared by the instructor each week. The following is the course syllabus. Upon...
Learning Goals This course is an introduction to the American musical tradition known as "Jazz." Topics for study and discussion will include: 1. Musical instruments and performance techniques 2. Singing styles and related vocal techniques 3. Genres and forms 4. Aspects of culture, society, history and geography as they relate to this music as practiced primarily in the United States since about 1900. In addition to learning about this music and the people who made and used it, you will also: 1. Improve your critical listening skills. 2. Acquire a basic vocabulary for describing music. 3. Develop your communication skills by writing about music.
Greetings! I'm Kristine Dizon, PhD, Founder & Head Teacher of the 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 & 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 (MLLC). As both the course director and the creative force behind our curriculum, I've dedicated myself to crafting an innovative educational...
Self-Paced Class
$9
weekly or $162 for all content1 pre-recorded lesson
18 weeks of teacher feedback
Choose your start date
1 year of access to the content
Completed by 3 learners
Ages: 10-14
Financial Assistance
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