MUS 136B - Ensembles - Vocal Jazz I

Course Description

A small ensemble of men's and women's voices rehearses and performs vocal jazz works. Develop skills in vocal jazz styles, blending harmonies, microphone technique, and jazz theory. Group 2 course.

Credit Hours

1

Contact Hours

1

Recitation Hours

2

Required Prerequisites

MUS 136A, previous choral experience or instructor permission.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge:
  • Identify techniques for vocal jazz ensemble performance, combining the elements of jazz rhythms, melodies, harmonies and ensemble blend.
  • Successfully participate in rehearsals as would be required on a professional level.
Application:
  • Demonstrate knowledge of musical elements.
  • Demonstrate tone production competencies.
  • Demonstrate microphone technique with a sound system.
Integration:
  • Demonstrate performance convention competencies through the concert repertoire.
  • Demonstrate language competencies through the concert repertoire.
  • Demonstrate musicality competencies through the concert repertoire.
Human Dimension:
  • See themselves as artists.
  • Collaborate with others in a creative environment.
  • Recognize the personal and societal importance of self-expression and creativity.
Caring - Civic Learning:
  • Express interest in music from other cultures and genres.
  • Value differences in cultural expressions of creativity.
  • Recognize the role music plays as an expression of social concerns.
Learning How to Learn:
  • Read study effectively.
  • Frame useful questions.
  • Develop educational goals.
  • Direct/regulate their own learning.
  • Learn through collaboration.