Assigning presentation days and a discussion of the songs chosen. Make five copies for your group and for me. Discussion on presentations. Last formal paper due. Discussion of the course and how it could be improved.
Students respond to how the study of jazz affected their approach to writing.
Utilizing the assigned readings provided for you in the bulk pack, examine the different ways jazz has been framed since it was first written about in the early part of this century. You are strongly encouraged to explore your own threads as well. No more than 4 double spaced pages Interpreting, in a personal way, a performer or a band s collective vision Expressively write about your own sense of experience listening to a piece of music Explore where this CD is situated within an historical context Name all the primary musicians on the CD, the songs and when it was recorded. Awareness of audience and performance space Evaluating live artistic performance and how it affects you as a listener. They both agree that jazz is the most democratic art form in existence, but differ on the reasons this might be so.