MUSP 255: Competitive Collegiate Jazz Ensemble

Citrus College Course Outline of Record

Citrus College Course Outline of Record
Heading Value
Effective Term: Fall 2021
Credits: 4
Total Contact Hours: 126
Lecture Hours : 54
Lab Hours: 0
Hours Arranged: 72
Outside of Class Hours: 108
Prerequisite: Audition.
Transferable to CSU: Yes
Transferable to UC: No
Grading Method: Standard Letter

Catalog Course Description

This course involves preparation and participation in collegiate jazz competitions. This course may be taken four times. 54 lecture hours, 72 lab hours arranged.

Course Objectives

  • Provide overview for competitive collegiate jazz competitions.
  • Learn techniques applicable to competitive collegiate jazz competitions.
  • Apply techniques learned in rehearsal to performance in competitive collegiate jazz competitions.

Major Course Content

  1. Development of tonal skills for competitive jazz environment.
  2. Development of rhythmic skills for competitive jazz environment.
  3. Development of reading skills for competitive jazz environment.
  4. Development of articulation skills for competitive jazz environment.
  5. Development of stylistic jazz phrasing skills for competitive jazz environment.
  6. Development of improvisation skills for competitive jazz environment.

Hours Arranged Content

  1. Rehearse for jazz ensemble performance
  2. Drill note intervals in jazz idiom
  3. Rehearse in sectionals
  4. Rehearse jazz improvisation sequences with partners if applicable

Suggested Reading Other Than Required Textbook

Periodicals relating to harmonic concepts relevant to collegiate jazz competitions and online web sources

Examples of Required Writing Assignments

Transcriptions of jazz solos

Examples of Outside Assignments

Practice music Sectionals Performance

Instruction Type(s)

Lecture, Lab, Online Education Lecture, Online Education Lab