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May 05, 2024
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MCCC College Catalog 2022-23 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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MUSIC 265 - History and Appreciation of Jazz
Credit Hours: 3
Billable Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisites: RDG 090 and ENGL 090 or qualifying scores on accepted placement tests
C5 General Education Human Experience Satisfier Y
MTA Humanities/Fine Arts Satisifer Y
Session Cycle: FW
The emphasis of MUSIC 265 is on the various styles of jazz that have shaped the history of jazz music from its roots in blues and ragtime to its inception as a distinct musical form and its evolution through to the present time. This will include Dixieland, swing, bebop, cool and fusion. The course will also examine jazz within its historical and sociological contexts. The purpose of this course is to expand students’ knowledge of a musical style indigenous to America that has helped to shape the nation’s cultural history.
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