Module Details
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Title JAZZ
Code MUSI341
Coordinator Prof CJ Tackley
Music
Catherine.Tackley@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2019-20 Level 6 FHEQ First Semester 15

Aims

To broaden and deepen students’ understanding of jazz
To develop  the ability to question familiar assumptions about the genre and its history

Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Knowledge and understanding of established narratives of the history of jazz and associated ideologies

(LO2) Awareness of key themes in jazz history and relate these to specific examples

(LO3) Ability to investigate, critique and evaluate specific moments within jazz history

(LO4) Identification of aspects of continuity and change in the development of jazz

(LO5) Be able to conduct independent research, using a variety of sources, and present findings appropriately

(S1) Conduct independent research

(S2) Ability to read and think critically

(S3) Independently develop original projects/research with clear and focussed aims and objectives

(S4) Construct logical arguments based on research and interpretation

Syllabus
 

This module will cover the following topics: Overview – beginnings to bebop, and some key themes Overview – bebop and beyond, and some key themes. The Original Dixieland Jazz Band: race, recording and globalisation Louis Armstrong, the jazz soloist Duke Ellington, the jazz orchestra Swing swing swing – Benny Goodman’s Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert The dance bands – jazz as popular music. Dancing and listening: swing to bebop in context Miles Davies and John Coltrane: Kind of Blue and A Love Supreme ‘We Insist!’ – jazz, nationalism and politics Listening for gender in jazz Is Jazz Dead?

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Lecture

Teaching Method 2 - Seminar

Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 48

 36

         84
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 66
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment
EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Essay There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When): Semester 1  -3000 words    40       
Presentation There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When): Semester 1  20 min    60       

Recommended Texts
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