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Jazz in America
Jazz in America
Course Number:
MUS 121
Area:
Music
Semester Offered:
F/S/SU
This course introduces the various forms and styles of jazz (ragtime, Dixieland, swing, bebop, and modern) and the musicians and composers of each style, including Scott Joplin, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, and George Shearing. Students develop a better understanding of the sources and roots of the various jazz styles and stylists.
Credits:
3