Conceptual Analysis of Jazz
Seminar in Conceptual Analysis of Jazz
Open to Music Majors and Minors Only. (10041, 10051, 10052)
Upper Division and Graduate Students Only.
Prerequisites: For continuing students (from SDSU who earned a B. M. in Jazz Studies), Mus 166, Mus 266, Mus 366, Mus 466, Mus 566A, and Mus 566B is required, with the cumulative passing grade of “B.” Transfer students must successfully complete the Jazz Studies Department Placement Barrier Exam.
Objectives: This course takes up where Music 466, Elements of Jazz IV, left off. The aesthetic focus of this course revolves principally around the music of the last thirty-eight years and the important creative developments that have transpired within this time frame.
Instructor: Rick Helzer
Meeting Times: MW 4:00-5:00pm
