Music
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CAS MU 225 Jazz Music
An overview of jazz in all its aspects. Allows students with no
previous musical experience to explore the history of jazz through
reading, listening, writing assignments, concert attendance, research
and direct involvement with performers. Topics include the historical
periods of jazz, biographies of significant jazz musicians (including
Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Billie
Holiday, Winton Marsalis, and Sarah Vaughan), repertoire from a
variety of styles, oral and literate traditions, and jazz as an
art form. 4 cr.
