Admission requirements
For this course there are no admission requirements
Description
This course gives an insight into the origins of the historical styles of jazz music.Improvisation and swing play an essential role in this. In addition to this the social, cultural and economic backgrounds against which jazz developed will be explored. The usual historical classifications fall short when describing the developments in jazz during the last three decades. In class we will approach the historiographical problems that have arisen in de classical history of jazz. Possible alternatives will be presented for the approach and classification of contemporary jazz.
Schedule
2016-2017, Second semester.
The courses take place at the Lipsius building (Cleveringaplaats 1, Leiden), room 148 or 147 (see the dates below), on Mondays from 18.45-20.15 hrs.
Monday 6 February 2017 (first lecture) and UPDATE!!: Monday 13 February 2017: Lipsius 028.
Monday 20 February 2017 through 10 April 2017: Lipsius 147.
PLEASE NOTE: the exam is 10 April 18.45-20.15 hrs in Lipsius 147.
PLEASE NOTE: There will not be a meeting on Monday 13 March 2017.
Mode of instruction
Lecture.
Assesment method
Written exam with auditory questions
Literature
Ted Gioia, The history of jazz. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011.
additionally: Scott DeVeaux & Gary Giddens, Jazz. New York: Norton, 2009
Registration
Register for this course via [uSis](http://usis.leidenuniv.nl/ "uSis").
Contact
Ir. Rogier Schneemann, Academie der Kunsten
Wouter Turkenburg, telefoon: 070 315 14 00, e-mail: w.turkenburg@admin.koncon.nl
For other courses in the domains of music and fine arts, please visit:
[Elective courses music and fine arts](https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/humanities/academy-of-creative-and-performing-arts/education "Elective courses music and fine arts")