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
2017-2018, Second semester.
Dates and times:
Monday evenings 18.30 - 20.00 hrs.
5/2/2018 (lecture)
12/2/2018 (lecture)
19/2/2018 (lecture)
5/3/2018 (lecture)
12/3/2018 (lecture)
19/3/2018 (lecture)
26/3/2018 (lecture)
9/4/2018 (lecture)
16/4/2018 (lecture)
23/4/2018 (exam) (Please note: in Lipsius room 011!).
Location (UPDATED, PLEASE NOTE!):
The lectures/workgroups take place at Lipsiusgebouw room 227 (Cleveringaplaats 1, Leiden), except for:
12/2/2018 in Lipsius 147;
19/2/2018 in Lipsius 147;
the exam on 23 April 2018, which is in Lipsius 011.
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/tuition "Elective courses music and fine arts")