Introduction to Jazz Listening

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Become a more active listener, through jazz masters and significant recordings of the 20th century; ranging from Louis Armstrong to John Coltrane
• Assess jazz music's elements by direct active listening: this is aural recognition
• Describe a piece of music in verbal or written form, demonstrating aural recognition

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Assignments	70%
Listening Quizzes	10%
Final Exam	20%

You must pass in your work in person, in class, and on time, or early. If you miss an assignment you have until 7 calendar days to pass it in, at a lower letter grade. One week after the assignment is due, it will not be accepted and will be graded as a zero. More than two unexcused absences will amount to a lower grade, at the distraction of the instructor.

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
92.00-100.00	A
90.00-91.99	A-
88.00-89.99	B+
82.00-87.99	B
80.00-81.99	B-
78.00-78.99	C+
72.00-77.99	C
70.00-71.99	C-
68.00-68.99	D+
62.00-67.99	D
60.00-61.99	D-
0-59.99	F

Attendance/Participation:

More than two unexcused absences will amount to a lower grade, at the distraction of the instructor.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

No course materials are required.