Jazz Pedagogy

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Instruction of instrumentalists and singers to swing.
• The ability to direct large and small ensembles.
• Teaching jazz improvisation to beginners.
• Recognition and conversations about improvement of gender and racial bias in jazz performance and education.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Assignments	30%
Directing UNCG large jazz ensembles	20%
Directing Community Band	10%
Attendance	20%
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.

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:

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.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

No course materials are required.