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Jazz Band

Required/Elective: Elective
Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12
Proficiency Required: None
High School Course Number: 2027
High School Credits: 0 Credit

GPA: No
Session: 2nd Semester
Prerequisites: Enrolled in Band or Orchestra, Audition
Dual Credit: N/A
College Credits: N/A

Course Description

Performance-based instrumental ensemble open, by audition, to percussion, brass, and saxophone students, as well as those interested in jazz piano, guitar, and bass. Music reading, playing, listening, and improvisation skills, as well as an appreciation of jazz music, are attained through the study and performance of a wide variety of jazz styles. Course topics include Jazz History as an American Art Form, Improvisation, Jazz Interpretation and Styles, and Jazz Music Vocabulary. This offering is extra-curricular and meets outside the school day.

A total of two credits are required from one of the Fine Arts areas. Fine Arts areas include Music, Visual Arts, Dramatic Arts, or Additional Fine Arts Courses. Jazz Band is a Music Course.