Module: Jazz History

Module Specifications..

Current Academic Year 2023 - 2024

Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Jazz History
Module Code	MC125
School	59
Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Jenna Harris Semester 2: Jenna Harris Autumn: Jenna Harris
Module Teachers	Linda Adams Conor Guilfoyle Jenna Harris
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Repeat examination

Description

A course designed to familiarise learners with the history of jazz, its major figures, and to give an overview of how the music evolved and developed, and the social context in which it existed at different periods of its evolution. The major stylistic eras of jazz will be covered including the origins of the music, the swing era, the Bebop revolution, modal jazz, the rise of the avant-garde, jazz-rock, contemporary jazz and contribution of women to the history and development of jazz. Discussion of the musical aesthetics of different eras will be combined with how these evolved via the social and historical environment in which they evolved

Learning Outcomes

1. Be fully conversant with the history of jazz since its foundation to the present day
2. Be familiar with all of the major figures and innovators in the music and be aware of how they contributed to the history and development of jazz
3. Develop critical thinking and an ability in how to interpret historical and social information
4. Know how use this thinking to form opinions about their own work and place it in the jazz continuum

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	24	Weekly, A one-hour group lecture
Independent Study	101	Research on jazz history through listening and reading
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

The development of jazz
This module will cover the development of jazz from being a regional, relatively simple folk-like music to becoming a complex art music with an international reach and influence. The survey of the evolution of the music will be mostly done chronologically, and the major musical developments will be discussed. Areas covered will include: ° Origins of jazz ° Early jazz in the New Orleans context ° The swing era – Kansas City, and New York ° Duke Ellington ° The Bebop Revolution ° The evolution of Cool and West Coast Jazz ° Hard Bop ° The Music of Thelonious Monk ° Modal Jazz ° Miles Davis and John Coltrane ° Ornette Coleman and free jazz ° Jazz Rock and the fusion movement ° 1980s – M-Base and Young Lions ° Contemporary jazz, post 1990 ° Women in jazz – the leading female practitioners and their contribution ° The development of European jazz

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Oral Examination	Discussion with examiner of a learner-chosen period or style	50%	Sem 1 End
Assignment	Written Essay - 2000 word essay on a learner chosen period, style, or performer	50%	Sem 1 End

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Ted Gioia: 1997, The history of jazz, Oxford University Press, New York, 019512653X
Franck Bergerot: 0, Jazz, Chambers, 055010271X
Martinelli, Francesco: 2017, The History of European Jazz, The Music, Musicians and Audience in Context,, Equinox Publishing Ltd, 1781794464
Linda Dahl: 1992, Stormy weather, Limelight Editions, New York, 0879101288
Becker, Chris: 2015, Freedom of Expression: Interviews with Women in Jazz, Beckeresque Press,
Alyn Shipton: 0, New History of Jazz, Continuum International Publishing Group, 0826429726

Other Resources

35158, Website, 0, Grove Music Online, http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/public,

Programme or List of Programmes

AFU	Age Friendly University Programme
HMSA	Study Abroad (Humanities & Soc Science)
JZCM	BA in Jazz and Contemporary Music Perfor

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