Description
A module designed to help the learner gain insights into the history of the development of jazz, and its place in contemporary society, and to think independently and on a sophisticated level about their own motivation in pursuing a career as a musician. Taking the form of a discussion workshop, themes are explored such as the cultural significance of jazz in modern society, practical considerations to being a fulltime musician, historical and contemporary challenges for women in jazz, and the wider benefits of being an improviser beyond musical applications.
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Indicative Reading List
- Paul F. Berliner: 1994, Thinking in jazz, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 0226043819
- Ben Ratliff: 0, Coltrane: The Story of a Sound, Picador, 0312427786
- Gioia, Ted: 2016, How to Listen to Jazz, Basic Books,
- Taylor, Arthur: 1993, Notes and Tones, Da Capo,
- Gitler, Ira: 1994, Swing to Bop: An Oral History of the Transition in Jazz in the 1940s, OUP,
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