Level (check one)                Will this course impact program

X            Undergraduate     requirements?     No        If yes, a

                Graduate                Program Modification must be completed.

Type of course (check all that apply):
                academic skills enhancement            
                honors                          

                writing intensive (WAC)

                university core. __ Engl      __ Hum   __ Math  __ Sci.    __ Soc Sci

                                             MC:    __US               Culture    __ Non-WesternCulture

( to be considered as core curriculum, question 18 must be completed)

The University Of Toledo

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL

 

1.     College:          Arts and Sciences                Department:  Music and Dance

 

2.     Contact Person:  Gunnar Mossblad          Phone:    4738         Email: mailto:Gunnar.Mossblad@utoledo.edu

3.     Alpha/Numeric Code (subject area - number):  _MUS 2710

 

4.     Proposed title:  Jazz Improvisation II

        Proposed effective term:             Spring 2004                                          

 

5.     Planned enrollment per section:  8-10  per term: 8-10

 

6.     Is the course cross-listed with another academic unit?         no

        Is the course offered at more than one level?         no        

        If yes to either question, please list additional Alpha/Numeric codes: 

                a.            

                Approval of other academic unit (signature)                 

                Name and title                                                                      

If course is to be offered at more than on level, attach an explanation of the different requirements that students must

meet for each level.  If the requirements are the same for each level, justification must be provided.

 

7.     Credit hours: Fixed:      2                or        Variable:                          to                     

 

8.     Delivery Mode:                                            Primary                   Secondary             Tertiary

                a.  Activity Type*                                Lecture                                                                          

                b.  Credit Hours                                    2                                                                            

                c.  Weekly Contact Hours                  2                                                                            

 

9.     Terms offered:                              Fall          X Spring            Summer  

        Years offered:                               X Every Year                       Alternate Years  

 

10.   Are students permitted to register for more than one section during a term?                   X No                     Yes 

        May the course be repeated for credit?                   X No                      Yes                         Maximum Hours

 

11.   Grading system:           Undergraduate                                                                     Graduate

        X    Normal Grading (A-F, PS/NC. PR, I)                                 Normal Grading (A-F, PS/NC. PR, I)                 

                Passing Grade/No Credit (A-C, NC)                                  Grade Only (A-F)

                Credit/No Credit                                                                   Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (G only) 

                Grade Only (A-F, PR, I)                                                       Audit only

                Audit only                                                                             No Grade 

                No Grade

12.   Prerequisites (must be taken before):           a.  MUS 2700 

        Co‑requisites (must be taken together): a.  __ __ __ __ - __ __ __ __ 

 

13.   If course is to replace an existing, course(s) will be deleted, and when should that deletion occur?

                Course to be removed from inventory              Final Term to be offered 

        a.                                                                                                                    

        b.                                                                                                                      

                 

14.     Catalog description (30 words maximum). 

[2 hours]   Practical application of jazz improvisation techniques as it applies to jazz standards and bebop playing.     Prerequisite:  MUS 2700

 

 

  1. Attach a copy of a complete outline of the major topics covered.  (Providing a syllabus that includes this information is acceptable.)

 

COURSE OUTLINE

MUS 2710

Jazz Improvisation II

 

Topics:      

          Jazz Patterns

          Chord Extensions—9th, 11th, 13th chords

          Altered Chords

          Symmetrical patterns, phrases and harmonic progressions

          Tunes* (selected from list below)

          The Circle of 4ths in jazz – Patterns for jazz

          Minor Tunes

          Altered playing

          Free playing and solo development

          Transcriptions

          Tunes (selected from the list below)

 

          TUNE List (to be selected from)

          Blue Bossa                    Meditation

          Watch What Happens  Have You Met Miss Jones

          Stella By Starlight         Doxy

          Night and Day               Just Friends

          Invitation                       Joy Spring

          Summertime                  Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise

          Impressions                   Orinthology

 

  1. Where does this course fit in the University/College/Department curriculum?  (Be specific by course level, if applicable).  Indicate prospective demand.

 

        The course will be a required course in the restructured B.M. Jazz Emphasis degree in the Department of Music and Dance.  The skill level of the students will be intermediate.   In its first offering, anticipated enrollment will be 8-10 students.  Within 5 years, expected enrollment will be 15-20 students. 

 

17.   If the proposed course is similar to another course in the College or University, please describe the difference and provide a rationale for the duplication.  (If this course duplicates material covered in another course within your department or college or in another college, attach a letter of endorsement from that area’s dean and department chairperson indicating their support.  Clarify the manner in which this course will differ). 

 

18.   If the course is intended to meet a University Undergraduate Core requirement, complete the following:

        a.     Explain how this course fulfills the guidelines established for the competency area identified.  Guidelines are available from Faculty Senate Office, UH 3320, x2112 or x2182.)

 

b.     Identify the intellectual competencies which this course is intended to fulfill: inquiry; communication; understanding mathematical and quantitative concepts; historical consciousness and social awareness; scientific inquiry; values; aesthetic mode of thinking; information acquisition and use.

 

  1. How does this course develop the intellectual competencies identified?