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 3700

 

4.     Proposed title:  Jazz Improvisation III

        Proposed effective term:             Fall 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?         yes      

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

                a.  MUS 5700             

                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:                              X Fall       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 2710 

        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 advanced jazz improvisation techniques as it applies to avant-garde, fusion and chromatic playing.   Prerequisite:  MUS 2710

 

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

 

COURSE OUTLINE

MUS 3700

Jazz Improvisation III

 

Topics:       Jazz Patterns

          Chromaticism in jazz

          Altering chords in standard tunes

          Rewriting the jazz standard

          Harmonic pattern—approaching a chord tone diatonically from above

          Harmonic pattern—approaching a chord tone chromatically from below

          Using double chromatic approaches

          Tunes* (selected from list below)

          Goal-note playing

          Creativity and original improvisations

          The music of John Coltrane

          Transcriptions

          Tunes (selected from the list below)

 

          TUNE List (to be selected from)

          Windows                                 Well You Needn’t

          Freedom Jazz Dance              Moment’s Notice

          Seven Steps to Heaven           Footprints

          Black Narcissus                     Nica’ Dream

          Giant Steps                             Dolphin Dance

          E.S.P.                                     What Was

 

16.     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 advanced 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?