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MUS 122

Survey of Jazz

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelLower Division
Average gradeB+
Standard

Overview

Description

Chronological study of jazz music and musicians with emphasis on directed listening.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall and Summer

Terms

fall, summer

Core

CO7, CO10

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • identify the wide range of musical styles and subgenres that make up the jazz soundscape.
  • discuss the complex interaction of music cultures in jazz, and the role this interaction has played in reshaping notions of individual, ethnic, and national identity.
  • articulate how and why jazz’s location on a “cultural hierarchy” has changed in North America over the past century.
  • explain how historical events, new technologies, and shifting cultural values influence – and are influenced by – new jazz styles.