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Jazz Performance – Introduction to Commercial Jazz |
School of Creative & Performing Arts |
Program Availability |
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Type:
Certificate
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Campus:
Lakeshore
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Program Code:
Bass 1226S Cello 1226C French Horn 12262 Guitar 12263 Keyboard 12264 Percussion 12265 Trombone 12266 Trumpet 12267 Tuba 12268 Violin 1226V Vocal 12269 Woodwind 12260 |
Length:
Two semesters, beginning in September
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CONTACT INFORMATION: Christina Takaoka, program assistant | 416.675.6622 ext. 3361 | christina.takaoka@humber.ca
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Humber’s Jazz Performance – Introduction to Commercial Jazz is a performance-based program designed to help you develop and further the skills and knowledge required for you to continue your postsecondary education in music. Students will have the opportunity to identify and improve upon areas of weakness and to further develop performance skills. All courses will provide a particular focus toward the commercial/jazz field.
Students will emerge from the program with a clearer understanding of the field and their own career potentials within the field, and as stronger candidates for entry into diploma/ degree programs at Canadian colleges and universities.
This intensive, performance-based program provides a comprehensive and integrated curriculum designed for the talented player who wants to solidify their knowledge of the fundamentals of western music and/or further their current performance skills. Students will be challenged to develop and further their performance skills through the jazz-specific areas of improvisation, repertoire development, and small group ensemble performance.
Although popular music and rock recordings continue to dominate the Canadian market, sales of jazz and blues labels are growing the fastest, soaring 45.4 per cent in a recent two-year period. As a student of Jazz Performance – Introduction to Commercial Jazz, you will have the opportunity to study with many of Canada’s finest jazz musicians, thereby learning the craft directly from the pros. The program will help you develop the ability to accurately and confidently assess your skills in relation to existing vocational opportunities and future career directions.
For audition and theory requirements, visit humbermusic.ca.
Note: For more information visit Selection Procedures.
Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission to the program.
Humber also offers the Bachelor of Applied Music – Contemporary Music degree program 22061.
Students who apply to the degree program may be recommended for the Jazz Performance – Introduction to Commercial Jazz program. Students who complete the Jazz Performance – Introduction to Commercial Jazz program must then re-audition for the degree program. In order to audition for the Contemporary Music degree program, students enrolled in the Jazz Performance – Introduction to Commercial Jazz program must successfully complete the program with an overall GPA of 70 per cent or more including a minimum grade of 65 per cent in COMM 200.
The 2012/2013 fee for two semesters is
– domestic $3,735.48
– international $12,800.
Note: Price will vary according to instrument profile.
Amounts listed are the total of tuition, lab and material fees, student service and auxiliary fees for the first two semesters of the 2012/2013 academic year.
Fees are subject to change.
For more information visit Fees and Financial Assistance.
Semester 1 | ||
| Course Code | Course | Credits |
| COMM 200 | College Writing SkillsCollege Writing SkillsCourse Code: COMM 200 Credits: 3 College Writing Skills emphasizes elements of the writing process. Although subject matter and format may change from one program to another, the skills necessary for effective writing remain the same, as do the professional standards that all Humber students are expected to attain.
Students will practice the reading and writing skills that will be valuable in their college programs and build a strong base for professional business writing. Those students who plan to further their studies will develop the fundamental skills for writing acceptable academic English.
To help students reach these goals, the course covers the following: analytical reading and critical thinking; essay organization and development; and the elements of clear writing, including grammar and punctuation skills.
To complete COMM 200 successfully, students must produce writing that meets or surpasses the minimum departmental standards as set out in the attached criterion sheet.
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| GNED 000 | General Education ElectiveGeneral Education ElectiveCourse Code: GNED 000 Credits: 3 The following courses represent the GNED General Education electives that you can choose from as part of your program's curriculum. Anthropology | 3 |
| MFDN 101 | Theory Fundamentals 1Theory Fundamentals 1Course Code: MFDN 101 Credits: 4 This course covers the theoretical basics of Western music with a particular focus on the idiomatic elements and structures of jazz. The curriculum has been sequenced to support the performance demands of other courses while expanding the student’s general knowledge of music. Students will cover the Rudiments of Music and establish a solid theoretical foundation for beginning jazz improvisation, analysis and composition. | 4 |
| MFDN 102 | Aural and Reading Fundamentals 1Aural and Reading Fundamentals 1Course Code: MFDN 102 Credits: 4 This course is designed to build aural and reading skills in diatonic major tonality. Beginning with a scalar approach, drill and practise routines will develop a thorough knowledge and aural understanding of diatonic major tonality. | 4 |
| MFDN 103 | Song Materials 1Song Materials 1Course Code: MFDN 103 Credits: 2 This course will begin to introduce the student to the repertoire of song materials that forms the foundation of the jazz tradition. Students will learn 12 - 16 basic songs selected from standard blues and modal repertoire and will develop a systematic approach to learning repertoire that includes melodic, harmonic and rhythmic analysis. | 2 |
| MFDN 104 | Elements of Improvisation 1Elements of Improvisation 1Course Code: MFDN 104 Credits: 4 This course will develop a thorough understanding of improvisation at a basic level. Students will develop their technical expertise while exploring important elements of improvisation such as note choice, idiomatic content and creativity. Students will have the opportunity to apply skills in improvising over simple blues songs and repertoire containing II, V, I progressions. | 4 |
| MFDN 105 | Keyboard Fundamentals 1Keyboard Fundamentals 1Course Code: MFDN 105 Credits: 1 This course will introduce the non-keyboard major to the piano. Students will learn to identify notes, major key centers, intervals and chords on the piano keyboard and to harmonize simple melodies. Basic keyboard knowledge and facility will assist the student with aural and theoretical concepts covered in other courses. Keyboard majors will expand their knowledge of chords for practical use for coping in ensemble situations. | 1 |
| MFDN 106 | Listening and Analysis 1Listening and Analysis 1Course Code: MFDN 106 Credits: 2 This course will introduce various styles, the role of individual instruments within each style, originators of styles, forms, solo transcriptions, phrasing and guided listening. Students will learn how and which information to draw from a recording. The recordings selected will reflect the material being covered in Song Materials I and Elements of Improvisation I. | 2 |
| MFDN 110 | Private Lessons 1Private Lessons 1Course Code: MFDN 110 Credits: 4 This course is designed to introduce singers to proper vocal technique while expanding and exploring repertoire. Material covered will focus on the application of technical skills required for the basic interpretation of songs in the jazz and Latin styles, and during improvisation. Students will sing various instrumental heads and learn to maintain proper vowel production while developing their musicianship. Repertoire will include one classical aria. | 4 |
Semester 2 | Course Code | Course | Credits |
| HUMA 024 | Humanities: An Introduction to Arts and ScienceHumanities: An Introduction to Arts and ScienceCourse Code: HUMA 024 Credits: 3 The Humanities course focuses on fundamental questions individuals ask of themselves as they proceed through life. Why are we the way we are? Do we have free will or are we prisoners of our past experience or our biological inheritance? What motivates societies to change? Why do societal changes so often divide people into opposing camps? Why do so many people find contemporary life at home, at work, and in the community unfulfilling? What constitutes good government? How should injustice be fought? Can nations successfully deal with global problems? What is science and how does it differ from other kinds of inquiry? Can scientists provide solutions to the problems we face? What is art and does it offer answers of its own? What is its relationship to beauty, to knowledge, and to ethics? Is objectivity about art (or anything) possible? These questions are organized into units that begin with issues concerning the nature of the individual and then extend outward to various social, cultural and physical contexts.
The issues explored in this course are too complex to have any one right answer. Rather, individuals must search for answers that make sense of their experiences via various theoretical perspectives. The Humanities course supports this endeavour through study of different thinkers presented in the readings and exploration of different points of view explored in class discussions.
ESL students should consider taking the ESL Humanities course. Students may transfer into
ESL Humanities (HESL 024) either at the Registrar?s Office or the School of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Office (K201) on a first-come, first-served basis before the Last Day to Add. | 3 |
| MFDN 201 | Theory Fundamentals 2Theory Fundamentals 2Course Code: MFDN 201 Credits: 4 This course builds on the skills covered in Theory Fundamentals I and moves on to more advanced concepts. Students will expand the jazz concepts to include diatonic jazz standards. | 4 |
| MFDN 202 | Aural and Reading Fundamentals 2Aural and Reading Fundamentals 2Course Code: MFDN 202 Credits: 4 This course builds on the skills covered in Aural and Reading Fundamentals I, expanding the scalar awareness of diatonic major tonality to include vertical and horizontal harmonic structures. Students will lean to apply these skills to the learning and understanding of diatonic jazz standards. | 4 |
| MFDN 203 | Song Materials 2Song Materials 2Course Code: MFDN 203 Credits: 2 This course expands the concepts covered in Song Materials 1 to include more advanced jazz concepts such as extensions and II-V-I progressions. Students will learn 8-12 diatonic tunes including a variety of tonal centers, styles and tempi. | 2 |
| MFDN 204 | Elements of Improvisation 2Elements of Improvisation 2Course Code: MFDN 204 Credits: 4 This course builds on the skills covered in Elements of Improvisation I. Students will develop and expand skills required in soloing over modal structures and repertoire containing II, V I progressions. | 4 |
| MFDN 205 | Keyboard Fundamentals 2Keyboard Fundamentals 2Course Code: MFDN 205 Credits: 1 This course expands the material covered in Keyboard Fundamentals I to include basic jazz chord voicings, voice leading concepts and minor tonality. | 1 |
| MFDN 207 | EnsembleEnsembleCourse Code: MFDN 207 Credits: 2 This course expands the material covered in Keyboard Fundamentals I to include basic jazz chord voicings, voice leading concepts and minor tonality. | 2 |
| MFDN 210 | Private Lessons 2Private Lessons 2Course Code: MFDN 210 Credits: 4 All technical work from first semester will continue and develop, with a greater focus on repertoire and performance. Material covered will include the lyrical and stylistic development of songs within the jazz and Latin styles, paraphrasing of the second chorus, and improvisation. A classical aria may be assigned depending on the needs of the individual. | 4 |
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