School of Music
P.O. Box 26170
UNC Greensboro
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
(336) 334-5789 OFFICE
(336) 334-5497 FAX

e-mail: music@uncg.edu

Small Jazz Groups

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Current Syllabi for Jazz Courses can be found on the UNCG Blackboard Course Managment System

Steve Haines
School of Music #336
256-0105
sjhaines@uncg.edu

Arthur White
School of Music #323
256-0464
arthurwhitenc@excite.com

CLASSES are scheduled with your small group. You are required to meet one hour a week. Small Groups will meet in rooms 111 and 140 (see below) Bass and guitar amplifiers will be provided. Drums sets are provided- drummers must bring their own cymbals, snare drums, and clutch.

ATTENDANCE by you, or an occasional substitute, is mandatory. If you can not make a rehearsal you must call a competent substitute. You may only use a substitute for gigs when in dire sickness! Your fellow members of the group are counting on you to be there. Letting your group down due to lateness or absence will result in a lowered grade, or a ‘WF’, at the discretion of the instructor.

If for some reason the group does not meet, you must make up your missed time during the same week.

OBJECTIVES This is a practical course, designed for a hands-on application of jazz in a small group setting. Objectives depend on the level of each combo. Students will enhance their ability to communicate the 'jazz language' and become more flexible with improvisation in a group setting. Some standard repertoire will be memorized. We will also do a lot of listening.

UNIVERSITY EQUIPMENT/MATERIALS

Failure to return university owned property used in conjunction with or related to this course in a timely manner will result in a grade of “INCOMPLETE”, until such property is properly returned.

GRADING

Your instructor will inform you of your tests and quizzes, and performances. You will be expected to do two public performances.

One of the public performances MUST be before Saturday, March 13. Note: failure to perform will result in a reduced grade!

PHYSICAL CONTACT

Normal instruction in jazz improvisation may involve a certain amount of limited and neutral physical contact between the teacher and the student, when dealing with such topics as breathing, posture, technique, and tension. It is the responsibility of the student who is uncomfortable with this physical contact to immediately inform the teacher of that discomfort.

OPTIONAL TEXTS

Volume 3 Playalong Book and Recording Set, “The ii-V-I Progression”, by Jamey Aebersold.

The Jazz Language, by Dan Haerle.

Building a Jazz Vocabulary, by Mike Steinel

Available in the campus bookstore, or by calling Jamey Aebersold at 1-800-456-1388.

AEBERSOLDS

Some Jamey Aebersold Recordings and Playalongs are available through the library and the office of Steve Haines. They are here for you so take advantage!

OTHER

Please contact Arthur White at arthurwhitenc@excite.com if you can not make your rehearsal time AND you have tried but can't find a sub. Also, send a copy of that email to Steve Haines, at sjhaines@uncg.edu.

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