Band All Ears Jazz 1 (Michael Gustorff)

Module code
M-JP-EBDAEJ1
Curricular domain
Practical Classes
Credits
4
Group size
Flexible group size. 5 to 7 students. Larger or smaller very occasionally possible in consultation with faculty.
Number of course weeks
15 (PLEASE MIND THAT THIS ELECTIVE RUNS IN THE FIRST SEMESTER ONLY)
Class duration
5 students: 90 minutes per class, 6 students: 100 minutes per class, 7 students: 110 minutes per class. Group sizes below 5 or above 7 with different class times are sometimes possible after consultation with faculty. Class time will not be adjusted after the start of the academic year due to any change in group size.
Total contact hours
23, 25 or 27 hours
Study load
89, 87 or 85 hours

Form / content / level

Prerequisites
Admitted to year 2 Jazz & Pop or, after audition, Composition for Film and Theatre. This subject can only be followed on-campus.

NOTE that selecting one elective band is compulsory in the second year Jazz & Pop. In years 2, 3 and 4 students Jazz & Pop can select up to two elective bands per year in total.
Competencies
See Competencies Matrix.
Aims
Playing jazz standards by heart.
Improving ear training skills in a band situation.
Improving stage performance.
Relation to other modules
This module is related to the main subject module and ear training.
Content
In this group we will learn one jazz standard every week by heart. We will focus on jazz standards played frequently on sessions.
Beside that we will work on really hearing and knowing what the other band members do.
Possible instruments: all melody instruments, one singer (improvising is compulsory), accordion, one guitar, one piano, one bass, one drums.
Mode(s) of instruction
Band rehearsals and performances.
Material & Tools
Jazz standards you should know.
Student activity
Selecting repertoire, learning tunes by heart for the next rehearsal. Generating internal publicity for the band's concerts.

Examination and assessment

Mode(s) of assessment
Assessment by the band instructor at the end of each semester.
Criteria
Memorizing tunes, ear-training skills concerning sound, time, harmony, melody and form, functioning in a band, improvisation, attitude, active participation, performance and preparation.
Pass requirements
The student has completed this module if being awarded a minimum grade of 5.5 at the end of the second semester.
Examination procedure
Written assessment by the instructor at the end of both semesters. Assessment at the end of the autumn semester is formative and expressed in terms of satisfactory/unsatisfactory. It indicates a student's progress in this module. No ECs are awarded and there is no resit. Modules can only be absolved, and ECs awarded, after the end of the spring semester. The end-of-semester assessments comprise evaluations of students' performance during the rehearsals and public performances.
Resit options
See the Education and Assessment Plan.

Module summary

This class will help the student to be self-confident at jazz-sessions because of a bigger repertoire and better ear-training and performance skills.