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Course Details


Course Code:	20JAZZ2
Description:	Understanding Jazz
Frequency:	weekly
Leader:	Ken Dyer
Type:	Short Course
Location:	MRCC church
Start Date:	24/09/2020 Thu
Finish Date:	15/10/2020
Start Time:	14:00
Finish Time:	15:30
Number of weeks:	4
Amount:	$10.00
Maximum enrolments:	25
Number Enrolled:	24 Wait listed: 6
New Course:	Yes
Comments:	The objective of the course is to help participants understand and, above all, enjoy what jazz musicians are trying to do musically. The course will illustrate and, to a modest extent, analyse in a non-technical way, with profuse recorded examples, the musical development of jazz from about 1900 to the present. I will focus especially on the achievements of four towering geniuses: Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker and Miles Davis, who are all African-Americans. Ken will include numerous musical illustrations and discuss the contributions of other African Americans and white jazz musicians. I will try to explain how the history of jazz iand what was played s bound up with racial attitudes in the US and was influenced by them. I will explain the historical stages and genres of jazz including Traditional, Modern, Swing, Bop, Cool, Blues, Ragtime and others.
Additional Comments and Prerequisite:	Min 6 – Max 25 Cost $10, no cost to Semester one enrolees. Venue: Church Gallery, Margaret River Community Centre, 33 Tunbridge Street
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