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MUS-3814: Jazz History

Description: A survey and analysis of jazz music, including traditional jazz, big band, bebop, rhythm and blues, free jazz/avant garde, fusion, and hip-hop. Exploration of historical, social, and cultural forces and trends that influence the creation and interpretation of jazz music.

Pathways: 6A Critique & Practice in Arts, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 4

Average GPA: 3.40 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 58.66%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.22%

Jeffery K Hutchins202363.0%16.9%10.3%2.3%6.0%1.6%3.293
Edward Knoeckel202486.2%10.3%0.0%3.4%0.0%0.0%3.761

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