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Oct 23, 2026
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MUSC 1111 - Jazz History
Credits: 3
Catalog Description
This is an introductory course designed to help students become familiar with and appreciate jazz as an important American art form. It includes jazz as a reflection of the evolution of American society. A historical overview will be used. Attendance at a live performance is required.
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) Goal Area(s) fulfilled: Goal 06C: The Humanities and Fine Arts, Goal 07A: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States
Additional fee to student: No
Learner Outcomes
- Discuss a historical overview of the development of jazz music and how that history fits into the overall history of cultural relations within the 20th century in the United States.
- Research a historically relevant jazz artist, how their music related to both jazz and the culture at large, and communicate those findings and their personal feelings on those topics.
- Communicate personal and critical evaluation, in writing, of a live, professional jazz concert.
- Examine, both musically and culturally, the importance of the African, European, Latino, and African-American influences in the development of jazz.
- Develop awareness of the individual and communal experiences jazz music represents.
- Listen to, appreciate, and identify distinctive differences between a variety of styles of jazz music.
- Describe the racial struggles within American society, as reflected through jazz history, and its evolution.
Major Areas of Course Content
- Historical and stylistic overview of jazz history
- Listening to and identifying a diversity of jazz styles
- Social, cultural, political, and racial implications and expression found in jazz music
- Communication of both personal and critical evaluations of listening, performances, and cultural contexts
Credit for Prior Learning Options
Course-Specific Exam
Credit for Prior Learning Option Procedure(s)
Contact Department Chair.
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