Course:

Licenciatura em Música

Profile(s):

Jazz

Branch(es):

Contact Hours per Semester:

30

Scientific area:

MUS

Curricular year:

2

Semesterly/Yearly:

Semestral

Option:

[""]

ECTS:

4

Type (1):

P

Teacher responsible for the Curricular Unit:

Bruno Santos

Time allocation for the C.U.:

0

Other teachers and time allocation for the C.U:

Afonso Pais 30h, Bernardo Moreira 30h, João Moreira 30h, Nelson Cascais 30h

Learning Outcomes (knowledge, aptitudes and skills to be developed by the students)

Consolidate aspects of semesters 1, 2 and 3. Work on author repertoire (Joe Henderson, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, John Coltrane). Encouraging the composition and / or arrangements adjusted to training. Develop group interaction, leadership skills. Develop rhythmic, melodic and harmonic aspects contextualizing in terms of repertoire. Notion of structure in bars and / or less obviousforms (7/4, 5/4). Develop versatility and adaptability to different types of repertoire (hardbop, free Jazz, Latin Jazz, even 8's).

Syllabus:

Learning / studying / transcribing solos, arrangements from CDs and important soloists (Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Charlie Parker, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, among others). Practicing improvisation/comping on various structures. Studying 1st sight reading with an instrument.

Demonstration of the Articulation of the Programme Contents with the Objectives of the C.U.

Since the objective of this C.U. is the acquisition of knowledge and skills so that the student can intervene in a variety of artistic and musical contexts, the syllabus indicated is selected in order to meet the scope of the issues involved.

Teaching and Evaluation Methods:

The teaching methodology is based on systematic and organized presentation of information through questioning, critical analysis and research suggested by the teacher, complemented with its study and discussion applied to the preparation of the selected repertoire, under the guidance and supervision of the teacher in order to ensure knowledge and skills acquisition process, as specified in the C.U. objectives - The evaluation process is based on observation of the quality of participation in the activities developed during the course, including the preparation for class, presentations in auditions, exams and other tests, verifying the level of the acquired knowledge and skills as specified in the C.U. objectives

Demonstration of the Articulation of the Teaching Methodologies with the Learning Objectives of the C.U.:

The coherence between the teaching methodologies with the learning objectives is assessed and demonstrated by the very nature of the performance and progress of students in classes, presentations, papers and exams.

Bibliography:

Real Book, London: Hal Leonard, 2005