The Music of Charles Mingus Ensemble
Course Number
ENJZ-303
Description
The Music of Charles Mingus ensemble will study and perform seminal work form legendary jazz bassist Charles Mingus. In this course, students will participate in weekly supervised rehearsals. Students will gain ensemble performance experience, including playing complex arrangements, intonation, phrasing, blending, and articulation. Emphasis will be given to hearing and expressing your musical ideas with stylistic integrity, as well as melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic accuracy.
Credits
1
Prerequisites
Overall ensemble rating 5
Required Of
None
Electable By
All B.M. and P.D. students
Semesters Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer
Location
Boston
Department
ENS
Course Chair
Tyrone Chase
Taught By