H70097z Bigband I

Faculty of Music
Winter 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Matúš Jakabčic (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jazz Interpretation Department – Faculty of Music – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Supplier department: Jazz Interpretation Department – Faculty of Music – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Prerequisites
The ability to read from a sheet.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Ability to play in a bigger band with respect to sound integrity and intonational precision. Staging simpler big band arrangements
Syllabus
  • Familiarization with orchestral interpretation, listening to big band play at different times, to work with a rhythm section in a big body. Conductor and its interaction with the body during rehearsals and the concert. Individual brass section of the orchestra and their functions. The interplay between sections, work with tuning and dynamics, communication between the leader of the section and its members. The role of soloist and its coordination with the orchestra. Staging less complex swing and bopových arrangements. Interpretation of compositions and arrangements of experienced arrangers such as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Sammy Nestico and Bob Mintzer.
Literature
  • Nahrávky popř. noty předních big bandů (D. Redman, F. Henderson, C. Basie, D. Ellington, B. Holman, S. Kenton, G. Evans, M. Schneider, D. Holland, J. Fedchock a další). info
  • Nestico, S. : Premium Jazz Series, Fenwood Music, 2007
  • Nestico, S. : Premium Jazz Series, Fenwood Music, 2007
Teaching methods
Exercise - 2h
Assessment methods
credit
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Credit evaluation note: 1 z 2.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Pro úspěšný zápis předmětu si zaregistrujte též odpovídající předmět v letním semestru (podle předpokladu "EVER")
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023, Winter 2024.
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