Videos are available for selected sessions, as linked in the table below.
Key:
Lec = Lecture
Lab = Lab
Guest = Guest artist lecture / workshop
Concert = Concert series event
| SES # | TOPICS AND VIDEO LINKS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| Lec 1 | Overview and auditions | |
| Lec 2 | Introduction and concepts | |
| Lec 3 | Images and Imagination: Film and John Cage | |
| Lab 1 | Lab 1: Introduction | |
| Lec 4 | Graphic notation and improvisation | Assignment 1 due |
| Guest 1.1 |
Improvising with film Guest artists: Kate Matson and FiLmprov |
|
| Lab 2 | Lab | |
| Concert 1 | Concert series: FiLmprov | |
| Guest 1.2 |
Improvising with film Guest artists: Kate Matson & FiLmprov |
Assignment 2 due |
| Lec 5 | Modes and Forms | |
| Lab 3 | Lab | |
| Lec 6 | “Kind of Blue” (Miles Davis) | |
| Lec 7 | “In a Silent Way” (Miles Davis) | Assignment 3 due |
| Lab 4 | Lab | |
| Concert 2 | Concert series: Natraj and Chitravina Ravikiran | |
| Guest 2.1 |
Indian classical music Guest Lecturer: Phil Scarff and Chitravina Ravikiran |
|
| Lec 8 | Sounds and Processes | |
| Lab 5 | Lab | |
| Guest 2.2 |
Indian classical music student demonstrations Guest artist: Phil Scarff |
Assignment 4 due |
| Lec 9 | Mid-Term Summary | |
| Lab 6 | Lab | |
| Guest 3.1 |
Electronics Guest artist: Neil Leonard |
|
| Lec 10 | Sounds & Processes | |
| Lab 7 | Lab | |
| Concert 3 | Concert series: Neil Leonard and Robin Eubanks | |
| Guest 3.2 |
Electronics student demonstrations Guest artist: Neil Leonard |
Assignment 5 due |
| Lec 11 | Flexology | |
| Lab 8 | Lab | |
| Lec 12 | Flexology student demonstrations | Assignment 6 due |
| MIT concert: Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, plus Tom Hall and the 21M.355 class | ||
| Lec 13 | Themes and intervals: “Blue Seven” (Sonny Rollins) | |
| Lec 14 | Themes and intervals | Assignment 7 due |
| Lab 9 | Lab | |
| MIT concert: MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble | ||
| Lec 15 | Toward the final project: overview and design | |
| Guest 4.1 | Guest artists: Tim Ray and Eugene Friesen | |
| Lab 10 | Lab | |
| Concert 4 | Concert series: Tre Corda | |
| Guest 4.2 | Guest artists: Tim Ray and Greg Hopkins | Assignment 8 due |
| Lec 16 | Preparation for final projects | |
| Lab 11 | Lab | |
| Lec 17 | Final projects | Presentations in class |
| Lec 18 | Final projects | Presentations in class |
