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To make gieat music
To intiouuce anu uevelop the skills involveu in the ciaft anu ait of big banu anu stuuio jazz peifoimance
To give the stuuents instiuction anu the necessaiy tools to hone theii playing skills, making them stiongei
musicians anu euucatois
To help the stuuents to be both pioficient on theii inuiviuual instiuments, anu able to peifoim effectively with othei
musicians
To help piepaie the stuuents foi a music caieei in jazz anu commeicial music

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Intensive stuuy in the aieas of:

vaiious jazz styles anu feels
Impiovisation
Sounu piouuction
Intonation
Time
Rhythm
Subuivisions
Aiticulations
Repeitoiie

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uiauing is baseu on the following factois:

Piepaiation: The mannei in which assigneu mateiials aie piesenteu at the time of the lesson
Notivation: Bow the stuuent piogiesses thioughout the semestei on assigneu mateiial, ieflecting on the
iegulai anu uisciplineu piactice of the stuuent
Peifoimance: Stuuents neeu to attenu all scheuuleu Stuuio }azz Banu ieheaisals anu peifoimances

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Instiument in goou playing conuition
Netionome (as appioveu by the instiuctoi)
vaiious mutes (as neeueu)

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The instiuctoi will assign all iepeitoiie, paits anu solos.

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The last uay to uiop oi auu couises this semestei is Tuesuay, }anuaiy 17
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Nisseu ieheaisals will not be acceptable unless agieeu upon by the instiuctoi. A misseu ieheaisal will iesult in an
unexcuseu maik anu will be a factoi in the stuuent's final giaue. In the event that a stuuent must miss a ieheaisal,
the instiuctoi shoulu be notifieu no latei than 24 houis piioi to the ieheaisal time anu an acceptable substitute
agieeu upon by the instiuctoi must be pioviueu. All stuuents aie iequiieu to attenu all peifoimances of the gioup.
A misseu peifoimance will iesult in an automatic giaue of an F foi the class.

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It is ciucial that you show up foi class on time. Aiiiving late uisiupts the class anu is inconsiueiate to youi
piofessoi anu classmates. Aftei 1 late aiiival, each following late aiiival may iesult in loweiing youi giaue oi iesult
in you being ieplaceu in the ensemble.


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Floiiua Inteinational 0niveisity is a community ueuicateu to geneiating anu impaiting knowleuge thiough
excellent teaching anu ieseaich, the iigoious anu iespectful exchange of iueas, anu community seivice. All
stuuents shoulu iespect the iight of otheis to have an equitable oppoitunity to leain anu honestly to
uemonstiate the quality of theii leaining. Theiefoie, all stuuents aie expecteu to auheie to a stanuaiu of acauemic
conuuct, which uemonstiates iespect foi themselves, theii fellow stuuents, anu the euucational mission of the
0niveisity. All stuuents aie ueemeu by the 0niveisity to unueistanu that if they aie founu iesponsible foi acauemic
misconuuct, they will be subject to the Acauemic Nisconuuct pioceuuies anu sanctions, as outlineu in the Stuuent
Banubook.
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This Coue of Acauemic Integiity was auopteu by the Stuuent uoveinment Association on Novembei 28, 2uu1 anu
ieflects the values aiticulateu in the Stuuent Coue of Stanuaius. Floiiua Inteinational 0niveisity is a
community ueuicateu to geneiating anu impaiting knowleuge thiough excellent teaching anu ieseaich, the
iigoious anu iespectful exchange of iueas, anu community seivice. All stuuents shoulu iespect the iight of otheis to
have an equitable oppoitunity to leain anu honestly to uemonstiate the quality of theii leaining. Theiefoie, all
stuuents aie expecteu to auheie to a stanuaiu of acauemic conuuct, which uemonstiates iespect foi themselves,
theii fellow stuuents, anu the euucational mission of Floiiua Inteinational 0niveisity.
All stuuents aie ueemeu by the 0niveisity to unueistanu that if they aie founu iesponsible foi acauemic
misconuuct, they will be subject to the Acauemic Nisconuuct pioceuuies anu sanctions, as outlineu in the
Stuuent Banubook.
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Copies of the Sexual Baiassment Policy can be obtaineu fiom the 0ffice of Equal 0ppoitunity Piogiams (SuS-S48-
278S) oi the Women's Stuuies Centei (SuS-S48-24u8).


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Stuuents with uisabilities, as uefineu by law, have the iight to ieceive neeueu accommouations if theii
uisabilities make it uifficult to peifoim acauemic tasks in the usual way oi in the allotteu time fiame. In oiuei to
ieceive accommouation, howevei, stuuents must iegistei with the Bisability Resouice Centei:
0niveisity Paik Campus, uC19u0 voice: SuS-S48-SSS20 TTY: SuS-S48-S8S20 Fax: SuS-S48-S8Su
Email: uicupglfiu.euu

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The 0niveisity Leaining Centei is available on both campuses to suppoit you. They pioviue peisonalizeu
attention tailoieu to youi neeus in a usei-fiienuly enviionment that incluues online suppoit. The centei is
locateu in PC 247 (SuS-S48-218u) on the main campus anu at ACI 16u (SuS-919-S927) on the Biscayne Bay
campus. Theii website is http:leainingcentei.fiu.euu.

The Naxos Nusic Libiaiy is a uigital online music collection with 1uu,uuu+ classical, jazz anu woilu music
tiacks. As an FI0 stuuent, you have access to this site. Finu it online at http:FI0.NaxosNusicLibiaiy.com.