Unit 4: Jazz Expression and Style

How phrasing, articulation, and dynamics shape jazz style.
How musicians interpret and express themselves in jazz.
How swing feel and groove affect performance.

Listen to jazz recordings and identify articulation and phrasing.
Practice performing jazz phrases with dynamic variation and stylistic expression.
Perform jazz excerpts focusing on swing, articulation, and expression.

• Identify phrasing and articulation in a recording.

• Perform a jazz phrase with correct dynamics and style.

• Perform a short excerpt demonstrating swing feel, expression, and articulation.