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Chris M. Van Leeuwen

Title: Adjunct Faculty

Department: Jazz Studies

College: College of Music

Curriculum Vitae

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Current Scheduled Teaching

MUJS 5370.003Graduate Review of Jazz ImprovisationSpring 2025
MUJS 2370.001Jazz Improvisation IISpring 2025
MUJS 5490.503Advanced Jazz ImprovisationFall 2024
MULB 1808.508Jazz Lab BandFall 2024 Syllabus
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

MULB 1808.508Jazz Lab BandSpring 2024 SPOT
MULB 1808.505Jazz Lab BandSpring 2022 SPOT
MULB 5174.505Large Ensemble: Jazz Lab BandSpring 2022 SPOT
MUAS 1516.710TrumpetSpring 2022 SPOT
MUJS 1370.001Jazz FundamentalsFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MULB 1808.504Jazz Lab BandFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUAC 3536.703Jazz TrumpetFall 2021
MUJS 1370.001Jazz FundamentalsSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUJS 1370.001Jazz FundamentalsFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MULB 1808.505Jazz Lab BandFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MULB 1808.505Jazz Lab BandSpring 2020
MULB 1808.505Jazz Lab BandFall 2019 SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

out of 5
out of 7		 %
of
students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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