Introduction to Jazz Online offers a general overview of the periods of jazz. The course's integrated approach allows students with no previous musical experience to explore the history of jazz through reading, listening, writing assignments, concert attendance, and research. Topics covered in the 15-lesson course include the historical periods of jazz, biographies of jazz greats, as well as instrumental legacies, oral and literate traditions, and jazz as an art form. Students navigate the course with the help of a student guide that serves as a textbook and workbook. This student guide comes with three high-quality Sony Music CDs, which include a rich selection of jazz classics that are referenced in the lectures, reading assignments, and quizzes. Timed listening notes guide students in the art of listening and can be accessed online, where they interact with the CD and follow the progress of the piece.