Description

This course offers an introductory study of a group of skills fundamental to jazz improvisation and arranging. It focuses on spelling harmonies, understanding how they function in standard song forms, learning to elaborate them into melodies, and learning how to express those melodies in idiomatic rhythms. Prerequisite: Music Theory 2 (MUSC 1302), Aural Skills 2 (MUSC 1402), and Keyboard Skills 2 (MUSC 1502); or permission of instructor.

Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 2.00Total Hours: 2.00