Overview
Description
Performance-oriented study of intermediate-to-advanced techniques of improvisation in the jazz idiom.
Requirements
Prerequisites
MUS 254
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): MUS 254.
Units
Lecture2
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall - Even Years
Terms
fall
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate ability to musically emulate many of the great jazz improvisers of the past and present.
- demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the reharmonizations common during the “be bop” era.
- perform blues and “rhythm changes” contrafacts in multiple keys.