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MUS 354

Jazz Improvisation IV

Catalog2026-2027
Credits2 units
LevelUpper Division
Average gradeA-
Standard

Overview

Description

Performance-oriented study of intermediate-to-advanced techniques of improvisation in the jazz idiom.

Requirements

Prerequisites

MUS 353
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

MUS 353.

Units

Lecture2

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years

Terms

fall

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • perform spontaneously composed solo and ensemble free improvisations.
  • demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the “giant steps” reharmonizations made famous by John Coltrane.
  • compose both notated and non-notated pieces in the “free jazz” style.