Overview
Description
Performance-oriented study of intermediate-to-advanced techniques of improvisation in the jazz idiom.
Requirements
Prerequisites
MUS 353
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
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.