Prerequisite: MUSC 185 Jazz Improvisation.
A continued study of the harmonic, melodic, and rhythmic theories that lead to the ability to improvise in the jazz genre. Emphasis is on ear training, listening, extended harmony, motivic development, rhythm, and scale /chord relationships.
Outcomes: Students will be able to construct bass lines, build four-part chordal accompaniment at the piano, and improvise melodies and improvise over intermediate to advanced tunes in the jazz.
A continued study of the harmonic, melodic, and rhythmic theories that lead to the ability to improvise in the jazz genre. Emphasis is on ear training, listening, extended harmony, motivic development, rhythm, and scale /chord relationships.
Outcomes: Students will be able to construct bass lines, build four-part chordal accompaniment at the piano, and improvise melodies and improvise over intermediate to advanced tunes in the jazz.