MUSI 140 Jazz Improvisation
This course covers the nuts and bolts of the jazz language, including vocab and great solos from various jazz styles, jazz aural skill practice, common chord progressions, common tunes, useful jazz theory, and jazz rhythm and phrasing. It will also cover creative approaches to improvisation. Singers and instrumentalists are welcome.
MUSI 140Jazz Improvisation
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I. General Information
II. Course Specification
Credit Hours Narrative
2.00 Credits
Semester Contact Hours Lecture
30
Semester Contact Hours Lab
0
Semester Contact Hours Clinical
0
III. Catalog Course Description
This course covers the nuts and bolts of the jazz language, including vocab and great solos from various jazz styles, jazz aural skill practice, common chord progressions, common tunes, useful jazz theory, and jazz rhythm and phrasing. It will also cover creative approaches to improvisation. Singers and instrumentalists are welcome.
IV. Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:
- Improvise idiomatically and creatively over basic forms and progressions.
- Audiate basic progressions and melodies.
V. Topical Outline (Course Content)
VI. Delivery Methodologies