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MUS 253 - Jazz Improvisation I

(2 units)
Performance-oriented study of the basic techniques of improvisation in the jazz idiom.

Prerequisite(s): MUS 204 .

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 2
Offered: Every Fall

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. aurally identify many of the great jazz improvisors of the past and present.
2. demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the basic scales and chords used in jazz improvisation.
3. memorize and perform several basic jazz tunes.


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