MUS 254 - Jazz Improvisation II

(2 units)

Performance-oriented study of the basic techniques of improvisation in the jazz idiom.

Prerequisite(s): MUS 253.

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

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. transcribe, analyze and perform recorded improvisations by many of the great jazz improvisors of the past and present.
2. demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the “altered” scales and chords used in jazz improvisation.
3. memorize and perform several tunes from the standard jazz (“tin pan alley”) repertoire.

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