PSBS 375 - Bass in the Free Improvisation Idiom

Institution:

Berklee College of Music

Subject:

Description:

Credits:2 credits Prerequisites:Overall ensemble rating 4 or private instruction level 4 Course Chair:R. Appleman Required of:None Electable by:Bass principals Offered:Spring, Fall Description Development of a personal approach to improvisation through application of motivic development, harmolodic phrasing, and descriptive imagery through musical expression: dynamics, emotions, colors, shapes, and textures. Study of techniques found in the music of Ornette Coleman, Eric Dolphy, Lester Bowie, Charlie Haden, Cecil McBee, Sun Ra, Cecil Taylor, John Scofield, Dave Holland, and other improvisers.

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

09/01/2007 - 09/01/2007 

Institution Website:

www.berklee.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 747-2222

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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