MU 228 - Topics in Music:Introduction to Basic Jazz Theory

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Colorado College

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Half-Block: Topics in Music: Introduction to Jazz Theory. Review of basic theory skills and the relationships between traditional Western harmony and jazz theory and nomenclature. Comparative analysis of harmonic rhythm, form, and structure in classical and jazz compositions. Study and performance of basic jazz scale and chord theory, standard chord progressions and jazz forms on either piano or other jazz instruments. Analysis of transcribed improvised jazz solos and popular music to develop understanding of practical applications of jazz theory by either improvising on their respective instruments or orchestrating a short composition for performance by class members. Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor or Music 199. .5 unit - Matzke. Half-Block: Topics in Music: Introduction to Jazz Theory. Review of basic theory skills and the relationships between traditional Western harmony and jazz theory and nomenclature. Comparative analysis of harmonic rhythm, form, and structure in classical and jazz compositions. Study and performance of basic jazz scale and chord theory, standard chord progressions and jazz forms on either piano or other jazz instruments. Analysis of transcribed improvised jazz solos and popular music to develop understanding of practical applications of jazz theory by either improvising on their respective instruments or orchestrating a short composition for performance by class members. Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor or Music 199. .5 unit - Matzke. Block 6: Topics in Music: Mathematical Explorations - Music and Math. Mathematics and music are disciplines with much in common - from Ancient Greek times when music was classified as one of the mathematical arts, to the present day when composers use mathematical ideas (set theory, magic squares, fractals, block designs) in their compositions. This introductory course is to explore some of the many links between music and contemporary music. No previous knowledge of either discipline is assumed. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Scientific Investigation of the Natural World requirement.) (Also listed as Mathematics 110.) 1 unit - Wilson. Block 7: Topics in Music: The Age of Genius - The Enlightenment through Music and History. Investigates some of the composers, writers, and theorists who made the long eighteenth century an Age of Enlightenment. Focusing on what many scholars have called the "Birth of Modernity," we will explore the broad-based questioning of Old Regime institutions and cultural practices. We will study the works of political theorists, such as Locke, Voltaire, and Kant, writers, including Beaumarchais and Goethe, and composers, such as Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. (One week in Baca). Prerequisite: ( One week in Baca). (Also listed as History 200.) 1 unit - Grace, Ragan.

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3.00

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www.coloradocollege.edu

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(719) 389-6000

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North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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