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  • PSIJ 423: Jazz Improvisation Techniques

    6.00 Credits
    Berklee College of Music

    Credits:2 credits Prerequisites:Overall ensemble rating 7 or PSIJ-422 Course Chair:R. Savage/J. Odgren Required of:None Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Summer, Fall Description An advanced course offering sophisticated approaches and concepts. Techniques covered include metric modulation, melodic curve, continuous motive development, nonharmonic triads, alternate tempos, extreme tempos with rhythmic syncopation, and soloing with full, partial, and no rhythm section accompaniment. Music from various periods of jazz (swing, bop, postbop, and contemporary) will be used for demonstration, practice, and performance activities. Classes are leveled and instrumentally balanced; students perform weekly.
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  • PSIJ 425: Advanced Jazz Improvisational Techniques

    2.00 Credits
    Berklee College of Music

    Credits:2 credits Prerequisites:Overall ensemble rating 6 Course Chair:M. Marvuglio/J. Odgren Required of:None Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Summer, Fall Description Performance and analysis of original jazz tunes. Discussion, demonstration, and performance of advanced jazz improvisational techniques. Use of three tonics, pentatonics, composite scales, and other harmonic devices, along with practice techniques. Students will be expected to create their own compositions, which will be included in a class recital at the end of the semester. Note: This class is recommended for students who have already taken PSIJ-421 or have an ensemble rating of 6666.
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  • PSIM 221: Improvisation Techniques for the Blues Player

    2.00 Credits
    Berklee College of Music

    Credits:2 credits Prerequisites:Overall ensemble rating 3 Course Chair:M. Marvuglio/J. Odgren Required of:None Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Summer, Fall Description Performance-based class in blues improvisation using recordings and transcriptions of traditional and Chicago blues, swing and bop blues, gospel, funk, and rock styles as principal resources. Emphasis on adapting those techniques to develop a personal style. Weekly assignments include practicing blues-based exercises and learning solo transcriptions. Other performance skills covered include turnarounds, pacing of solos, and implying reharmonizations in improvisation.
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  • PSIM 231: Rock Improvisational Techniques

    1.00 Credits
    Berklee College of Music

    Credits:2 credits Prerequisites:Overall ensemble rating 3 Course Chair:M. Marvuglio/J. Odgren Required of:None Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Summer, Fall Description The four-course sequence in rock improvisation is designed to cover all skills relevant to creative performance in that idiom. Major techniques discussed in this course include pacing, rhythmic density, melodic and rhythmic embellishment, chord scale practice, and nonharmonic melody notes. Students will learn what and how to practice and will develop the skills necessary for individual and group improvisation. Various styles of rock (progressive, blues, classic, contemporary) will be used for demonstration, practice, and performance activities. Classes will be instrumentally balanced with students of similar improvisational backgrounds. Students will be required to perform each week.
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  • PSIM 235: Improvisation in the Rock-R&B Idiom

    2.00 Credits
    Berklee College of Music

    Credits:2 credits Prerequisites:PSIJ-221 or PSIM-231 Course Chair:M. Marvuglio/J. Odgren Required of:None Electable by:All Offered:Fall Description A study of basic blues playing in the rock and r&b blues idiom. The 8-, 12-, 16-, and 24-bar blues forms; improvisational techniques applied to inner form, solo analysis of leading and legendary blues players; weekly performances and written homework; weekly solo playing. Recommended for the beginning-to-intermediate improviser interested in this idiom.
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  • PSIM 327: Improvisation in the Jazz/Blues Idiom

    2.00 Credits
    Berklee College of Music

    Credits:2 credits Prerequisites:PSIJ-221 or PSIM-231 Course Chair:M. Marvuglio/J. Odgren Required of:None Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Fall Description A study of basic blues playing in the jazz idiom. The 8-, 12-, 16-, and 24-bar blues forms; improvisational techniques applied to inner form; solo analysis of leading and legendary blues players; weekly performed and written homework; weekly solo playing. Recommended for the beginning to intermediate improviser interested in this idiom.
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  • PSIM 335: Improvisation in the Jazz-Rock/Fusion Idioms

    2.00 Credits
    Berklee College of Music

    Credits:2 credits Prerequisites:Overall ensemble rating 4 Course Chair:M. Marvuglio/J. Odgren Required of:None Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Summer, Fall Description Performance and analysis of jazz-rock/fusion music. Improvisational and compositional techniques will be discussed. Some of the major players and groups analyzed will be the Yellowjackets, Michael Brecker, David Sanborn, and Chick Corea. This class will perform original compositions in an end-of-the-semester final performance.
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  • PSIM 341: Improvisation in the Latin/Jazz Idiom

    2.00 Credits
    Berklee College of Music

    Credits:2 credits Prerequisites:Overall ensemble rating 4 Course Chair:M. Marvuglio/J. Odgren Required of:None Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Fall Description Performance and analysis of Latin/jazz music and related song forms. The class will include analysis of source music and its influence on contemporary composers and performers in the idiom. Concentration on samba, calypso, bossa, and contemporary Latin grooves. Some of the musicians discussed are Claudio Roditi, Clare Fischer, Chick Corea, and Paquito D'Rivera. The class will include a rhythm section plus varied instrumentation and will perform in a recital at the end of the semester.
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  • PSIM 351: Composing Performer Ensemble

    2.00 Credits
    Berklee College of Music

    Credits:2 credits Prerequisites:Overall ensemble rating 6 Course Chair:M. Marvuglio/J. Odgren Required of:None Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Fall Description An ensemble/class for the performer who also composes. A survey of compositions/concepts will be introduced; weekly composition assignments will be performed by the class and critiqued by the instructor. The purpose of this course is to develop originality through experimentation over a broad stylistic base.
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  • PSIM 381: Improvisation on Twenty- First Century Grooves

    1.00 Credits
    Berklee College of Music

    Credits:2 credits Prerequisites:Overall ensemble rating 4; bass and drum set principals by written approval of instructor and course chair Course Chair:M. Marvuglio Required of:None Electable by:Bass, brass, drum set, guitar, piano, string, and woodwind principals; bass and drum set principals need written approval of instructor and course chair Offered:Spring, Fall Description Performance and analysis of the jazz-rock/fusion idiom for the twenty-first century. Improvisational and compositional techniques will be discussed with an emphasis on employing a variety of new and current grooves (bounce/timbaland, 32nd-note r&b grooves, hip-hop, drum 'n' bass, as well as funk, jazz-hop, house, ska, reggae, go go, etc.) and an easy introduction to odd time rhythms. Some of the major players and groups to be analyzed may be Mahavishnu Orchestra, Weather Report, and Steve Coleman. Original material and writing are welcomed.
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