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2.00 Credits
2 credits. Fall Introductory study in jazz improvisation: blues, pentatonic scales; ionian, aeolian, dorian modes. AABA forms. Simple chord positions, substitutions, turnarounds. Melodic contours, rhythmic studies, transposition, development. Analysis, accompanying, and improvisation.
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2.00 Credits
2 credits. Spring A continuation of MUS 2050. Rhythm changes, Latin patterns. Diminished, synthetic scales, chords: super-locrian, lydian-flat 7; alternative. Modal, linear tunes, binary solos, countermelodies and background riffs. Analysis, accompanying, and improvisation. Prerequisite: MUS 2050 or permission of instructor
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2.00 Credits
2 credits. Every semester Provides students with fluency in performance-based sight reading of jazz music. The course is designed to enhance each student’s ability to feel, identify, transcribe, and notate rhythm, with a primary focus on the most common time signatures and divisions of the beat.
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3.00 Credits
and 4900 Tutorial (Upper Level) Variable credits. Every semester A tutorial is an elective arranged between an individual student and a faculty member. It is intended to allow for intensive study of a particular problem. Prerequisite: A special course contract, filled out by the student and a faculty advisor, specifying goals, criteria, and cre d i t s
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2.00 Credits
2 credits. Fall An examination of the melodic and rhythmic influence on jazz of the music of the Caribbean, Mexico, and South America with an emphasis on the music of Brazil.
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2.00 Credits
2 credits. Spring The bebop era changed not only the manner of playing jazz but the way of composing it as well. This course explores the “bebop” style of composing alternative melodiesover the chords of standard popular songs of the day. In addition to learning standard repertoire of the era, students compose original “bebop”-style melodies.
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2.00 Credits
2 credits. Fall Jazz repertoire and styles presented include examples of modal and cool jazz. The material is taught by rote to develop and strengthen the ability to learn by ear. Classes are conducted in an ensemble format and explore improvisational techniques for all course material.
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2.00 Credits
2 credits. Spring Jazz repertoire and styles presented include examples of contemporary and post-bop jazz. The material is taught by rote to develop and strengthen the ability to learn by ear. Classes are conducted in an ensemble format and explore improvisational techniques for all course material.
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2.00 Credits
and 3310 2 credits ( per semester). I: Fall; II: Spring Students study and analyze production techniques of the great producers in recording history, from the earliest blues sides of the 1920s to the work of George Martin with the Beatles to current work by Dr. Dre and many others. Dynamics, texture, instrumentation, the psychology of production, and use of reverbs and other special effects are examined. Such musical styles as reggae dub, lounge, surf, hip-hop, jazz, blues, and pop are also studied closely.
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2.00 Credits
2 credits. Spring Producers of film, TV, advertising, and theatre request a wide range of musical moods and feels. In this course, composers and arrangers are given deadline assignments of writing to a client’s specifications within typical industry parameters. Various styles and techniques used by commercial composers (e.g., thematic writing, underscore, and ostinati devices) are covered. Clients relations are emphasized, as is the concept of perfection when writing on demand. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor; recommended: some notation or theoretical ability
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