Students will learn to aurally identify musical
elements of jazz music including:
- seventh chord (major, minor, dominant, half-diminished,
fully-diminished)
- common jazz substitutions
- turnarounds using substitutions
- breakdown of jazz tunes into categories using
common progressions (i.e. Rhythm changes)
Jazz improvisation will cover the different
methods and approaches of improvisation. The class will enable
the student to develop his own improvisational style. The student
will:
- study the improvisational style of great jazz
artists
- expand their repertoire of jazz tunes
- learn new improvisational approaches to chord
changes
This class will help the student to learn
basic piano skills in order that the student can:
- accompany another jazz musician
- learn basic chord voicings
- facilitate the students understanding of theory
and improvisation through the piano
This class gives the student a perspective
of jazz through its history. The student will:
- know of the different eras and artists of jazz
- be able to identify different historical styles
(i.e. bebop, cool, swing, fusion)
- identify major artists by their sound
Jazz theory and arranging facilitates the student's
ability to notate, arrange and compose jazz. The student will:
- analyze jazz compositions and arrangements
- complete written arranging and composition exercises
- arrange and/or compose original jazz scores
