MUSIC 284
Jazz Improvisation 1
Music
College of Fine Arts and Communications
Course Description
Beginning improvisation: theory and technique.
When Taught
Fall
Grade Rule
Grade Rule 8: A, B, C, D, E, I (Standard grade rule)
Min
2
Fixed
2
Fixed
2
Fixed
1
Title
Beginning Jazz Improvisation
Learning Outcome
Students will learn the fundamentals of jazz improvisation and how to apply them in a performance environment. Such fundamentals will include blues scales and chord progressions, typical jazz chord progressions, melodic patterns for improvisation and others.
