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MUSC 253 Introduction to Jazz Improvisation Units: 3.00
An introduction to the skills required to improvise in the jazz style. Students will develop their ability to improvise by analysing, listening and performing repertoire from the Swing and Bebop eras.
Requirements: Prerequisite (Level 2 or above and registration in a MUSC Specialization or MUTH Plan) or permission of the School.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Begin to view music from an aural perspective.
- Develop and implement an awareness of rhythm, phrasing and form as it relates to improvising.
- Perform several jazz standards that include the statement of the melody, improvised solos and an understanding of the overall form of the music.
- Understand the notation of chord symbols used in standard jazz notation and the corresponding sounds that they create, and demonstrate this by interpreting lead sheets of standard jazz compositions.
- Understand the relationship between arpeggios, scales and chords including triads, seventh chords and some chords with additional tension notes.