MUSJAZZ 2101 - Jazz Musicianship 2A

Jazz Theory, Improvisation, Keyboard Skills and Composition are all explored in this course through a study of relevant texts, audio/video resources, scores, and solo transcriptions. Theory and Improvisation are closely linked and involve the study of melodic, harmonic and rhythmic concepts in relation to standard jazz chord progressions and the 2nd year tunes list. All students benefit from studying fundamental Keyboard Skills. This class continues on from Jazz Musicianship 1B by exploring basic accompaniment skills, walking bass lines, chord shells, 2-3 note chord voicings, simple melody with LH accompaniment, two-hand co-ordination, and 4-way close voicings.