MUS 357 - Jazz Composition and Arranging

Description:
Development of skills in songwriting, melody and chord progression, construction, and arranging in the jazz idiom through student projects and score analysis.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisites: MUS 246 and MUS 255.

Credits: (3)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Demonstrate reharmonization of standard jazz chord progressions.
Demonstrate written knowledge of jazz scales and chords.
Demonstrate analysis skills with chord progressions.
Demonstrate modification of jazz melodies.
Demonstrate modification of jazz styles, i.e. change a swing tune into Latin, etc.
Demonstrate knowledge of instrument ranges and other idiomatic details.
Demonstrate jazz orchestration technique.
Demonstrate chart layout technique.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
11/17/2011