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Apr 23, 2024
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MUS 486 - Jazz Band Arranging Description: Orchestration/arranging techniques in the jazz band idiom, including writing for smaller jazz ensembles, specialized instrumentation, and the big band. Especially useful for music educators.
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: 3/7/2006
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