MUSI 231 Improvisation I

Credit 2
This course covers the basic mechanics of improvising within the jazz idiom. Rudimentary harmonic and melodic material of master jazz improvisers from the swing through post-bop era will be examined. Modal compositions and blues progressions will be studied for chord/scale relationships. Prerequisite(s): MUSI 103 or permission of instructor. Two one-hour lectures per week.