MUS 317A - Improvisation Techniques I

Units: 3
Introduction to improvisation techniques for jazz instrumentalists. Use of modes (major & melodic minor), symmetrical scales, and arpeggios in improvisation. Emphasis on the development of an idiomatic jazz style through the transcription and analysis of recorded solos by jazz masters.

Prerequisites: MUS 112.
Equivalent Quarter Course: MUS 3037.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
Grading: A-F grading only.