MUSC460 - Materials and Principles of Jazz Improvisation II

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Academic Year 2002/2003

Materials and Principles of Jazz Improvisation II
MUSC 460 SP

Crosslistings:
AFAM 389

This course extends the materials used in Improvisation I involving vocabulary as well as notated material to be used in improvising and composition. The class will seek to emphasize the interrelations between improvisational and structural devices from the post-Ayler continuum of African American music.

MAJOR READINGS

Students will be asked to use COMPOSITION NOTES, book 1-5, as part of their resource materials for the course.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

To be announced.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Attendance required to all classes.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Performance

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA MUSC Grading Mode: Graded

Prerequisites: MUSC387

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Braxton,Anthony Delano

Times: .M.W... 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: RHH003

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 35)

SR. major: Jr. major:

SR. non-major: Jr. non-major: SO: FR:

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Reading Non-Verbal Texts

Permission: Permission of Instructor Required

Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-18-2003