Course Catalog Information (24-25)
MUSI 16B
Jazz, Blues and Popular Guitar
Course Description
This course is an early-intermediate level study of the common practices used in jazz, blues and selected styles of popular music. Guitar styles from the 1940s to the present will be examined through the use of recording and written examples. Chord voicing, scales, right hand picking techniques, and development of solo skills in these styles will be emphasized.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Perform songs and exercises in jazz, blues, and popular music forms applying basic jazz scale forms and chord voicings.
- Demonstrate appropriate technique for performing both lead and accompaniment.
Course Details
- Units
- 1.5 Units
- Hours
- Weekly Lecture Hours: 1
- Weekly Lab Hours: 2
- Gen Ed
- Non-GE Class
- Program Status
- Program Applicable
- Credit
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Transferability
- Transferable to both UC and CSU
- Grading Method
- Letter Grading
- Formerly Statement
- Formerly MUSI 16
Requisite and Advisory
- Prerequisite(s)
- MUSI 16A or equivalent skill level; or admission by instructor consent
- Corequisite(s)
- Advisory(ies)
Limitations on Enrollment and Entrance Skills
- Limitation(s) on Enrollment
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