Course Catalog Information (24-25)
MUSI 48B
Jazz Improvisation II
Course Description
Further development of improvisational skill in the jazz idiom. Higher level of difficulty in analysis of scales, chords, and forms applicable to improvisational performance of intermediate level jazz songs. Ear training and transcribing solos included. Participation in a final recital is required.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate accurate performances of Bebop and Afro-Cuban while observing correct forms, introductions, and endings to given songs.
- Demonstrate knowledge of altered and diminished scales using patterns and sequences through performance.
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 68B
Requisite and Advisory
- Prerequisite(s)
- MUSI 48A or by instructor consent
- Advisory(ies)
- ESL 261 and ESL 265, or ESL 461 and ESL 465, or eligibility for EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5
- Corequisite(s)
Limitations on Enrollment and Entrance Skills
- Limitation(s) on Enrollment
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