MCCCD Program Description

Jazz Improvisation II

Course: MUP165

First Term: 1995 Fall

Lecture 2 Credit(s) 3 Period(s) 2.7 Load
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: S

Description: Intermediate theoretical and performance skills in many styles of jazz improvisation.

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Notate, analyze, and perform jazz chord progressions. (I) 2. Demonstrate and analyze compositional techniques in a jazz melody. (II) 3. Demonstrate improvisation techniques. (III) 4. Demonstrate improvisation on II-V-I chord progression. (IV) 5. Analyze chord progression used in jazz blues. (V) 6. Analyze chord substitutions on blues form (VI) 7. Analyze and construct guide tone lines. (VII) 8. Perform and construct proper voice leading. (VIII) 9. Construct basic chord substitutions. (IX) 10. Construct poly chords. (X) 11. Demonstrate melodic analyze skills (XI) 12. Demonstrate harmonic analyze skills. (XII)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Jazz chord progressions A. Harmonic analysis B. Voice leading C. Common chord progressions D. Dominant chords E. Substitution chords F. Blues chords G. Polychords II. Melody A. Blues notes B. Guide tones C. Phrase length III. Improvisation A. Improvising on common chord progressions B. Improvising using substitution chords C. Improvising using Blues chords D. Improvising using polychords

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 3/28/1995

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