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MUS 304 - Jazz Theory and Improvisation


Credits: 3

A historical study of twentieth century jazz music in America via scales, chords, and harmonic progressions with an emphasis on performance applications to traditional jazz band instrumentation: sax, trumpet, trombone, and rhythm section. Also a study of jazz band chart reading and a basic understanding of keyboard voicings and scoring for combos and big bands. On demand.