Jazz Performance Minor (B.Mus.) (18 credits)
Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)
Degree: Bachelor of Music
Program credit weight: 18
Program Description
The Minor in Jazz Performance offers students the opportunity to develop abilities in instrumental and vocal jazz through a combination of theoretical and practical courses.
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Required Courses (18 credits)
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MUEN 570 | Jazz Combo. 1 | 1 |
Jazz Combo. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. A Jazz Improvisation Ensemble of approximately 4 to 9 players. | ||
| MUIN 273 | Practical Lessons Performance Minor 3. | 1.5 |
Practical Lessons Performance Minor 3. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Practical instruction as part of a performance minor program. | ||
| MUIN 274 | Practical Lessons Performance Minor 4. | 1.5 |
Practical Lessons Performance Minor 4. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Practical instruction as part of a performance minor program. | ||
| MUJZ 160 | Jazz Materials 1. | 3 |
Jazz Materials 1. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Fundamental aural and theoretical skills associated with the jazz idiom. Nomenclature, chord construction, chord/scale relationships, harmonic progression, circle of 5ths, simple turnarounds, simple substitution, symmetrical scales and chord relationships, voice leading. | ||
| MUJZ 161 | Jazz Materials 2. | 3 |
Jazz Materials 2. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Simple and advanced substitution, borrowed chords, reharmonisation, modes of harmonic minor and melodic minor diatonic systems, unresolved tensions, odd and infrequent modulations, mixed two-five-ones, introduction to polychords, slashchords and non-functional harmony. | ||
| MUJZ 213 | Fundamentals of Jazz Improvisation 1. | 2 |
Fundamentals of Jazz Improvisation 1. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to basic improvisation concepts of phrasing, articulation, melodic development, harmonic control, musical vocabulary and style. Pedagogical techniques will be discussed. | ||
| MUJZ 214 | Fundamentals of Jazz Improvisation 2. | 2 |
Fundamentals of Jazz Improvisation 2. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. A continuation of development of basic improvisation concepts of phrasing, articulation, melodic development, harmonic control, musical vocabulary and style. Pedagogical techniques will be discussed. | ||
| MUJZ 262 | Applied Jazz Theory. | 3 |
Applied Jazz Theory. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. An examination of harmonic practices and compositional styles in post-1960 jazz. Various theoretical approaches to jazz harmonic analysis will be addressed. Students analyze and compose jazz tunes and longer forms. | ||
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2 credits in MUEN 570 Jazz Combo..