Maricopa Community Colleges  MUP165   19914-19955 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 05/28/91
MUP165 19914-19955 LEC 2 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Jazz Improvisation II
Intermediate theoretical and performance skills in many styles of jazz improvisation. May be repeated for a total of six (6) credit hours. Prerequisites: MUP164 or permission of instructor.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
MUP165   19914-19955 Jazz Improvisation II
1. Analyze and construct a II-V-I chord progression. (I)
2. Analyze harmonic progressions. (II)
3. Demonstrate compositional concepts in melody. (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)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
MUP165   19914-19955 Jazz Improvisation II
    I. The II-V-I chord progression
      II. Harmonic analysis
        III. Concepts in melody
          IV. Improvisational techniques as related to II-V-I progressions
            V. Blues and II-Vs
              VI. Blues substitutions
                VII. Guide Tones
                  VIII. Voice leading on dominant chords
                    IX. Chord substitutions
                      X. Poly chords- contemporary harmony
                        XI. Melodic analysis skills
                          XII. Harmonic analysis skills
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