Jazz Theory 3
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 174JT3 | Z | 4 | 2T | Czech | winter |
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Name of lecturer(s)
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Advanced Jazz harmony and its development from the 1950s to 1990s. Advanced arranging for a combo and small jazz ensembles. Development of Jazz compositions of the 1950s to 1990s. Study of important Jazz composers of that period and analysis of their compositions.
Mode of study
Lecture
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Completion of Jazz Theory 2
Course contents
A required course for Jazz music studies at HAMU. Two hours per week in the Winter semester of the 2nd study year of the Bachelor's study.
Instruction is concluded with credit upon completion of all assignments and two larger projects based on the lecture material.
Section 1: Advanced Jazz harmony
Section 2: Arranging for a Jazz combo and small Jazz ensembles of the 1950s-90s
Section 3: Study and analysis of Jazz compositions of the 1950s-90s and students' works in this music style.
Recommended or required reading
Robin D.G.Kelley: Thelonious Monk
Mick Goodrick: The Advancing Guitarist
Dave Liebman: A Chromatic approach to Jazz Harmony and Melody
Walt Weiskopf: Intervalic Improvisation
Jim Hall: Průvodce jazzového kytaristy
Miles Davis & Quincy Troupe: Miles - The Autobiography
Charles Mingus: Beneath the Underdog
Assessment methods and criteria
Credit at the end of the Winter semester through completion of assignments and two larger projects based on the lecture material.
Note
None
Schedule for winter semester 2018/2019:
The schedule has not yet been prepared
Schedule for summer semester 2018/2019:
The schedule has not yet been prepared
The subject is a part of the following study plans
- Percussion Instruments-Jazz (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Double Bass-Jazz (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Piano-Jazz (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Guitar-Jazz (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Saxophone-Jazz (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)