MUS 549

spring 2021
 
All Classes

Credit: 4 hours.

Continuation of materials introduced in MUS 548. Surveys advanced improvisational theory and its conception, use, and historical lineage. Examines use of polychords, pentatonic scales, diminished scales, and the modes generated from each. Discussion and analysis of chord functions in all song forms. Students demonstrate in class a variety of linear and vertical approaches to improvising using harmonic major scales.

Prerequisite: MUS 548, or placement by exam with consent of instructor.

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