COURSE DESCRIPTION
This 12-week course will discover the melodic, harmonic and rhythmic language of contemporary music and prepare students for higher level jazz harmony courses. Unlike classical western harmony, Jazz Harmony is fluid, free and functional. Students will learn not only how to analyze their favorite songs using jazz harmony, but also to compose new songs and reharmonize old tunes using it.
Required knowledge: music rudiments
Required Tech: music notation software (MuseScore, Sibelius or Finale)
Key Topics
Jazz Harmony 1
- Key signatures
- Circle of fifths
- Intervals
- Chord types (triads, seventh chords and tensions)
- Major and minor scales
- Diatonic harmony in major and minor keys
- Functions of diatonic chords and Roman numeral analysis (jazz style)
- Basic blues
- Reharmonization techniques
- Composition
- Lead sheet writing
Instructor
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Course Features
- Lectures 3
- Quizzes 0
- Duration 2 hours each lecture
- Skill level Beginner
- Language English
- Students 0
- Assessments Yes