Jazz Harmony 2

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Jazz harmony is a course that focuses on the unique chord progressions, voicings, and substitutions used in jazz music. Students will learn about the role of chords in creating a sense of movement and tension in a jazz composition or improvisation. The course will cover the various chord scales and modes used in jazz, as well as the function of upper structure triads and extended chords.

In addition to learning about the theoretical foundations of jazz harmony, students will also have the opportunity to practice applying these concepts through the analysis of jazz standards and the creation of their own chord progressions. The course will also touch on the role of melody and counterpoint in jazz, as well as the use of non-diatonic chords and altered dominant chords.

Throughout the course, students will have the opportunity to listen to and analyze recordings of famous jazz musicians, as well as to create and perform their own jazz compositions. By the end of the course, students will have a deep understanding of the elements of jazz harmony and will be able to apply this knowledge in their own musical creations.

Required knowledge: music rudiments
Required Tech: music notation software (MuseScore, Sibelius or Finale)

Key Topics

Secondary dominants
Melody writing
Motif writing
Sequencing: Diatonic Sequence, Exact Sequence, Diatonic inversion, Exact Inversion, Retrograde, Retrograde Inversion,
Intervalic variation, Rhythmic Variation, Augmentation, Diminution
Melodic analysis: NT, PT, App, Ant, Sus
II – V – I Guidetone Lines
Voice Leading
Major and Minor line cliches
Slash chords
Available tensions on chords
7 Modes
Modal interchange

Zoom Invitation

Jazz Harmony 2
Time: Jan 28, 2023 09:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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Instructor

Morgana

Morgana Acevedo Cordero is an award winning film and TV composer based in Madrid, Spain that graduated from Berklee College of Music, Boston. By 23 years old she had already scored two feature films and a documentary.

She won best score at SANSE festival (Madrid) for Nacer, a short film that was also nominated for the prestigious Goya Awards, 2022. Morgana continues to work in different projects from the US, Spain and Ecuador.

She moved to Los Angeles, where she started working with the renowned composer Lucas Vidal (Fast & Furious, Nobody wants the night, Élite...).

She has worked as a Music Editor and Score Coordinator for Netflix, Amazon Prime and Movistar films and TV shows such as Élite, Someone has to die, The Minions of Midas, Welcome to Eden, to name a few.