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JAZZ IMPROVISATION II: MUSC220
JAZZ IMPROVISATION I |
JAZZ IMPROVISATION II | JAZZ IMPROVISATION
III | JAZZ IMPROVISATION IV
(Syllabus for MUSC220: Improvisation II)
(Transcription Assignment for Improvisation II)
USC JAZZ: COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
HANDOUTS | SCHEDULE | GRADING - COURSE DESCRIPTION | TUNES
HANDOUTS for JAZZ IMPROVISATION II
GENERAL
IMPROVISATION MATERIALS | JAZZ ETUDES |
| GENERAL IMPROVISATION MATERIALS
Practice Tips
Dave Liebman's thoughts on JAZZ PRACTICE
JAZZ LISTENING LIST.
Some of the hundreds of great jazz CDs in the USC
library.
Assignment: Listen, enjoy, learn.
IMPROVISATION BASICS:
Bb Instruments | C
Instruments | Eb Instruments.
GET THIS COMMON VOCABULARY INTO YOUR IMPROVISATION:
Concert Instruments
| Bass Clef | Bb
Instruments | Eb Instruments.
OUTLINE TRANSFORMATION:
Simple outlines transformed into more elaborate lines. Apply to
all tunes.
Bb Instruments
| Eb Instruments
| C Instruments.
Outline Practice for ALL Keys
ANOTHER YOU PIANO VOICINGS
Blues Guide Tones: F,
Bb, Bass
clef F, Bass clef Bb,
D,
G, C.
OUTLINES and the BLUES: F,
Bass clef F, G,
D, Bb,
Bass clef Bb, C,
G.
244 million Bass Lines in F,
Bb
Blues voicings: Piano, Guitar and Vibes, Bb,
F.
ANOTHER
BASS LINE
Ending and Blues riffs in concert Bb for:
C instruments |
Bb instruments | Eb
instruments | Bass Clef instruments
Ending and Blues riffs in concert F for:
C instruments
| Bb instruments | Eb
instruments | Bass Clef instruments
Combinations of Outlines and Neighbor tone lines:
Eb | C
Elaborations of Static Harmony Applied to "Sweet"
Changes: Eb | Bb
| C
"Cry Me A River" quote Applied to "Sweet"
ChangesC and Bb
Greater Exercises: Bb
Instruments | C Instruments |
Eb Instruments
Outlines in Rhythm: Bb
Instruments | C Instruments |
Bass clef Instruments
Preparation for Another You:
C Instruments
Preparation for Bluesette:
Bb Instruments |
C Instruments |
Bass clef Instruments
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ETUDES
- Another 3-5-7-9 Etude: C,
Eb.
Another-Guide Tone Lines: Eb,
C.
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SCHEDULE
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Be prepared to play the melody, chord changes, and improvise over the selected 2-3 tunes per week using outlines, arpeggios, and specific devices discussed in class.
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| Tunes for JAZZ IMPROVISATION II:
May Include tunes from this list and others TBA:
.pdf download |
Alone Together
Bluesette in G | Bb
Cottontail | Oleo (Rhythm Changes)
How High the Moon | Ornithology
My Romance
Out of Nowhere
Secret Love
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Yardbird Suite
Someday my Prince Will Come
Stompin at the Savoy
Sweet Georgia Brown
There is No Greater Love
There Will Never Be Another You
Time after Time
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Other JAZZ Theory and Improvisation Materials
USC School of Music
For more information e-mail Bert Ligon at
Phone: 803.777.6565/803.777.4280
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