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JAZZ IMPROVISATION IV: MUSC330
MWF 10:10-11:00 am | Room 040

JAZZ IMPROVISATION I | JAZZ IMPROVISATION II | JAZZ IMPROVISATION III | JAZZ IMPROVISATION IV

(Syllabus for MUSC330: Improvisation IV)
(Transcription Assignment for Improvisation IV)

USC JAZZ: COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

HANDOUTS | SCHEDULE | GRADING - COURSE DESCRIPTION | TUNES

HANDOUTS for JAZZ IMPROVISATION IV

GENERAL IMPROVISATION MATERIALS

Practice Tips

Dave Liebman's thoughts on JAZZ PRACTICE

EXERCISES | JAZZ ETUDES

GENERAL IMPROVISATION MATERIALS

JAZZ LISTENING LIST.
Some of the hundreds of great jazz CDs in the USC library.

JAZZ in the USC Library:
CD | DVD | Video Cassette

Assignment: Listen, enjoy, learn.

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ETUDES

Etudes by Starlight No.1
Etude No. 34, Bass | Etude No. 34, C
What is this Etude?
Etude No. 36, Bass | Etude No. 36, C
Etudes by Starlight No.2
Etude No. 39, Bass | Etude No. 39, C
Etudes by Starlight No.3
Etude No. 41, Bass | Etude No. 41, C
Big Strides
Big Strides Etude No. 44, C

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EXERCISES

How my Heart Practices:
Eb Instruments
Bb Instruments
C Instruments
Bass clef Instruments

Tones and Inner Urge Work:
C Instruments

Woody 'n' You: Exercises:
Eb Instruments
Bb Instruments
C Instruments
Bass clef Instruments

Mayreh: Exercises C

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SCHEDULE

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
Tunes for JAZZ IMPROVISATION IV:

May Include tunes from this list and others TBA:

Clifford Brown tunes:
Cherokee
Invitation
Daahoud
Woody 'n' You
Joy Spring

Herbie Hancock:
Dolphin Dance

Chick Corea:
Windows
Tones for Joan's Bones

Joe Henderson:
No Me Esqueca
Inner Urge

John Coltrane:
Giant Steps
Moment's Notice

Standards in all keys:
Stella by Starlight
Its You or No One
Falling in Love with Love

Wayne Shorter:
Dance Cadaverous
Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum
Footprints
Infant Eyes
Nefertiti
Pinocchio
Wildflower
Yes and No

Other tunes
My Foolish Heart
Nuages