Jazz Vocal Improvisation

Catalog description

This course provides students with fundamental concepts and language needed to improvise over chord progressions using the piano as our reference. Over three semesters we will: learn linear shapes that can be transposed to 12 keys and sung in tunes to connect the 7-3 of the ii-V-I in major and minor; embellish the basic linear shapes with chromatic approach language; transcribe and assimilate melodic ideas from recorded solos; and write and sing solos over standard and jazz tunes. Repeatable 3 times.