MUS* 149: Beginning Jazz Concepts

1 Credits
This course is a preparatory course for students interested in performing jazz. Students will acquire an understanding and skill development in the areas of basic jazz forms, rhythmic concepts and harmonic structures as it applies to the performance of jazz on their respective instruments/voices. Students will gain knowledge of significant jazz artists of diverse styles and acquire skills in performing a jazz solo over harmonic progressions as a soloist or within an ensemble setting.
Prerequisites:

MUS* 115: Music Theory I

with a C or above or with permission of the instructor.