MUS 102 — Jazz Improvisation II
Continuation of Music 101. This course will expand upon the concepts and skills utilized in improvisation. Along the way, students will participate in exercises, experiments, and performances utilizing jazz vocabulary, scales, and theory. Pentatonic scales and quartal/quintal harmony are introduced. The melodic minor scale as well as diminished and whole tone scales are applied to secondary dominants in various jazz styles. (CSU/UC)