Jazz Improvisation II
Academic Noncredit

Intermediate level course. 3350 is prerequisite. Same approach as Jazz Improvisation I, with the following additions: Students must transcribe, analyze, and perform jazz solo transcriptions. Pentatonic Scales (major and minor.) Sectional forms and "I Got Rhythm" changes and variations. Diminished Scales, Diminished and Altered Dominant 7th Chords. Whole Tone Scales and Augmented Chords and Scales. Harmonic and Melodic Minor Scales. Locrian #2 and Diminished/Whole Tone (Superlocrian) Scales. Lydian Augmented and Lydian Dominant Scales.

This noncredit class meets with a regular University of Utah credit course. Students can purchase any assigned hardcopy textbooks through our Campus Bookstore.