Improvisation for the Contemporary Musician
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Overview
Subject area
HUM
Catalog Number
241
Course Title
Improvisation for the Contemporary Musician
Department(s)
Description
This course explores the skills and techniques necessary in performing improvised music. Open to instrumentalists and vocalists, students examine the use of improvisation in a variety of music genres including jazz, blues, world music, funk, rock and pop. Through the theoretical study of scales, arpeggios, diatonic and functional harmony, and rhythm students will enrich their musical pallette. Students will also study improvised music through transcription. This course culminates with a public performance.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Academic Career
Undergraduate LaGuardia CC
Liberal Arts
No
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3
Requisites
022460