Course Number:AFR U208
Credit Hours: 4
Course Title: Jazz Improvisation

Course Description: Focuses on repertory as well as performance. Examines the great improvisational artists in American music, such as Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, and John Coltrane. Approaches analysis from a theoretical as well as a practical perspective. Explores the use of rhythm, chords, scales, and modes in the creative improvisation process.

Fall Offering: Lab/Coreq 1:

Spring Offering: Lab/Coreq 2:

Summer Offering: Lab/Coreq Remarks:

Summer 1 Offering: Prerequisite 1:

Summer 2 Offering: Prerequisite 2:

Cross-Listed Course 1: MUS U208Prerequisite 3:

Cross-Listed Course 2: Prerequisite 4:

Cross-Listed Course 3: Prerequisite 5:

Cross-Listed Course 4: Prereq Remarks:

Cross-Listed Course 5: Repeatable: N

Additional Information: Approved course: NU Core—Arts/Humanities Level 1