MUSC 2180 - Jazz and Contemporary Keyboard Skills II

Institution:

Utah Valley University

Subject:

Music

Description:

Prerequisite(s): MUSC 2170 or demonstration of equivalent keyboard proficiency. Builds on the jazz and contemporary keyboard skills developed in MUSC 2170. Teaches open and closed position chord voicings using upper extensions. Introduces basic quartal voicings. Further develops hand independence through the performance of composed and improvised melodies in the right hand while comping with the left hand. Demonstrates sight-reading skills as applied to chord charts and lead sheets. Surveys advanced melodic and harmonic techniques over the Blues, ii-V-I, dominant cycles, tritone substitutions, diminished passing chords, and turnarounds with secondary dominants.

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture/Lab

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Institution Website:

www.uvu.edu

Phone Number:

(801) 863-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

General Education

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