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MUSC 2117: Improvisation 

Effective date

September 2013 

Department

Music 

School

Arts and Sciences 
 




Description

An intermediate level course focusing on jazz and Latin standards and some jazz fusion repertoire. Students gain facility with all scales/modes/arpeggios, key modulations, chord/plural substitutes, pan modal concepts and certain modes of the jazz melodic minor scale and their application to altered dominant chords. 2:0:0 

Credits

2.0 

Year of study

2nd Year Post-secondary 

Prerequisites

Jazz Improvisation 1217, Materials and Structures of Music 1203, Kodaly Solfege 1201. 

Corequisites

Jazz Theory 2115, CET 2100 . 

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)

None 

Hours

Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 2
Total Hours: 2
 

Instructional Strategies

Classroom demonstration and practical application in ensemble playing; assigned weekly practice. 

Grading System

Letter Grade (A-F) 

Passing grade

C- 
 

Evaluation Plan

Type

Percentage

Assessment activity

Quizzes/Tests 

50 

Weekly assessments 

Assignments 

25 

Three written assignments 

Final Exam 

25 

 

Course topics

Notes:

  • Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
  • Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
    https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/.
  • To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.
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