MUSC 358 Jazz and Popular Music Arranging Units: 3.00
Notation, symbols and format of popular music, jazz and music theatre. Scoring and arranging for small jazz groups, studio bands, rock bands, and commercial orchestra.
Learning Hours: 114 (36 Lecture, 78 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite MUSC 293 or permission of the School.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Apply the techniques of harmonizing chord tones and non chord tones using the various types of passing chords.
- Combine 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voices to create effective harmonic structures.
- Combine musical voices to create chord voicings in open and closed structures using 2, 3 and 4 note combinations.
- Create arrangements that use correct instrument and vocal ranges
- Creating an easy play chart by developing a form map and arrangement plan for you product. Illustrate the manipulation of musical form as applied to a musical arrangement by organizing and creating a complete arrangement for a musical ensemble of your choice.
- Demonstrate a complete understanding of all of the notation conventions used for creating a lead sheet by arranging and harmonizing a common melody.
- Demonstrate the various conventions used when writing for the rhythm, saxophone, trumpet and trombone sections. These include unison, octave, 4/5 part block chords and counterpoint.
- Identify, through active listening, the musical elements frequently manipulated to create a successful arrangement.
- Interpret common chord symbol notation and analyze sound combinations to create chord symbols that represent the sounds used in your arrangements.