MUSA 134F - Jazz Piano Technique and Repertoire I

    Recent Professors
    Jeremy Siskind
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    7–15 students
    Credits
    1
    Prerequisite
    Audition Advisory: MUSA 130 F 18 hours lecture and 18 hours lab per term
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This is an introductory jazz piano course in which students will learn to improvise over the blues form using the blues scale, analyze standard tunes harmonically and play ii-V-i progression using shell voicings, Bud Powell shells and rootless voicings. (Degree Credit) (CSU) (UC)
    Usually Held
    Thu 12:15pm–1:05pm, Tue 12:15pm–1:20pm, Mon 10:00am–11:05am, Mon 4:45pm–5:50pm