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    MUS 101 - Jazz Improvisation I

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    Class Size
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    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    "C" grade or higher or "Pass" in MUS 001 or 128 or 132 or equivalent.
    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This course will introduce the student to concepts and skills utilized in improvisation. Along the way, students will actively participate in exercises, experiments, and performances utilizing jazz vocabulary, scales, and theory. Major scales and diatonic arpeggios are memorized and applied to various jazz styles. The harmonic minor scale is applied to secondary dominants in chord progressions. (CSU/UC)