Music

A continuation of the study of chordal structures of commercial music genres.

Emphasizes extemporaneous performance.

Students will learn the skill/chord relationships of extended chords (9, 11, 13) and altered chords, to analyze and transcribe appropriate improvised solos, and to perform appropriate extemporaneous solos over altered ii-V7-I progressions, 32-bar song forms, and selected harmonic progressions.

Prerequisites: MUSC 2214 or CMUS 1163 with a grade of C or better.

Corequisite: MUSC 2447 or MUSC 2448.

Semester Hours 2 (3 lec).