MUS 4512 - Applied Jazz Composition

Applied Jazz Composition gives the advanced student an opportunity to further develop techniques examined in Jazz Arranging, but emphasizes the creation of original material and the development of a unique voice as a composer in the jazz idiom. The course will also focus on the analysis of specific composers as it relates to the needs of each student. Projects will be assigned with the goal of producing a portfolio of original work to be performed and published. Prerequisite(s): MUS 3562 and MUS 3662. This course may be taken up to four times for credit.

Credit Hours: 2

Prerequisites: MUS 3562 for undergraduate level with minimum grade of D AND MUS 3662 for undergraduate level with minimum grade of D