Executive Summary

This project focuses on activities based around using composition and improvisation as foundational to understanding of jazz theory. Through the use of this material students will gain an understanding of: the fundamentals of common jazz practices; the manner in which common jazz harmonies are constructed; and through the use of transcription, improvisation, and composition develop deeper understandings of jazz theory.

Final Product

MTC130: Jazz Theory – Expanding Understanding Through Improvisation & Composition

Contact Information

Keith Kelly: keith.kelly@paradisevalley.edu

Eric Rasmussen: eric.rasmussen@scottsdalecc.edu

Adam Roberts: adam.roberts@cgc.edu