32-3231 Jazz Arranging

Course in jazz arranging places special emphasis on the music of Sammy Nestico, Thad Jones, Bob Brookmeyer, Duke Ellington, and Billy Strayhorn. Topics include chord progressions, melodic inventions, form, use of the chief jazz wind instruments (trumpet, trombone, and saxophone), score layout, transposition, and preparation of parts, span, weight, and density.
3 Credits