32-2255 Jazz Arranging I

Students will apply their theoretical skills to arrange music for contemporary small ensembles. This course is a study in writing and analyzing chord progressions, melodic inventions, form, use of the chief wind instruments (trumpet, trombone, and saxophone) and rhythm instruments (piano, guitar, bass, drums) score layout, transposition, preparation of parts, span, weight, and density. This course is a part of a sequence for music majors.

3 Credits
PREREQUISITES: 32-2381 Techniques for Improvisation I and 32-2121 Theory II