TEACHING ONLINE
Online instruction by Vince Corozine
Jazz Theory Syllabus
Jazz Theory explores contemporary diatonic and chromatic chord progressions found in current popular and jazz music styles. This course will appeal to the individual with a solid music theory background. This is perfect for the student who aspires to become more specialized in the art of jazz. If you are having difficulty recognizing and playing minor key harmony or implementing reharmonization for instance into your work, this course tackles these concerns and so much more. Once you master the basics in this course, you will be ready to take Jazz Arranging 1 and 2.
Prerequisite
The student should have successfully completed Music Theory 1, 2, and 3 or has gained a working knowledge thereof.
Materials Needed
Keyboard and access to Sibelius music software program. Worksheets and review quizzes as needed.
Lesson 1: The Basics
- Intervals
- Scale & Chord Construction
- Inversions
- Transpositions
- Modes
Review Quiz 1
Lesson 2: Cadences & Chord Functions
- Diatonic Harmony
- Four & Five-part Chords
Review Quiz 2
Lesson 3: Voice-Leading
- Lead Sheets
- Jazz Forms
- Turn Arounds
- Melodic Variations
- Improvisation
Review Quiz 3
Lesson 4: Secondary Dominants
- Substitue Chords
- Intros & Endings
Review Quiz 4
Lesson 5: Chord Progressions
- Non-Functional Harmony
- Cycle of Fifths
- Chromatic
- Diatonic
- Tri-Tone Substitutions
Review Quiz 5
Lesson 6: Minor Key Harmony
- Modal Structures
- Modal Interchange
Review Quiz 6
Lesson 7: Modulation
Review Quiz 7
Lesson 8: Melody, Rhythm, and Meter
Lesson 9: The Blues, Major and Minor Forms
Review Quiz 8
- Twelve-tone Technique
- Indeterminacy
- Electronic and Computer Music
- Minimalism
- Microtones
- Improvisation
- Aleatory
- Multimedia
Lesson 10: Reharmonization
- Slash Chords
- Harmony in Fourths
- Symmetric Scales
Final Assignment
The student will compose an original song in one of the following forms: ABA, AABA, ABAB, or Blues Form AAB. Your assignment must be performed and recorded on a CD using the minimum rhythm section of keyboard, bass, and drums. If the composition warrants, other instruments may be added.
