The University of Toledo

Existing Course Modification Form

College Arts and Sciences Dept/Academic Unit Music and Dance

Contact Person: Gunnar Mossblad Phone: 4738 Email: mailto:Gunnar.Mossblad@utoledo.edu

Present

Course Alpha/Number MUS 3650

Course Title Jazz Theory and Arranging

Catalog Description (only if changed) [3 hours] Scoring for contemporary jazz ensembles. A study of jazz theory, voicing for various groups, the rhythm section and standard jazz notations. Opportunities for performance of study scores. Prerequisite: MUS 2620 and jazz performance experience

Proposed

Course Title Jazz Arranging and Composition I

Catalog Description [3 hours] Scoring for contemporary jazz ensembles. A study of jazz notations, voicing, orchestration, and composition for small jazz groups, and the rhythm section. Prerequisite: MUS 2620 and jazz performance experience.

Reason for change: The change reflects the restructuring of the jazz degree, as part of the major studies and provides the necessary foundation to complete the large ensemble scoring in the class Jazz arranging and composition II.

Has course content changed? Yes

Topical Outline

1. Compositional song forms and structures

2. Writing and adjusting melodies

3. Basic chord nomenclature and voicings

4. Writing for rhythm sections

Drum notation

Chordal slash notation

5. Density 1 writing (orchestration for single line melodies with rhythm section)

6. Density 2 writing (orchestration/arranging for 2 parts)

7. Density 3 writing (orchestration/arranging for 3 parts)

8. Density 4 writing (orchestration/arranging for 4 parts)

9. Developing arrangements for small groups