MUSE 122 — Introduction to Jazz Piano 2 Units (AA/AS; CSU; UC) 36 lecture hours
In-class piano format. This course introduces: jazz chords and their characteristic tension substitutions and many voicings and configurations; modes scales and arpeggios common in jazz; techniques for comping, developing bass lines, harmonizing melodies, melodizing harmonies, and improvisation; essential development of piano technique, hand independence and fingering; practice techniques for committing these concepts to muscle memory. For pianists and non-pianists.