H70088l Theory of Jazz Improvisation I

Faculty of Music
Summer 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
MgA. Jiří Levíček (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jazz Interpretation Department – Faculty of Music – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Supplier department: Jazz Interpretation Department – Faculty of Music – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Prerequisites
Successful completion of the course "Theory Improvisation 1 - winter term
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Practical study of improvisation in jazz basic forms - Blues. Mastering their harmonic structure and the ability to apply improvisation substitution harmonic structures. Work on the songs that come from this form.
Learning outcomes (in Czech)
- analyzovat harmonii skladeb v tonálním systému;
- aplikovat stupnice a módy na harmonické značky ve skladbách swingového a bebopového období (30. a 40.léta);
- transkribovat a zahrát sólo jednoho hráče z nahrávky swingového období;
- transkribovat a zahrát sólo jednoho hráče z nahrávky bebopového období;
- improvizovat basovou linku na danou harmonickou struktůru;
- složit a zaranžovat vlastní skladbu v jednotlivých stylech;
Syllabus
  • Familiarization with the blues scale and its use in blues form. Applications bebopových a dominant scales in blues. Harmonic substitutions and their practical musical interpretation. Analysis Charlie Parker solos in blues song "Now is the Time." Study harmoniously atypical major key blues - "Blues for Alice". Minor blues and its harmonic enrichment. The scale used in improvisation dominant cores based on minor diatonic systems - mixolydická b9b13, Lydian dominant, altered. Working with their combined use in dominant nuclei and tritone substitutions. Celotónová a reduced scale. Celozmenšené chords and their use when working with a dominant core. Transcription and analysis Sonny Rollins solos in the song "Airegin".
Literature
  • Reeves, S.D. : Creative Jazz Improvisation, Prentice Hall Inc., 2001
  • LaPorta, J. : A Guide to Jazz Improvisation, Berklee Press, 2000
  • Baker, D. : Jazz Improvisation – Revised edition, Alfred Publishing Co., 1998.
Teaching methods
Exercise - 2 hours
Assessment methods
classified credit
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Credit evaluation note: 2 z 4.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Pro úspěšný zápis předmětu si zaregistrujte též odpovídající předmět v zimním semestru (podle předpokladu "EVER")
Teacher's information
http://jirilevicek.com
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024, Summer 2025.
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