H70131z Jazz Harmony III

Faculty of Music
Winter 2017
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Matúš Jakabčic (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
Timetable
Mon 15:10–15:55 317, Mon 16:00–16:45 317
Prerequisites
EVER ( H70131l Jazz Harmony III )
Successful passing of the second year of the course "Functional Jazz Harmony"
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
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Course objectives
Familiarity with jazz harmonic systems in terms of color and contour of different procedures.
Syllabus
  • Multitonal systems. Reharmonization of Coltrane system using three tonal centers. Whole tone scale. Constant structure. Quart rates and their use in reharmonizations. Reharmonization analysis techniques of Herbie Hancock, Bill Evans, Chick Corea, Gill Evans, Joe Pass, Pat Metheny and Richie Beirach. Term Project - reharmonization of jazz standard - own choice. Jazz harmonic systems and their definitions. Noaltered and altered structure and diatonic modes and chords. Non-modal chords and their distribution. Using harmonic connections as a compositional resource. Harmonic contour of jazz forms.
Literature
  • Nettles, B - Graf, R : The Chord Scale Theory & Jazz Harmony, Advance Music, 1997
  • Miller, R. : Modal jazz composition and harmony, Volume 2, Advance Music, 2002
  • Miller, R. : Modal jazz composition and harmony, Volume 1, Advance Music, 2000
Teaching methods
Lecture + exercises - 2 hours
Assessment methods
credit
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Credit evaluation note: 1 z 2.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Pro úspěšný zápis předmětu si zaregistrujte též odpovídající předmět v letním semestru (podle předpokladu "EVER")
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