Maricopa Community Colleges  MTC203   20082-99999 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 11/27/07
MTC203 20082-99999 L+L 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Jazz Composition
Composition and analysis of standard song forms as well as other standard compositional practices and forms idiomatic to jazz.
Prerequisites: MTC155, or MUP165, or permission of Instructor.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
MTC203   20082-99999 Jazz Composition
1. Construct Ionian and Melodic Minor Chord Scales. (I)
2. Identify Chord/Scale Tensions and Characteristic Tones. (I)
3. Construct logical idiomatic Melodic Rhythm and Phrases. (II)
4. Demonstrate Interval Patterns and Motivic Devices. (II)
5. Construct melody based on guide tone line. (II)
6. Define major and minor tonal centers using a chord progression. (III)
7. Create a modal chord progression based on root movement. (III)
8. Demonstrate chromatic harmony in a chord progression. (III)
9. Reharmonize a chord progression using slash chords and pedal. (III)
10. Compose a characteristic blues song: melody, harmony, form. (IV)
11. Compose a song similar to a standard AABA song form. (IV)
12. Compose a through composed song using an ostinato. (IV)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
MTC203   20082-99999 Jazz Composition
    I. Introduction/Review
        A. Chord/Scales - major and melodic minor
        B. Tensions/Characteristic Tones
      II. Melodic Considerations
          A. Melodic Rhythm
          B. Interval Patterns
          C. Motivic Devices
          D. Guide Tones and Embellishments
          E. Pitch Contour and Range
        III. Harmonic Considerations
            A. Tonal Harmony (major/minor)
            B. Modal Harmony
            C. Chromatic Harmony
            D. Slash Chords/Pedals
            E. Reharmonization
          IV. Structural Considerations
              A. Blues
              B. Standards
              C. Ostinatos
              D. Through Composed
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