Course code

KUM6144.FK

old course code

KUM6144

Course title in Estonian

Improvisatsiooni alused I

Course title in English

The Basics of Improvisation I

ECTS credits

2.0

Assessment form

assessment

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

Expand the students’ possibilities of expression on different instruments or vocally. Give an introduce to the principles and possibilities of jazz/pop improvisation.

Brief description of the course

The students explore the chord symbols used in jazz/pop- music, rhythmic, typical vocabulary and blues as the foundation for the contemporary jazz-pop and rock music. An overview of jazz/pop harmony and the alternative programme design basic principles and elementary playing skills will be given.Self-contained independent work means: theory studies, unassisted creation of paraphrastic improvisation lines and their rehearsal for a public performance.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
An understanding of basic principles of jazz/pop programming and practice;- the knowledge of most typical keyboard usage in free jazz/pop programming.

Teacher

dotsent Tiit Lauk, PhD

Prerequisite course 1

The Basics of Music Theory (KUM6102.FK)

The course is a prerequisite

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