￥This is a course by a musician for musicians. Included in this course are: reading assignments, printable “handouts”, audio files and lecture videos. Each module contains about one week or more of information.

 

Below you will see a required and suggested text for this course. I advise you to get both of these texts to get the most out of this course.

 

Also, listed are the modules covered and the content explored.

 

Required text: – The Jazz Theory Book by Mark Levine. Sher Music Co.

 

What you’ll learn

• Students should be able to identify modes
• Students should be able to identify and play against ii V and ii V I chord changes
• Students should be able to identify triads and extensions, tritone and other chord substitutions.
• At the conclusion of the course a student should be able to effectively analyze an approach to improvisation over standard jazz tunes.