MUSC 170 - Jazz and Pop Harmony

2.0 Credits
Study of harmonic progressions and chord voicings in jazz and pop genres. Students analyze pop and jazz songs and develop harmonizations at the keyboard and/or guitar (was MUSIC 170). Prerequisite: Ability to play basic chords and scales on keyboard or guitar, or instructor’s permission.

Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Perform all triads and seventh chords at the keyboard or guitar. [COMMUNICATE]
Aurally recognize standard harmonic progressions in jazz and popular songs. [REASON]
Perform standard harmonic progressions at the keyboard or on the guitar. [COMMUNICATE]
Aurally recognize AABA song forms and 12-bar blues forms in jazz and popular songs. [REASON]
Create a functional bass line under jazz and pop progressions. [REASON]