COURSE SYLLABUS
MUJS 1132
SPRING, 2010
Instructor
Fred Hamilton
Office #277
Office Hours- see my bulletin board
Goals
Apply creative chord voicings to tunes, improvisation concepts, learn more tunes, transcribe solos, and perform.
Repertoire to be studied:
Straight, No Chaser
Solid; Sonny Rollins; Movin’ Out, Sonny Rollins; Solid, Grant Green; Solid, Woody Shaw (with Peter Leitch)
Scrapple from the Apple; Live! Jim Hall; Yardbird Suite, the Ultimate Charlie Parker; Stitt Plays Bird, Sonny Stitt (with Jim Hall)
I Hear a Rhapsody; George Fragos, Jack Baker, Dick Gasparre; Live! (Jim Hall), Lush Life, Coltrane
Four on Six; Wes Montgomery, Smokin’ at the Half Note and the Incredible Guitar of
You’ld Be So Nice to Come Home To; Cole Porter; At the Blue Note, Keith Jarrett, Concierto, Jim Hall, Julian “Cannonball” Adderly
Old Folks; Far Wes, Wes Montgomery; The Apartment, Dexter Gordon; Someday My Prince will Come, Miles Davis; Question and Answer, Pat Metheny
Anthropology
Technical Information to be Studied this Semester:
Chords
Chord Substitution, Intros, Endings and Tags
Comping
Improvisation
Reading
Grades and Due Dates:
Artist Paper (20%)- Due on March 2 or 4 along with the transcription
Performances (40%)-midterm and final
Transcriptions (40%)-midterm and final
Melodies must be played for your private teacher during the week of the listed dates, no exceptions.
Feb 1- Straight No Chaser
Feb 8- Solid
Feb 15- I Hear a Rhapsody
Feb 22- Four on Six
March 2 and 4 Transcription performances in class
March 9 and 11 Performances with rhythm section in class
March 29- You’ld be So Nice to Come Home To
April 5- Old Folks
April 12- Anthropology
April 20 and 22 Transcription performances
April 27 and 29 Performances with rhythm section
Transcriptions:
Two complete solos of major jazz artists performing one of the required semester tunes. These will be performed with the recording at midterm and final. Must be memorized and performed well to receive an A. Start early and consult your private teacher for help and advice.
Performances: At midterm and at final, two tunes from required repertoire with rhythm section, demonstrating melody and chords, comping and improvisation. Bring an MP3 recorder to record your performance.
Attendance Policy
One absence allowed for this course. Two absences will lower the semester grade one letter. Three will lower it two letters and four or more constitute a failing grade. If three are accrued before the final drop deadline, the student is responsible to drop the class.
Grades of Incomplete
Jazz Guitar Fundamentals must be completed during the semester enrolled. Problems of excessive absence should be taken care of with the professor, or the class should be dropped prior to the deadline.
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