Post Bebop Harmonic Innovations

CM-385

Survey and analysis of music growing out of the bebop jazz era. Extensive study of John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, and Thelonious Monk. Discussion of blues forms and modal harmony used in the 1960s. Application of concepts through composition of original music.

Credits
2
Prerequisites
HR-325
Required Of
None
Electable By
All
Major Elective for
Jazz Composition
Semesters Offered
Fall, Spring
Location
Boston
Department
JCMP
Course Chair
George Russell Jr.
Taught By
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