Jazz Arranging III credit:

4 Hours

Advanced arranging styles and orchestration techniques, with emphasis on brass section arranging, saxophone section arranging, and big band arranging. Orchestration techniques with emphasis on band planing (parallelism), 5-part spread, cluster voicings, and line-writing. Study of jazz related re-harmonization techniques with emphasis on tonicization, secondary dominants, and passing chord re-harmonization. Prerequisite: MUS 363 , or placement by exam/portfolio with consent of instructor.