Free Improvisation/Modern Jazz Composition II

2 credits

Continuation of MUSIC 411, working at a more developed and complex level to experiment and strive for originality and innovation in jazz. Students address conceptual approaches to non-idiomatic group improvisation and original composition that incorporates and fosters improvisation, and explore techniques in generating and developing building blocks of musical material and form. Prerequisite: MUSIC 411. Offered: W.