Program Requirements
The Minor in Jazz Performance offers students the opportunity to develop abilities in instrumental and vocal jazz through a combination of theoretical and practical courses.
Required Courses (18 credits)
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MUEN 570 Jazz Combo (1 credit) *
Overview
Ensemble : A Jazz Improvisation Ensemble of approximately 4 to 9 players.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Vedady, Adrian; Gossage, David Mark; Johnston, Jeff; Lozano, Francisco J; Mahar, William; Walkington, Alec; Doxas, Dimitrios; Hollins, Fraser; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Hove, Erik Anthony; Suh, Min Jung; Novak, Bohdanna; Simoes, Rodrigo; Green, Darrell; Pilc, Jean-Michel (Fall)
1 hour
Prerequisite: Audition.
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MUIN 273 Practical Lessons Performance Minor 3 (1.5 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Practical instruction as part of a performance minor program.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: Gossage, David Mark; Lee, Ranee Y; Doxas, Dimitrios; Grott, David; Trottier, Jean-Nicolas; Vedady, Adrian; Novak, Bohdanna; Miller, Elizaveta (Fall) Poletaev, Ilya (Winter)
Prerequisite: Admission to the relevant performance minor program by audition or MUIN 270.
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MUIN 274 Practical Lessons Performance Minor 4 (1.5 credits)
Overview
Practical Instrument : Practical instruction as part of a performance minor program.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: Vedady, Adrian; Trudel, Marianne (Fall) Lee, Ranee Y; Doxas, Dimitrios; Trottier, Jean-Nicolas; Vedady, Adrian; Novak, Bohdanna; Miller, Elizaveta (Winter)
Prerequisite: MUIN 273
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MUJZ 160 Jazz Materials 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Jazz Studies : Fundamental aural and theoretical skills associated with the jazz idiom. Nomenclature, chord construction, chord/scale relationships, harmonic progression, circle of 5ths, simple turnarounds, simple substitution, symmetrical scales and chord relationships, voice leading.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Suh, Min Jung (Fall)
4 hours
Prerequisite: none. Open to non-jazz majors, space permitting, but not for elective credit in B.Mus. or Artist Diploma programs
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MUJZ 161 Jazz Materials 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Jazz Studies : Simple and advanced substitution, borrowed chords, reharmonisation, modes of harmonic minor and melodic minor diatonic systems, unresolved tensions, odd and infrequent modulations, mixed two-five-ones, introduction to polychords, slashchords and non-functional harmony.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: Walkington, Alec (Winter)
4 hours
Prerequisite: MUJZ 160. Open to non-jazz majors, space permitting, but not for elective credit in B.Mus. or Artist Diploma programs
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MUJZ 213 Fundamentals of Jazz Improvisation 1 (2 credits)
Overview
Jazz Studies : Introduction to basic improvisation concepts of phrasing, articulation, melodic development, harmonic control, musical vocabulary and style. Pedagogical techniques will be discussed.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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MUJZ 214 Fundamentals of Jazz Improvisation 2 (2 credits)
Overview
Jazz Studies : A continuation of development of basic improvisation concepts of phrasing, articulation, melodic development, harmonic control, musical vocabulary and style. Pedagogical techniques will be discussed.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Prerequisite(s): MUJZ 213
Note: Open to students in Faculty Program Jazz and to students minoring in Jazz Performance, or with permission of instructor; not open to students majoring in Jazz Performance.
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MUJZ 262 Applied Jazz Theory (3 credits)
Overview
Jazz Studies : An examination of harmonic practices and compositional styles in post-1960 jazz. Various theoretical approaches to jazz harmonic analysis will be addressed. Students analyze and compose jazz tunes and longer forms.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Sweenie, John (Fall)
Prerequesite (s): MUJZ 161.
* 2 credits in MUEN 570.
