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Chord symbols basics worksheet
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Notation software and composition workshop
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bring laptops today!
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Blues melodies and the blues scale
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Worksheet on 12-bar blues, no jazz [first page only]
Blues scales worksheet [first page only]
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Upload your engraving exercise here.
Heads up: you will need a partner for the assignment over the weekend.
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Worksheet on 12-bar blues, no jazz [first page only]
Blues scales worksheet [first page only]
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Improvising (bring instruments to class)
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Improvising with the blues scale
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Special guest Paul Bratcher will be teaching our lesson on improvisation! I will still be in attendance too.
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Improvising with the blues scale
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Blues composition workshop
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Performance day! bring your instruments to class.
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Chord symbols: Extensions and Alterations
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Chord symbols with extensions worksheet
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Chord symbols with extensions worksheet
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Jazz voicings worksheet—revised version emailed out. Do Part 2 only!
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Jazz voicings worksheet—revised version emailed out. Do Part 2 only!
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Applied Chords worksheet worksheet C—jazz/pop focus
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- Be prepared to perform a progression from the worksheet on piano
- Blues composition revisions due today (“best by” today)
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Applied Chords worksheet worksheet C—jazz/pop focus
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Another good resource on secondary dominants
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We may also look ahead to embellishing chords and substitutions.
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Bebop composition workshop
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bring laptops today!
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Optional bebop composition revisions
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Blues compositions can also still be revised.
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Optional bebop composition revisions
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Blues compositions can also still be revised.
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Either 1) Identifying Four-Chord Schemas or 2) Variations on Four-Chord Schemas (choose one)
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FYI: This is “holy week” so I am extra busy with my church gig.
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Either 1) Identifying Four-Chord Schemas or 2) Variations on Four-Chord Schemas (choose one)
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More schemas (Puff, Classical, Blues-based)
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FYI: This is “holy week” so I am extra busy with my church gig.
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Two worksheets: Identifying Modal Schemas and Modal reharmonization composition exercise
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Download the vocals-only track for “Desperado” here. You may use this to do the Modal Reharmonization worksheet in a DAW instead of in notation. If you do this, upload your audio file here.
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Two worksheets: Identifying Modal Schemas and Modal reharmonization composition exercise
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Download the vocals-only track for “Desperado” here. You may use this to do the Modal Reharmonization worksheet in a DAW instead of in notation. If you do this, upload your audio file here.
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Two worksheets: Identifying Modal Schemas and Modal reharmonization composition exercise
Class topic
Fragile, Absent, and Emergent Tonics
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- Download the vocals-only track for “Desperado” here.
- Download vocals-only for “Antihero”
- You may use the vocal tracks to do the reharmonization worksheets in a DAW instead of in notation. If you do this, upload your audio file here.
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- Download vocals-only for “Antihero”
- You may use the vocal tracks to do the reharmonization worksheet in a DAW instead of in notation. If you do this, upload your audio file here.
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Upload an image of your analysis here. We will use the discussion questions for in-class discussion (i.e., you won’t turn that in).
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Upload an image of your analysis here. We will use the discussion questions for in-class discussion (i.e., you won’t turn that in).
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Songwriting project workshop
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Songwriting composition project
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bring laptops today! Next class, we will share compositions. Bring your instruments or your recordings!
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None—work on your compositions!
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Performance day
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Songwriting composition project
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We are sharing compositions. Bring your instruments or your recordings!
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Songwriting composition project
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Submit your song by May 1 to be eligible for revisions.
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Songwriting composition project
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All coursework must be submitted by May 7. This is a hard deadline.