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Degree Program in Jazz Music Bachelor of Music Study line of instrumentalist
Main instrument
Ensemble
Demonstration of proficiency, minimum level B
Theory, History, Rhythm and Ear Training of Jazz Music
Music Technology, Secondary Instrument
Study line of composer
Jazz composition
Theory and Arrangement
Ensemble
Demonstration of proficiency, minimum level C
Composer's main instrument
History, Rhythm and Ear Training of Jazz Music
Music Technology
Master of Music
Study line of instrumentalist
Main instrument
Ensemble
Demonstration of proficiency, Optional studies
Study line of composer
Jazz composition
Composer's main instrument
Ensemble
Demonstration of proficiency, Optional studies
Course Descriptions ---Main Instrument(4 years) or Composition teaching for composers
Piano
Guitar
Double bass
Saxophone
Clarinet
Trumpet
Trombone
Percussion
Mallet Instruments
Violin
Voice
Drums
Course Description
Objective
To master the technique required for the tone production and tasks of their instrument; to be able to play in tune, accurately and clearly; to master rhythm control and phrasing; to master the main jazz styles of the instrument and the required interpretation and improvisation, as well as rhythm section or section playing; to be able to provide accompaniment of a high artistic standard to an improvising soloist or to play lead parts; to be able to transpose a piano score; to be thoroughly familiar with the technical and stylistic possibilities of the instrument; to master artistic expression and form control, and to qualify for Master's studies in the main instrument.
Syllabus
Technical aspects of playing/singing and rehearsing, improvisation, sight-reading, free improvisation, scales and chords (not applicable for drums and percussion), accompaniment exercises (piano, guitar, double bass, mallet instruments), transposition exercises. Percussion: the rhythms of different music cultures such as the Caribbean (rumba, calypso, bomba, merenque, quaquanco, plena, etc.), South America (samba, bossa nova, etc.)
Level C Exam(the second year of Studies and composition)
Performance (other than
drums, percussion):
1. A total of 20 prepared
pieces, including one blues structure, one ?I Got Rhythm? structure and one ballad structure, and
at least 3 from each of the following categories:
-One jazz standard,
one jazz piece from the 1940s to the present day
(bop, modal, free, etc.)
-One piece with Latin/rock/ethnic influence.
All pieces must be played/sung from memory.
For vocal studies, the programme must include
pieces both with lyrics and without.
2. Scales and chords (memorised)
3. One sight-reading test
4. A solo improvisation
Drums:
1. Prepared accompaniment for a total of 20 pieces, including one blues structure, one ?I Got Rhythm? -structure and one ballad structure, and at least 3 from the following categories:
- One jazz standard
- One jazz piece from the 1940s to the present day
(bop, modal, free, etc.)
- One piece with Latin/rock/ethnic influence.
All pieces must be played/sung from memory.
2. One sight-reading test
3. A solo improvisation
4. Basic technique exercises selected by the jury
Percussion:
1. Prepared accompaniment for
works of different styles (rumba, samba,
bossa nova, calypso, be-bop,
rhythm & blues, free etc.) and performed
by different types of bands (small bands, big band, Latin
American group forms, etc.)
2. Basic technique exercises
3. One sight-reading test
Level B Exam (the Fourth year of studies-graduation concert-For Instrumentalists and composition for composers)
Performance in two parts:
1. An artistic program of the student's
choice, 15-20 min.
2. A total of 30 prepared
pieces, including one ballad,
one piece with modal sequences,
one up-tempo piece, and
one piece with frequent tonal changes, and at least 4
from each of the following categories:
- One jazz standard
- One jazz piece from the 1940s to the present day
(bop, modal, free, etc.)
- One piece with Latin/rock/ethnic influence.
All pieces must be played/sung from memory.
Any works by the student are included in the first part; the student cannot choose pieces already performed
in course C.
3. Sight-reading tests
4. A free improvisation
with a band chosen by the jury
5. Improvisation by ear on a
chord progression of a
medium-tempo jazz standard
---Master of Music
MAIN INSTRUMENT (1 Year)
Objective
To master the technique required for a demanding jazz repertoire in a concert and studio environment; to fulfill high requirements of clarity in playing; to be able to apply the different playing methods of the instrument and the characteristic interpretation methods of jazz music; to master demanding voice leading and/or accompanying tasks, depending on the instrument, in different ensemble and big band configurations; to be able to develop jazz music and individual artistic expression, and to qualify for further studies.
Syllabus
Examination of the practical and artistic issues related to jazz music, as well as a versatile selection of different styles and configurations and experiments with the latest music.
Level A exam(concert and composition concert) and Thesis.
Level A
Preparation, artistic direction and
public performance of a 75 -120 minute
concert program
---Ensemble(jazz combo)(4 years for instrumentalists, 2 years for composers)
Objective
To practice musical communication skills within the framework of different styles of jazz, and to produce individual ideas via improvisation and composition in a small ensemble.
Syllabus
Annual small ensemble work under several instructors. Improvisation and composition in different styles and configurations; familiarity with the repertoire; performance rehearsals; examination of the characteristics of different styles; transcription exercises; sight-reading and memorization exercises, critique and analysis sessions
---Repertoire Workshop(2 years)
In this module, students study the key repertoire of jazz music ('standards') from the 1920s to the present day, practicing it with the instructor in the form of jam sessions.
---Jazz ear training1(1 year)
Objective
To master the basic tonality, church modality and common scales; to recognize tonal and modal chord progressions based on four-note chords; to master the basic rhythm in most common meters, as well as simple odd meters
Syllabus
Singing and writing exercises in tonal and modal melodies; singing and writing exercises in triads and four-note chords; recognition and writing exercises in chord progressions that include triads and four-note chords; recognition and singing exercises in common tonal and modal scales; reading, singing and playing common meters; basics of triplet feel; familiarity with 2-voice melody singing, melody transcriptions from a recording. Improvised singing from blues chord progressions.
--- Jazz ear training2(1 year, obligatory for composers, elective for insrumentalists)
Objective
To master tonal chord progressions including altered notes and modulations, and to be able to sing and write melody lines in G and F clefs, and to hear the common tonal and modal four and five-note chords.
Syllabus
-Perception of harmony from the melody line
-Singing a tonal or modal melody line that includes chromaticism, and its transcription
-Chord progression transcription
-Listening to two simultaneous melody lines
-Vocal improvisation using tonal patterns
---Jazz Rhythm (1 year)
Objective
To study the rhythmic idiom of Afro-American music; polyrhythmics, phrasing and rhythmic modulation. The module includes rhythm exercises based on notation examples and improvisation both solo and in ensembles. Exercises consist of singing, movement and the use of instruments
---Basics of jazz improvisation and jazz theory(1 year)
Objective
To master the basic concepts and general terminology of Afro-American music; to be able to analyze and write style-specific chord patterns using chord symbols and notes; to master the principles of jazz phrasing; to be able to build style-specific melody lines; to master the miniature form structures of Afro-American music, and to qualify for Harmony 1 and Arrangement 1 studies.
Syllabus
Intervals, chords and scales, tonal forces and cadences, rhythm units, non-harmonic notes, borrowed, altered and substitution chords, chord progression, modulation, voice leading, forming a 4 or 5-voice chord pattern, compound chord progression, jazz phrasing, form structures; analysis, alteration and harmonization exercises of tonal melody, composition practice of tonal melody.
---Jazz Harmony1(1 year)
Objective
To master writing tonal and modal harmony using chord symbols and charts; to be able to harmonize a melody using different types of chords (clusters, fourths, functional closed-position and compound chords; hybrid and slash chords); to be able to use style-specific substitute harmonies (special emphasis is placed on these harmonies), and to familiarise students with other, newer harmonization techniques, such as parallel chords and movements, modal altered chords and incomplete chords.
--- Jazz Harmony2(1 year, obligatory for composers, elective for instrumentalists)
Objective
To be able to produce tonal and modal, harmonic and linear score from a given melody; to be able to use polytonal structures when combining scores, and to examine interval-based harmonization (atonality). The main focus in exercises is on the student’s own compositions.
---Jazz Arrangement1 (1 year)
In this module, students study the basic instruments of a jazz band and scoring for these instruments, and qualify for Arrangement 2 studies.
Syllabus
The history of instruments, technical properties and transposition, common scoring and orchestration styles, 2-8-voice harmonies, harmonies with compound chords, planning and structural editing of an arrangement, score writing, specific problems of notation, basic knowledge of counterpoint and linearity.
--- Jazz Arrangement2(1 year, obligatory for composers, elective for instrumentalists)
In this module, students study all the instruments of big bands and symphony orchestras (strings, wood and brass, percussion) and practice writing for them.
Syllabus
History of instruments, technical properties and transposition, linear and contrapuntal textures, harmonization and orchestration styles for different instrument combinations, score analyses, adaptation of existing arrangements, scoring for a large orchestra.
---Transcription(1 year)
Objective
To be able to apply the acquired skills in arrangement and ear training studies, and to master the tools used in transcription work.
Syllabus
Basics of clear notation; transcription of themes, lead lines of sections and improvisation; transcription of basic rhythm and key accents of rhythm section; bass line transcription; transcription of harmonization, sectional and tutti harmony and full score, identification of different instruments and instrument groups; speed tests; melody, chord and form analyses; reconstruction of the arrangement; transcription from recordings of varying technical quality; orchestration of the transcription for given configurations; the analysis of a recording, using a score.
---Sight reading
Objective
To be able to musically interpret the given notation in different styles on the instrument; to be capable of reproducing notes with the instrument as accurately as possible, and to become familiar with sight reading of an orchestral score. This module includes sight-reading exercises in different styles both solo and with an ensemble.
---History of Jazz Music
Objective
To study the history of jazz music, its development and social and cultural background. The module covers all the periods and styles of jazz music (New Orleans, Chicago, Swing, BeBop, Cool, Third Stream, HardBop, West Coast, Free Jazz, Jazz-Rock, New Age, etc.), the production of great soloists of different periods (Louis Armstrong, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, etc.) and the production of key composer-arrangers of different periods (Duke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson, Charles Mingus, Thelonius Monk, Gil Evans, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, etc.). Additionally, students learn about big bands (Henderson, Ellington, Basie, Herman, Gillespie, etc.), the influence of ethnic music, rock and classical music on jazz music, and the present day forms and styles of jazz music.
---Secondary instrument ---Instrument Pedagogy(for instrumentalists)
Objective
Students study the basic pedagogic aspects of their own instrument, acquire a widened knowledge of the pedagogy of their instrument, and qualify for teaching the instrument.
---Composition Pedagogy(for composers)
Objective
Students study the basic concepts of composition pedagogy, acquire a widened knowledge of composition pedagogy, and qualify for the teaching of composition.
---Music Production
Objective
To learn about creating, rehearsing, performing and marketing music.
---Basics of studio technology
Objective
To acquire the basic knowledge of electronic sound amplification and recording, and to learn to apply the potential of technology.
Syllabus
Basics of sound amplification and recording; acoustic properties of instruments and rooms; microphone techniques; basics of electrical engineering; common problems in sound amplification and recording situations; sound signal path; mixing desks, amplifiers, recorders, speakers; effects and equalization.
---Elective or free choice lessons according to the university
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