MUS 247 MODERN BIG BAND CONCEPTS

2 Units 1 hour lecture 3 hours lab
Recommended Preparation: Previous instrumental training and demonstrated proficiency in jazz performance, ability to sight read and knowledge of all scales and keys.
Explores new music by young composers at the vanguard of large ensemble jazz. Interpretation of modern application of African-American and Western European compositional styles as combined in the 21st century. Students are limited to a combined total of four enrollments in MUS 47, 246, and 247.
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