This course develops the student's ability to formulate their musical ideas, informed by historical and contemporary cultural and stylistic concepts and practice, and to research, analyse, discuss and critically reflect on music. It deepens the student's understanding of jazz and the historical, social and cultural contexts which affected its development. In considering past and present musical practice, the student is introduced to issues of criticism, analysis, history, interpretation and cross-cultural understanding. It also develops the student's command of specialist musical language as found in a range of musical genres, styles, forms and contexts, to develop aural skills and awareness, and writing skills.

The course deepens the student's understanding of the elements of Jazz harmony and analysis. These are studied from aural, practical and theoretical perspectives. There is a strong emphasis upon developing the student's aural awareness and skills in applying the harmonic language of jazz within a range of contexts. Aural and theoretical skills are applied to a wide range of literature and material.

On completion of this course you should be able to demonstrate:

1. competence with the use of ‘Functional Harmony'
2. understanding of chord/ scale relationships
3. Roman Numeral analysis of diminished chords, flat direction major 7ths and their relative minor chords
4. competence with analysis of ‘Non-Functional Harmony'
5. understanding of harmony in the ‘Post Bop' and Modal styles
6. competence with analysis and use of  hybrid upper structure triads.

• Two one-hour tests (20% each, Learning Outcomes 1-6 )
• one major analysis assignment (30%, Learning Outcomes 1, 4)
• six homework assignments (30%, Learning Outcomes 1-6).

3 hours per week tutorial/seminar.

Departmental consent

Incompatibility: MUSM2212 and MUSM2213

A good familiarity with Jazz Harmony and Analysis, such as acquired through completion of MUSM1303 and MUSM1304 Jazz Harmony, Arranging and Composition 1 and 2, or equivalent advanced harmonic training.