Vocal Ensemble With Improvisation 1: Jazz/Blues

ENVC-122

This course is an introductory jazz/blues performance ensemble for voice principals. It is designed to prepare students for solo performance in ensembles and other performing venues within a specific song style. Focus will be placed on building jazz repertoire and becoming more familiar with jazz masters, as well as musicianship, harmony, and sight-reading. Additional focus will be placed on beginning improvisation skills in the jazz and blues idioms, including melodic and rhythmic phrasing, embellishments, tone color, and hearing basic blues patterns, as well as historical perspective. 

Building on skills acquired in ENVC-110 or ENVC-111, students will write basic lead sheets and/or chord charts for use in class.

Credits
1
Prerequisites
PIVC-111, ET-111, PW-111, and ENVC-111 or ENVC-110; or overall ensemble rating 3
Required Of
None
Electable By
Voice principals
Semesters Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer
Location
Boston
Department
VOICE
Course Chair
Anne Peckham
Taught By
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