Minor Jazz Performance (18 credits)

Program Requirements

The Minor in Jazz Performance offers students the opportunity to develop abilities in instrumental and vocal jazz through a combination of theoretical and practical courses.

Required Courses (18 credits)

• MUEN 570 Jazz Combo (1 credit) *

  Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Ensemble : A Jazz Improvisation Ensemble of approximately 4 to 9 players.

  Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024

  Instructors: Hollenbeck, John; Mahar, William; Lambert, Michel; Lozano, Francisco J; Doxas, Dimitrios; Hollins, Fraser; Coleman, Ira; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; Hove, Erik Anthony; Catalao, Joao; Suh, Min Jung; Novak, Bohdanna; Trudel, Marianne; French, Lex; Donaldson, Taylor; Johnston, Jeffrey; Walkington, Alec (Fall) Novak, Bohdanna; Suh, Min Jung; Thurman-Green, Camille; Jimenez, Carlos Alberto; French, Lex; Trudel, Marianne; Green, Darrell; Vedady, Adrian; Doxas, Dimitrios; Lozano, Francisco J; Hollenbeck, John; Walkington, Alec (Winter)

  • 1 hour

  • Prerequisite: Audition.

• MUIN 273 Practical Lessons Performance Minor 3 (1.5 credits)

  Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Practical Instrument : Practical instruction as part of a performance minor program.

  Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024

  Instructors: Gossage, David Mark; Lee, Ranee Y; Doxas, Dimitrios; Grott, David; Trottier, Jean-Nicolas; Vedady, Adrian; Novak, Bohdanna; Miller, Elizaveta (Fall) Poletaev, Ilya (Winter)

  • Prerequisite: Admission to the relevant performance minor program by audition or MUIN 270.

• MUIN 274 Practical Lessons Performance Minor 4 (1.5 credits)

  Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Practical Instrument : Practical instruction as part of a performance minor program.

  Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024

  Instructors: Vedady, Adrian; Trudel, Marianne (Fall) Lee, Ranee Y; Doxas, Dimitrios; Trottier, Jean-Nicolas; Vedady, Adrian; Novak, Bohdanna; Miller, Elizaveta (Winter)

  • Prerequisite: MUIN 273

• MUJZ 160 Jazz Materials 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Jazz Studies : Fundamental aural and theoretical skills associated with the jazz idiom. Nomenclature, chord construction, chord/scale relationships, harmonic progression, circle of 5ths, simple turnarounds, simple substitution, symmetrical scales and chord relationships, voice leading.

  Terms: Fall 2023

  Instructors: Walkington, Alec (Fall)

  • 4 hours

  • Prerequisite: none. Open to non-jazz majors, space permitting, but not for elective credit in B.Mus. or Artist Diploma programs

• MUJZ 161 Jazz Materials 2 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Jazz Studies : Simple and advanced substitution, borrowed chords, reharmonisation, modes of harmonic minor and melodic minor diatonic systems, unresolved tensions, odd and infrequent modulations, mixed two-five-ones, introduction to polychords, slashchords and non-functional harmony.

  Terms: Winter 2024

  Instructors: Walkington, Alec (Winter)

  • 4 hours

  • Prerequisite: MUJZ 160. Open to non-jazz majors, space permitting, but not for elective credit in B.Mus. or Artist Diploma programs

• MUJZ 213 Fundamentals of Jazz Improvisation 1 (2 credits)

  Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Jazz Studies : Introduction to basic improvisation concepts of phrasing, articulation, melodic development, harmonic control, musical vocabulary and style. Pedagogical techniques will be discussed.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.

  • Prerequisite(s): MUSP 124 or MUSP 141, and MUJZ 161

  • Note: Open to students in Faculty Program Jazz and to students minoring in Jazz Performance, or with permission of instructor; not open to students majoring in Jazz Performance.

• MUJZ 214 Fundamentals of Jazz Improvisation 2 (2 credits)

  Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Jazz Studies : A continuation of development of basic improvisation concepts of phrasing, articulation, melodic development, harmonic control, musical vocabulary and style. Pedagogical techniques will be discussed.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.

  • Prerequisite(s): MUJZ 213

  • Note: Open to students in Faculty Program Jazz and to students minoring in Jazz Performance, or with permission of instructor; not open to students majoring in Jazz Performance.

• MUJZ 262 Applied Jazz Theory (3 credits)

  Offered by: Performance (Schulich School of Music)

  Overview

  Jazz Studies : An examination of harmonic practices and compositional styles in post-1960 jazz. Various theoretical approaches to jazz harmonic analysis will be addressed. Students analyze and compose jazz tunes and longer forms.

  Terms: Fall 2023

  Instructors: Lindhorst, Jonathan (Fall)

  • Prerequesite (s): MUJZ 161.

* 2 credits in MUEN 570.