COURSE UNIT TITLE

: JAZZ HARMONY 3

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MZK 4039 JAZZ HARMONY 3 ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Composition

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR UZAY BORA

Offered to

Composition
Composition

Course Objective

This course aims to familiarize the students with the concepts and elements of jazz harmony in accordance with modern approaches, and to supply them with the skills of analysis and synthesis using this knowledge.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Can construct altered dominants using upper structures.
2   Can do conversion both ways between symbolizations of slash chords and their realizations.
3   Can synthesize different chord progressions combining common chord progressions.
4   Can produce a melody for a chord progression, using chord-scales and various approach patterns.
5   Can produce a melody for a chord progression containing major and melodic minor modes, using pentatonic scales.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Upper Structures -definition, general classifications, all major and minor types of upper structures for altered dominants
2 (cont.)
3 (cont.)
4 Slash chords (inversion, hybrid, polychord)
5 Common chord progressions other than II V I (turnarounds, Backdoor progression, Coltrane matrix, and others) and variants
6 (cont.)
7 (cont.)
8 Phrase character specific to jazz, structure of melodies
9 Techniques for writing melodies over a given harmonic plan
10 (cont.)
11 (cont.)
12 Pentatonic scales, use of pentatonics in melodies containing major and melodic minor modes
13 (cont.)
14 Midterm exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Main references:
Levine, M. The Jazz Theory Book. Sher Music Co., 1995.
Miller, R. Modal Jazz Composition & Harmony. Advance Music, 2000.

Other course materials: Exercises and presentations prepared by the tutor

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Each topic is explained on the staved board with sufficient examples, supported when necessary with piano, MIDI software on the computer, and excerpts from the repertoire. The students are assigned to apply it on examples they are given and/or they construct by themselves. The subject and application results are discussed. Short homework assignments are also regularly given.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.70 +ASG * 0.30
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE RST


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

One (written) midterm exam, and an average of 2 homework assignments will be given. The questions will consist of the topics covered during the lessons. The assignments to be evaluated are those demanded to be turned in (by a priori notice from the teacher), except for the regular ones.

Assessment Criteria

Written exams and assignments aim to measure whether the students have fulfilled the goals defined in the learning outcomes.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

uzaybora@gmail.com

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 3 3
Preparing assignments 3 2 6
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 62

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.2133333
LO.3133333
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LO.5133112

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