Orchestral Study
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Course Modules
Course Modules Post Type
Ensemble
You will produce a professional standard in performance, demonstrating your confidence within your chosen repertoire(s) and technical and expressive maturity. You will demonstrate your ability in programming and lean towards either a supporting or leadership role. You will also develop
Communicative Performance
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Approaches to Performance
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Jazz Repertoire
This module will explore a different composer and selected compositions each week. You will analyse selected work both theoretically and contextually and examine different versions and arrangements of the piece.
Introduction to Jazz Theory
Jazz theory is an important part of the overall development and toolbox of the developing jazz musician. This module will explore harmony, melody and rhythmic aspects of jazz theory and will seek to demonstrate through group analysis, how these components
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Arranging for Jazz
You will develop your ability to take standard repertoire from the jazz canon and rearrange it into your own personal vision, which is a key skill within the jazz domain. You will develop a personal repertoire of arrangements and compositions
The Roots of Jazz
You will explore the roots of jazz and focus on the development of jazz between 1890 and 1930 as you critically analyse the social, political and cultural context in New Orleans.
Post Modern Jazz
You will seek to find answers in a postmodern jazz world and ask if the intrinsic identity of jazz has been lost and where it can go from here. You will gain an understanding of its evolution since Coltrane by
