JAZZ 16100Survey of Jazz History2
- Subject
- JAZZ
- Credits (min)
- 2
- Credits (max)
- 2
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
Ithaca College · Courses
JAZZ
25 courses with the subject JAZZ, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
JAZZ 16500Basic Music Calligraphy (NLA)1
Use of the copying pen; laying out the work for easy page turns and readability; copying parts from both concert and transposed scores; writing piano parts; correcting arranger's or composer's mistakes; special problems with rhythm-section instruments; proper writing in all clefs; proper use of notation; lettering; titles; fixing mistakes; flags; rests; dots; note heads and stems; beams; ledger lines; time and key signatures; accidentals; dynamics, slurs, ties, and other articulations; shorthand and shortcuts; tremolos; instrument cues; multi-copying lyrics; many copying projects throughout the semester, including copying all the parts for a complete large jazz band orchestration. (F,IRR)
- Subject
- JAZZ
- Credits (min)
- 1
- Credits (max)
- 1
- Credit unit
- Credit
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
JAZZ 16600Jazz Piano I (NLA)1
Classroom instruction in functional jazz keyboard; open voicings of 7th, 9th, and 13th chords beginning with ii-V-I progressions in major and minor keys; rootless close voicings; basic comping techniques and patterns; melodic improvisation; interpreting a lead sheet; the blues; jazz styles; solo piano. The course focuses on interpretation and performance of standard pieces from the jazz repertoire through individual keyboard application in a class setting. Prerequisite: PFSM 17200 and MUTH 12200/12201. (F-S) of JAZZ 16700 Jazz Piano II (NLA) A continuation of JAZZ 16600 to prepare the student for a variety of performance situations and voicings; comping styles; walking bass; technique for soloing and chord substitutions; solo piano styles; contemporary jazz styles. As in Jazz Piano I, the course focuses on interpretation and performance of standard jazz pieces through individual keyboard application in a class setting. Prerequisites: JAZZ 16600. (S)
- Subject
- JAZZ
- Credits (min)
- 1
- Credits (max)
- 1
- Credit unit
- Credit
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
JAZZ 16700Jazz Piano II1
120
- Subject
- JAZZ
- Credits (min)
- 1
- Credits (max)
- 1
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
JAZZ 17000Jazz Private Study I, major instrument2
times 2 semesters) 2026-2027 Catalog 553 1 JAZZ 27000 Jazz Private Study II, major instrument 4 (2 credits times 2 semesters) 1 JAZZ 37000 Jazz Private Study III (2 credits times 2 4 semesters) 3 JAZZ 47000 Jazz Private Study IV (2 credits times 2 4 semesters) 3 May enroll in up to 8 credits of PFMJ xxx00 private lessons instead of jazz private lessons. 3 JAZZ 19900 Jazz Repertoire and Pedagogy (.5 credit 2 times 4 semesters)
- Subject
- JAZZ
- Credits (min)
- 2
- Credits (max)
- 2
- Credit unit
- credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
JAZZ 17001Jazz Private Study I, minor instrument or concentration1
(NLA) Private study in jazz. For Jazz Studies majors and concentrations only. Jazz Studies majors take 2 semesters of JAZZ 17001 for 1 credit, each semester. Jazz Studies concentrations may take JAZZ 17001 as an elective toward the jazz concentration requirements. (F-S)
- Subject
- JAZZ
- Credits (min)
- 1
- Credits (max)
- 1
- Credit unit
- Credit
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
JAZZ 19900Jazz Repertoire and Pedagogy (NLA)0.5
Students meet weekly as a group with their jazz study teacher(s) to perform repertoire and discuss performance technique and pedagogy. Pass/Fail only. Repeatable up to 4 credits. (F,S)
- Subject
- JAZZ
- Credits (min)
- 0.5
- Credits (max)
- 0.5
- Credit unit
- Credit
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
JAZZ 20000(F-S-B)1
- Subject
- JAZZ
- Credits (min)
- 1
- Credits (max)
- 1
- Credit unit
- Credit
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
JAZZ 20100Jazz Theory and Aural Training II1
SOUND RECORDING TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS
- Subject
- JAZZ
- Credits (min)
- 1
- Credits (max)
- 1
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
JAZZ 21000(F)2
- Subject
- JAZZ
- Credits (min)
- 2
- Credits (max)
- 2
- Credit unit
- cr.
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
JAZZ 23000Jazz Tune Writing2
- Subject
- JAZZ
- Credits (min)
- 2
- Credits (max)
- 2
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
JAZZ 27000Jazz Private Study II, major instrument4
(2 credits times 2 semesters)
- Subject
- JAZZ
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
JAZZ 27001Jazz Private Study II, minor instrument (NLA)1
Private study in jazz for Jazz Studies majors. Jazz Studies majors take 2 semesters of JAZZ 27001 for 1 credit, each semester. Prerequisites: 2 semesters of JAZZ 17001. (F-S) 2026-2027 Catalog 513
- Subject
- JAZZ
- Credits (min)
- 1
- Credits (max)
- 1
- Credit unit
- Credit
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
JAZZ 31000Jazz Standards and Literature II
- Subject
- JAZZ
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
JAZZ 31100Jazz Standards and Literature III (NLA)2
Covers extremely advanced jazz standards and repertoire important to functioning as a musician in a modern jazz combo. Memorizing the melodies, chord progressions, and improvising on the songs will be the primary activities of the course. There will also be a transcription assignment, where each student will be required to transcribe and analyze an improvised solo by a major jazz artist on a complex, chromatic tune, present that solo to the class, and play along with the recording.
- Subject
- JAZZ
- Credits (min)
- 2
- Credits (max)
- 2
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
- Prerequisite
- JAZZ 31000. (S, O)
JAZZ 32300Jazz Arranging I (LA)2
Jazz arranging for the big band. Chord progressions and harmonic motion; scales that go with chords; triadic and seventh chords; standard cadential formulas; progressions found in basic jazz tunes; transcription; transposition; proper rhythm notation; terminology; instrument ranges; principles of melodic analysis; approach note techniques; four-part close voicings; unisons; open voicings (i.e. "drop two" and "drop two and four"); pads; punch chords; additions to four-way close; five-part saxophone section writing; alternate voicings; rhythm section writing; background line writing; standard formal arrangements of jazz pieces; writing one full arrangement with parts copied for a large jazz ensemble (arrangements must be played to receive credit in the course); score analysis and listening; "shout" chorus; concerted writing; melodic and rhythmic modification. Prerequisite: JAZZ 20100. (F)
- Subject
- JAZZ
- Credits (min)
- 2
- Credits (max)
- 2
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
JAZZ 32500Jazz Arranging II1
Total Credits 78 Ensemble policy can be found on the Music Programs and Policies tab of the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance catalog page. (p. ) Ensemble participation should include a variety of jazz and studio music idioms in various settings and with various sizes and types of ensembles. Students may fulfill this requirement by scoring 84 or higher on a placement exam administered by the Department of Jazz Studies. Students who score below 84 percent on the exam must take these courses, and they take a lower number of music electives to reach 120 total credits.
- Subject
- JAZZ
- Credits (min)
- 1
- Credits (max)
- 1
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
JAZZ 32600Jazz Arranging III (LA)2
Jazz arranging for the "studio orchestra" (i.e., large jazz ensemble with strings, woodwinds, horns, tuba, and extra percussion). Review of all major concepts from Jazz Arranging I and II; woodwind writing (e.g., clarinet, flute, bass clarinet, bassoon, and oboe); string writing and combining strings with winds; expanded use of the rhythm section; writing for voices in combination with other instruments; the recording studio; percussion writing; writing for French horn and tuba; score analysis and listening; one "studio orchestra" arrangement (perhaps an original composition, with approval of professor). Arrangement must be played to receive credit in the course. Prerequisites: JAZZ 32500. (IRR)
- Subject
- JAZZ
- Credits (min)
- 2
- Credits (max)
- 2
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
JAZZ 36100(S,IRR)2
2026-2027 Catalog 119
- Subject
- JAZZ
- Credits (min)
- 2
- Credits (max)
- 2
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
JAZZ 36300Jazz Improvisation II (LA)
More advanced harmonic concepts; b9 chords; 11th and 13th chords; review of ii-V-I progressions and resolutions; basic bitonality; formal structures of solos; use of altered scales; Phrygian, Lydian, Aeolian, and Locrian mode application to chord changes; whole tone and diminished scale usage; modes of the ascending melodic minor scale and their usage; bebop style compositions of the 1940s and 1950s; "rhythm changes" and substitute chord usage; bebop devices. Prerequisites:
- Subject
- JAZZ
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
JAZZ 36400Jazz Improvisation III (LA)2
Fast tempos; rock style improvisation; chord superimposition; advanced patterns; deceptive cadences; alternate blues changes; turnarounds; advanced bitonality; further application of modes of the ascending melodic minor; more advanced harmonies of songs from the 1960s through 1980s; the Lydian-augmented mode; the Mixolydian flat 13 mode.
- Subject
- JAZZ
- Credits (min)
- 2
- Credits (max)
- 2
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
- Prerequisite
- JAZZ 36300. (S,IRR)
JAZZ 37000Jazz Private Study III (times 22
semesters)
- Subject
- JAZZ
- Credits (min)
- 2
- Credits (max)
- 2
- Credit unit
- credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
JAZZ 37001Jazz Private Study III, minor instrument (NLA)1
Private study in jazz for Jazz Studies majors only. Jazz Studies majors may elect 2 semesters of JAZZ 37001 for 1 credit, each semester. Co-
- Subject
- JAZZ
- Credits (min)
- 1
- Credits (max)
- 1
- Credit unit
- Credit
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
- Prerequisite
- JAZZ 19900. Prerequisites: JAZZ 27000 or JAZZ 27001. (F,S)
JAZZ 47000Jazz Private Study IV (times 22
2 semesters) 2 may enroll in up to 8 credits of PFMJ xx300 private 2 lessons instead of jazz private lessons. 2 JAZZ 19900 Jazz Repertoire and Pedagogy (.5 credit 2 2 times 4 semesters)
- Subject
- JAZZ
- Credits (min)
- 2
- Credits (max)
- 2
- Credit unit
- credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
JAZZ 60100Jazz Private Performance Study (NLA)
Private study on percussion, bass, guitar, saxophone, trumpet or any other instrument, utilizing jazz styles and repertoire. (IRR) 1 Credit
- Subject
- JAZZ
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027 Catalog
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Catalog
- Source
- catalog.ithaca.edu
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