Jazz

• 11.4: Ben Geyer, “Improvising the Changes in a Miles Davis Rhythm Section” - explores the harmonic variety of improvised chords in “Bye, Bye Blackbird.” Provides a foil to classical conceptions of consonance/dissonance and harmonic function; can frame the study of jazz harmony or explore deeper possibilities in improvisation

• 3.3: Stephen Rodgers, “Music, Poetry, and Performance in a Song by Maria Schneider” – introduces how poetic declamation and the sound of recitation might influence compositional decision and the performer’s interpretive choices; suitable for student singers and composers

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