duPont Manual High – Jazz Improvisation 1, 2, 3, 4

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

These courses have the primary goal of providing students with a thorough technical, conceptual, and historical grasp of jazz improvisation through a comprehensive curricular structure. The student will study the necessary and appropriate scales and chords to use when improvising on a given set of chord changes. They will also study the proper stylistic interpretations by visually and aurally analyzing the solos of great jazz masters. Emphasis is placed on the technical aspects of chord/scale knowledge, typical patterns used by jazz masters, creativity, and instrumental technique to develop the ability to solo in all styles. The course will reach back to the roots of jazz to help students master techniques vital to jazz and commercial music.