Fall 2026

Jazz Arranging

JAZZ ARRANGING surveys techniques for arranging lead-sheet-based jazz compositions for medium and large ensembles.

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Declared in Music: MA, Music: Performance DMA, or Music: Performance MM

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    • Music: Performance DMA
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Survey of standard musical techniques and devices for arranging lead-sheet-based jazz compositions for medium and large jazz ensemble through score study, musical exercises, and arranging projects for live ensembles. Topics include jazz counterpoint and melody writing; preparing arrangements through outlines and condensed scores; chord substitutions and reharmonization; ranges, timbres, notational and technical considerations of standard jazz instruments; motivic development; voicing techniques, including mechanical, spreads, upper structure triads, and voicings in 4ths, 5ths and clusters; and orchestration techniques, including couplings and concerted writing.

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  • Jazz counterpoint and melody writing
  • Ranges, timbres, and technical considerations of standard jazz instruments
  • Motivic development

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  • Arranging lead-sheet-based jazz compositions
  • Jazz counterpoint and melody writing
  • Preparing arrangements through outlines and condensed scores
  • Chord substitutions and reharmonization
  • Voicing techniques (mechanical, spreads, upper structure triads, 4ths, 5ths, clusters)
  • Orchestration techniques (couplings, concerted writing)

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