Music Writing 1Laajuus (3 ECTS)

Objective

The student is able to harmonize tonal and blues melodies and write stylistically consistent melodies within the pop and jazz genres. Students are able to write stylistically correct melodic and harmonic exercises.

Content

- harmonization of tonal and blues melodies
- fundamentals of re-harmonization
- 2 and 3 voice sectional harmony
- background harmony writing
- writing obbligato background lines
- tools for improvisation.