- Year of study: Two semesters, autumn and spring.
- Final assessment: Home exam
- Language of tuition: Norwegian and English.
Course description
The course aims at providing specialisation in arranging for students of improvised jazz. We will study basic techniques and approaches by listening to examples and examining scores. The main content of the course is students’ work with their own arrangements.
Course coordinator: Jazz, Improvised Music and Traditional Nordic Folk Music Department
Learning objectives
After completing the course the student is expected to
- be able to document the knowledge of and skills within a variety of arranging techniques
- show an ability to carry out independent creative work
- be able to arrange, create and assess his or her own scores for a variety of instrumental and vocal ensembles
Overview
The students work with practical jazz theory and arranging for the entire academic year.
Structure
Instruction is given in the form of group lectures and in smaller groups. Other lectures, discussions and symposiums may be arranged. The students will have the opportunity to submit and receive feedback on practice assignments.
For an overview of the amount of study material that is planned, see “Structure” under the descriptions of the individual programmes.
Course requirements
The subject teacher will assign a number of practice tasks, of which 80% must be carried out. In addition, the student must attend at least 80% of the classes.
Final assessments
A home exam with an arrangement for a given ensemble is answered within one week. Based on the answer, the students perform their own arrangements and answer questions.
The time for handing out the home exam is determined by the subject teacher.