Joel Harrison - Jazz Composition and Arranging Masterclass

1,881 views · Published 1 September 2014 · 1:37 · Indexed 12 November 2026

Channel: MyMusicMasterclass · 2014 · Music

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Description: In this full-length jazz composition masterclass, Guggenheim Fellow and multi-award winning composer Joel Harrison gives you insight about his composition process. Joel discusses both standard and long form pieces, unconventional harmony, instrumentation possibilities, melody, rhythm and much more. If you are looking to enhance your jazz composition chops, this lesson is for you.

Topics Covered: Jazz, Composition, Influences, Standard Forms, Long Forms, Unconventional Instrumentation, Context, Solo Sections, Motifs, Melody, Harmony, Groove, Focus, Variation and Repetition, “Chant for Jim Pepper”, “The Wheel”, “Urban Myths”, “Grass Valley and Beyond”, Organizing Ideas, Continuity, Shape, Balance, Cadences, The Element of Surprise, Etc. 

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