MUSC 164

JAZZ THEORY I
ASSIGNMENT 1
2020

DR. DAVID LISIK

NEW ZEALAND SCHOOL OF MUSIC

VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF
WELLLINGTON
MUSC 164, JAZZ THEORY I STUDENT NAME:
ASSIGNMENT 1, 2020
LISIK

SECTION 1: Provide chord symbols and the most likely scale for the following root position chords: (20 points)

4 bw w # wwww
& 4 b ww b w ww # ww
w #w
?4 w w bw # www
4 w w bw w

#w
& # ww # ww
w
# ww b # b b wwww
bw
? w #w ww ww
w b b ww ww
w w w
SECTION 2: Provide noteheads in root position and the most likely scale for the following: (20 points)

F -9 A 9(#11) C
-± A
b+9 B 7(# 9)

&

E
b-11 b
D o7 A
±(#11) b
B o7
#
F ø

&

?
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III. Provide noteheads with accidentals and most likely chord symbol for the following scales/modes:

Dorian Locrian Harmonic Minor

&w w ?
bw

?w
Lydian Dominant Ionian Aeolian

#w w &

Whole Tone Half-Whole Diminished Mixolydian b6

& bw w bw ?

Jazz Minor Phrygian Whole-Half Diminished

?
w w w &

Superlocrian Mixolydian Lydian Augmented

?
&w #w w

Lydian
?w
Locrian #2 Major Pentatonic
bw w &
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IV. Bracket and label key areas in the chord progression for "All The Things You Are:"

F -7 B
b-7 E
b7 A
b±7
&’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’

D
b±7 D -7 G7 C
±7
&’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
C -7 F -7 B
b7 E
b±7
&’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’

A
b±7 A ø7 D 7 ( 9)
b
G
±7
&’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
A -7 D7 G
±7
&’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
#
F ø7 B 7 (b 9) E
±7 C7
&’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’

F -7 B
b-7 E
b7 A
b±7
&’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’

D
b±7 b±7 C -7 B o7
G
&’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’

B
b-7 E
b7 A
b±7 G -7 C7
&’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
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V. Superimpose the "Coltrane Changes" Over the following ii-V7-I progressions

D -7 G7 C
±7
& ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
±
?’ ’ ’ ’
D -7 C 7
’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
75 76 77 78

A -7 D7 G
±7
& ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
A -7
±
G 7
?’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
79 80 81 82

VI. Harmonize the following melody using the Disguised Cycle

C
±7
œ œ
& œ œ bœ œ ˙

?
83 84