Browsing by Author "Narunsky, Michael Dan"

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    Portfolio of original compositions
    (2009) Narunsky, Michael Dan; Campbell, Mike
    I wish to make a few comments regarding the recordings of the compositions presented in this portfolio: Certain discrepancies exist between the written score and the recorded music. For example: The recording made with Dave Liebman is from 1994. The two compositions from that recording presented in this portfolio, were newly composed pieces at the time. Since then, Waltz for Lenny is a tune that I have performed on many occasions, and over the years small changes have been made.
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    Teaching jazz harmony through an understanding of bebop
    (2008) Narunsky, Michael Dan; Rossi, Mike
    The approach used to explain functional harmony in this thesis, combines the two views on harmony, horizontal and vertical. In this respect, it is an attempt to bridge the two worlds, classical and jazz. Pedagogy in these disciplines has been advancing as two parallel lines that would seemingly never meet. Prejudices on both sides, fuelled by ignorance, have led musicians to view classical music as 'serious' and jazz as being a form of 'light' music. This has an obvious negative effect on any attempt to bring about some coherent educational programme that will address the common aspects shared by these two musical worlds. This theis will address concepts in classical harmony and show how these can be used for the understanding of jazz harmony. The syle in jazz know as 'bepop' will be the focus of this study since it can be looked upon as the 'Baroque era' of jazz.