GJ STDS 129AJazz Theory and Improvisation I
Global Jazz Studies · 2 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Elements of jazz theory and improvisation. Basic jazz harmonic constructions, as well as melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic concepts, and how to apply those elements to personal efforts in improvisation.
Letter grading.
When it runs
- Fall 2025
- Fall 2026
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
GJ STDS 129A
- GJ STDS 129BJazz Theory and Improvisation II
- GJ STDS 129CJazz Theory and Improvisation III
1 course lists this as a requisite. The whole downstream is here — 2 courses over 2 levels. Every course here opens its own tree.