Licks and modal harmony of Herbie Hancock’s ‘So What’ / Muhamad Haris Arifin

Arifin, Muhamad Haris (2020) Licks and modal harmony of Herbie Hancock’s ‘So What’ / Muhamad Haris Arifin. Degree thesis, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM).

Abstract

This paper reviews the common licks used by Herbie Hancock and the modal harmony used by Herbie Hancock in “So What”. The data collected were from modern piano major bachelor students from Faculty of Music, UiTM Shah Alam. This study shows the significance of improvisation ideas using the right harmony, licks and the way to implement them to make the musical works rich in jazz criteria and knowledge. In addition, the findings of this study shows the major problems encountered by students in improvise in this song. Next, the study shows the examples of licks and scales that can be use in “So What”.

Metadata

Item Type:	Thesis (Degree)
Creators:	Creators Email / ID Num. Arifin, Muhamad Haris 2018424292
Contributors:	Contribution Name Email / ID Num. Thesis advisor Ross, Valerie vross@uitm.edu.my
Subjects:	M Music and Books on Music > MT Musical instruction and study > Music in colleges and universities M Music and Books on Music > MT Musical instruction and study > Analysis and appreciation of music
Divisions:	Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam > Faculty of Music
Programme:	Bachelor of Music Performance (Honours)
Keywords:	Licks, Herbie Hancock, modal harmony, students
Date:	2020
URI:	https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/67722