Yu-Jie Huang has collaborated with Golden Horse Award-winning filmmaker Tsai Ming-Liang and contributed to projects recognized by the Golden Melody Awards and Golden Indie Music Awards. His work as an arranger spans jazz, pop, and orchestral music, including collaborations with Lei Ching, Joyce, Grammy Award-winning arranger Randy Kerber, and singer-songwriter Crowd Lu. Jazz Improvisation, Harmony & Arranging Course Build a True Jazz Language and Creative Foundation from the Ground Up Have you ever loved jazz but felt unsure about where to begin? This course is designed to help you gradually develop an authentic understanding of jazz—not simply memorizing chords, but learning how jazz musicians think. Through a systematic approach, you will build skills in improvisation, accompaniment, arranging, and composition. Whether your goal is to play jazz standards, create sophisticated pop arrangements, or explore orchestration and film music, this course will help you develop a complete musical vocabulary and creative mindset. ⸻ Course Contents ■ Jazz Harmony Fundamentals * Major scales and diatonic seventh chords * Harmonic functions and progression analysis * Common chord progressions * Color harmony concepts such as Modal Interchange and Secondary Dominants ■ ii–V–I System Training * Major and Minor ii–V–I progressions * Practice in all twelve keys * Guide Tone Lines * Understanding the harmonic language of jazz standards ■ Practical Voicing Techniques * Shell Voicings * Rootless Voicings * Drop 2 Voicings * Upper Structures * Creating richer textures and more sophisticated accompaniment ■ Introduction to Jazz Improvisation * Arpeggio concepts * Bebop language * Applying scales and chord tones * Developing your own solo vocabulary ■ Jazz Standards in Practice Study classic standards such as: • Autumn Leaves • Blue Bossa • All The Things You Are • There Will Never Be Another You and gradually develop the ability to analyze, accompany, and improvise with confidence. ■ Jazz-Pop Arranging * Harmony concepts inspired by Neo Soul, City Pop, and Jazz Pop * Rhythm section writing * String, brass, and pad arrangements * Enhancing popular music with richer colors and textures ■ Orchestration & Large Ensemble Writing * Instrument ranges and characteristics of strings, woodwinds, and brass * Fundamentals of orchestration * Texture and voice-leading techniques * Film scoring and orchestral colors * Arranging concepts from small ensembles to large ensembles ⸻ Course Features ✓ Step-by-step approach suitable for beginners ✓ Practical applications for both performance and composition ✓ Learn to analyze jazz standards instead of simply memorizing charts ✓ Develop improvisational thinking and accompaniment skills ✓ Integrate jazz, pop, Neo Soul, and orchestral arranging concepts ✓ Move beyond playing to composing, arranging, and creating ✓ Suitable for pianists, guitarists, bassists, saxophonists, vocalists, composers, and arrangers ⸻ Who Is This Course For? • Musicians who love jazz but do not know where to begin • Players interested in improvisation and harmonic concepts • Pop musicians looking to expand their harmonic vocabulary • Those interested in arranging, orchestration, and composition • Anyone who wishes to truly understand jazz standards and the language of jazz ⸻ Make Jazz Less Mysterious. Build Your Own Musical Voice from the Ground Up. Improvisation | Accompaniment | Harmony | Arranging | Orchestration | Composition Music is more than performance— It is a language through which you express yourself. 🐶 Come join My Trial Class! 🐶 What to expect in this 25-min trial❓ ➡️ Plot your learning journey with me! ➡️ A detailed analysis of your current level ➡️ A problem-solving mini-lesson ➡️ Valuable learning methods to stop wasting time! ❗️Classroom Rules ❕ ↘️ Bring your pen and a notebook to collect useful expressions in class. ↘️ Always check your connection and devices before class starts. ↘️ Cancel the class 24 hours before class. If you have to cancel a class within 24 hours, be sure you notify me through What’s App/AT Chat