When not busy performing and teaching he enjoys spending time with his wife and five children.
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During that time he also organized a concert series which featured artists such as Billy Hart, Vincent Herring, Peter Zak, Tom Knific, and Phil Palombi. Prior to moving to Colorado, he served as music director at a non-denominational church for 10 years. He can also be heard on UNC’s Romeo and Juliet Project.
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An active performer, he has extensive experience as a professional bassist in jazz, classical and various other musical styles, including performances with Howard Levy, Jeff Hamilton, the New York Voices, Greg Gisbert, Jake Shimabukuro, Groove For Thought, Clint de Ganon, Bob Christianson, and Clifford Carter, as well as the Cadillac Symphony Orchestra, and performances on electric bass and jazz bass with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. In 2014 he was also awarded the Hal Leonard Scholarship from the Jazz Education Network for exceptional talent and potential in jazz performance and education. He is the recipient of several DownBeat awards for Best College Big Band as bassist with UNC’s Jazz Lab I, Outstanding Vocal Jazz Ensemble as a vocalist with UNC’s Vocal Lab, and for Outstanding Small Ensemble Composition for his original composition Airplanes. After completing his master’s degree, he taught courses in jazz theory at Central Michigan University and served as Community Outreach Coordinator for the School of Music.
He has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in bass performance from Central Michigan University, and a Doctor of Arts in Jazz Studies and Bass Performance from the University of Northern Colorado. Strongly suggested: instrument in working conditionīraun Khan is Assistant Professor of Double Bass and Jazz Studies at Utah State University.Pencil and notebook paper (will need to print PDFs in course).Reliable access to a computer and internet.Interval reference charts and songs for intervals.Diatonic intervals in the natural minor scale.Lesson 2: Relative and Parallel Relationship A (very) brief history of accidentals and key signatures.Lesson 1: Major and Minor Key Signatures, Circle of Fifths By more fully understanding the building blocks of music, students open themselves up to new worlds of learning and playing music. Students can expect to learn about theoretical concepts and hear clear examples of these ideas in real world settings. This semester also targets ear training for intervals, giving students the tools to better identify what they hear when listening to music.
This is a non-credit course and will not provide high school credit or instructor feedback/communication.ĬOURSE DESCRIPTION: Music Theory: Foundations 1 is a continuation of the Music Theory beginner courses and builds on the concepts of reading and writing music.