You are about to embark on a course of study designed to give you, in the shortest possible time, a complete understanding of the principles of modern harmony, improvisation, and dance band arranging. The Berklee CorrespondenceCourse was first developed in the 1950s as a way to teach students at a distance - a precursor to today's Berklee Online. In those days, a student would receive lessons by mail and send their assignments back for grading byBerklee faculty. This book is an update of the 197...