MUSC1027 — Beginning Group Guitar
MUSC 1027 - Beginning Group Guitar MUSC 1027 - Beginning Group Guitar Hours/Week: Lecture 2 Lab 0 Course Description: This course is an introduction to basic guitar skills in a classroom setting. The course covers topics such as chords, strumming, finger picking, improvisation, music reading and guitar technique, and introduces guitar styles such as rock, folk, blues and classical. Practice outside class is necessary for completion of this course. Students must provide their own guitar. Students already proficient in the areas listed in the course description should register for individual instruction. MnTC Goals None Note and rhythm reading, using both standard music notation and tablature 2. Learning and performing simple classical pieces 3. Chord accompaniments, including reading chord diagrams and using basic strumming patterns 4. 12-Bar Blues and improvisation 5. Proper Guitar technique, including sitting position, left hand and finger position, fingerpicking, and use of a flat pick Learning