Course Content and Outcome Guide for MUS 125
- Date:
- 06-JAN-2012
- Posted by:
- Curriculum Office
- Course Number:
- MUS 125
- Course Title:
- Guitar Clinic
- Credit Hours:
- 2
- Lecture hours:
- 20
- Lecture/Lab hours:
- 0
- Lab hours:
- 0
- Special Fee:
- $4
Course Description
Focus on guitar technique as applied to classical, acoustic and electric guitar playing. Topics include warm-ups, development of finger dexterity, fretting hand strength/ endurance, efficiency and accuracy, and good tone production. Overview of important guitarists and teaching methods. Also includes fretboard theory and live performance Prerequisite: MUS 191. Audit available.Addendum to Course Description
Course will include performance by student soloists and ensembles.
Intended Outcomes for the course
Express able musicianship through guitar performance using proper technique
Use understanding of the body and hand anatomy to properly warm-up preventing common injuries that occur from over strenuous guitar playing
Effectively teach beginning and other styles of guitar using good guitar technique
Produce good tone and clear musical phrasing through application of proper guitar technique
Course Activities and Design
The foundation of this workshop is based on traditional classical guitar technique, primarily on the Abel Carlevaro technique of classical guitar playing. However, the concepts and exercises covered can be applied to all styles of music and guitar types. Exercises should first be demonstrated by the instructor and then performed by the entire class.
Outcome Assessment Strategies
Apply proper guitar technique through performance of solo and ensemble repertoire
Participate in, and contribute to, class discussions about important guitar players and pedagogues
Quantitative examination covering guitar nomenclature and basics of good guitar technique
Participate in group exercises intended to develop good guitar technique
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
Themes
Sitting position
Right hand (plucking) technique
Plectrum (picking) technique
Left hand technique
The Carlevaro method
Unlocking the mystery of the fretboard
Concepts
Guitar notation
Tone production
Voice balance
Velocity and accuracy
Harmonics
Important guitarists
Skills
Sight-reading
Execution of major and minor scales
Execution of slurs