Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon Portland Community College

Class information

MUS191 Class Guitar I

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  • CRN: 21045
  • Credits: 2
  • Notes: Guitar required.
  • Locations, days, times, and instructors:
    • Online, Available 24/7
      From April 1 through June 15, 2024, Julia L Banzi

Class materials

Textbooks

No textbooks required

Details about this class

This is a really fun class for anyone who wants to learn guitar.  It is a beginner class on guitar to learn to play guitar and we will cover learning to read music on the guitar, fingerpicking, chord strumming and some practical theory. You will need to have a guitar for this class.  Classical and some flamenco guitar techniques are taught. The coursework is broken up into weekly modules with weekly quizzes and assignments to help you to learn better. 

You will need to have a functioning camera and microphone in order to submit your weekly assignments.

Begins with classical guitar technique, standard notation and finger picking and then moves to tablature, chords and strumming.

Technology

 Guitar, Camera with microphone required for this class.  

No show policy

Your instructor can mark you as a "no show" if you do not participate in your class during the first week. This will remove you from the class. It is important to log in as soon as the class starts to see what the participation requirements are.

Online & Remote Teaching Technical Requirements

Please be sure to read the quick guide to Online Learning technical requirements.

Students with disabilities

Students with disabilities should notify their instructor if accommodations are needed to take this class. For information about technologies that help people with disabilities taking Online based classes please visit the Disability Services website.

Online Prerequisite | Start Guide for Online Learning

Before you take your first online class at PCC, you must complete the start guide for online learning. The start guide will help you decide if online classes are right for you. Once you complete the start guide, you will be eligible to register for online classes.

The Start Guide is not required for Remote classes but strongly recommended.