MUS 137 - Group Guitar

2 Credit(s)

Basic orientation to guitar techniques that encompass accompaniment and solo skills. Students will learn to read standard musical notation. A variety of strumming and finger-picking are taught to accompany singing. Student must have access to an acoustic guitar. May be repeated up to 6 total credits.

Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

Demonstrate familiarity with guitar terminology and maintenance (CLO 4.5)
Demonstrate ability to read guitar notation and play music of difficulty appropriate to skill level (CLO 1.3, 3.5, 4.2, 5.3)
Demonstrate left hand and right hand guitar technique including chording skills, lead line playing, strumming and arpeggio patterns (CLO 1.2, 1.3)
Demonstrate a working knowledge of transposition, chord identification, and chord progression at a basic level (CLO 5.1, 5.2, 5.3)

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