2022-2023 Yavapai College Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2022-2023 Yavapai College Catalog [PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR]

MUS 108 - Guitar Class II


Description: Emphasis on bar chords, note reading through the ninth position, double notes, and solos from classical, flamenco, or folk styles of playing.

Prerequisites: MUS 107  

Credits: 1
Lab: 2

Course Content:
  1. Playing position
  2. Right-hand technique
  3. Left-hand technique
  4. Rest strokes
  5. Free strokes
  6. Arpeggios
  7. Chords
  8. Bar chords, forms I-II
  9. Sight reading
  10. Note reading through the ninth position
  11. Warm-up exercises
  12. Stretching exercises
  13. Scales
  14. Ascending legados
  15. Descending legados
  16. Strums
  17. Guitar styles
  18. Harmonic tuning

Learning Outcomes:
  1. Read and play chord structures. (7, 8, 12-15)
  2. Identify and use different guitar styles. (16-17)
  3. Use developed skills in harmonic tuning. (18)
  4. Read music in basic position. (1)
  5. Play to the ninth position. (10-12)
  6. Use basic right and left hand techniques. (2, 3)
  7. Read and play music with individual style and music selection with instructor supervision. (1-12, 14-16)