Introduction to Guitar & Guitar Music in European History ((4 Credits))

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Introduction to Guitar and Guitar Music is designed to introduce students to the instrument of guitar and the music associated with it from a historical, as well as a practical, perspective. We will also explore the mechanical aspects of guitar construction as it evolved over the centuries by considering various materials such as wood, metal, bone, glue, synthetics, and strings, and we’ll look at the building techniques/tools of luthiers (guitar-builders). This study will focus on American History, asking students to consider and write about the Baroque, Classical, or Romantic as styles of music/eras important within a broad outline of Western Civilization.