Beginning Class Guitar: Non-Music Major

Catalog description

Class instruction in guitar for non-music majors. MUSIC 54 Beginning Class Guitar: Non-Music Major (1) (GA)(BA) This course meets the Bachelor of Arts degree requirements. This course provides opportunity to explore various styles of music while developing basic skills for playing guitar. Students will learn to play solo guitar, to perform basic accompaniment techniques, and to read music notation, tablature, and chord symbols. Meter, tonality, harmonic progressions, texture, and form as well as stylistic features of various strumming techniques comprise the core knowledge that is developed through the process of playing guitar. The course assumes no previous formal study of music. Assessments are performance-based with students demonstrating knowledge and skill acquired through individual playing tests scheduled throughout the semester.