MUSC 1102 - Class Guitar

1. Show awareness of a variety of musical styles from having studied and performed various guitar literature and from directed class listening and demonstration recording as well as journalized listening assignments of live and recorded performances.
2. Recognize staff notation and their location on the guitar fretboard.
3. Demonstrate understanding of a basic vocabulary of musical terminology and symbols.
4. Perform rhythms accurately in, but not limited to, 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4 meters from whole to eighth-note durations.
5. Perform scales and chords in, but not limited to, the keys of C, A, D and G majors.
6. Accurately perform several short beginning level guitar compositions of varied musical styles.
7. Analyze and critique in oral or written form the performances of other students and of live or recorded performances showing awareness of basic musical elements and expression.
8. Evaluate and critique their own performances and progress on an ongoing basis either orally or in written critiques.
9. Demonstrate proper guitar technique through hand position and posture.

1. Guitar navigation, performance and technique
2. Musical notation, symbols and terminology
3. Exposure to variety of guitar literature (stylistic, historical, cultural)
4. Critical and personal feedback to literature, performances and self-evaluation