MUS 137 - Group Guitar: Beginning

2 Credit(s)

Course Description: Covers the basic construction of the guitar, principles of tuning, maintenance, and treatment of the instrument. Also covered are key signatures, scales, primary chords and their structures, as well as fingering methods, right hand picking styles and techniques specific to the guitar. Students will learn how to accompany solo and group singing, and learn skills needed to translate music and methods for solving problems common to guitar players. May be repeated up to six credits.

Course Level: Lower Division Collegiate

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO#1: Display knowledge of the fret board.
CLO#2: Accompany simple songs by choosing appropriate chords and chord patterns. (ILO: Critical Thinking)
CLO#3: Display basic music reading skills.