MUSC 189 Functional Guitar Class I

This is the first in a two-semester sequenced course. It is designed to address the specialized skill sets needed for music students wanting to pursue a major in music therapy or music education as well as for music therapists to meet the list of core competencies as defined by the American Music Therapy Association. This course can also serve as an introduction to guitar accompaniment for the general elective student. The course will cover functional aspects of guitar accompaniment as well as include historical facts, care of the guitar, tuning, chord chart and tablature reading, scales, stylistic approaches, chord theory, and group accompaniment. The goal of this class is to produce technical and accompaniment competencies utilizing tablature and chord charts with an emphasis on folk, blues, popular, and multicultural idioms.

Credits

2

Hours Weekly

2

Course Objectives

1. 1. Accompany self and ensembles proficiently.
2. 2. Employ simple strumming techniques
   
3. 3. Tune guitar using standard and other tunings
   
4. 4. Perform a basic repertoire of folk, blues, popular and multicultural songs with or without
   printed music
   
5. 5. Read basic chord charts and tablature notation
   
6. 6. Construct basic major, minor, and seventh chords

Course Objectives

1. 1. Accompany self and ensembles proficiently.
2. 2. Employ simple strumming techniques
   
3. 3. Tune guitar using standard and other tunings
   
4. 4. Perform a basic repertoire of folk, blues, popular and multicultural songs with or without
   printed music
   
5. 5. Read basic chord charts and tablature notation
   
6. 6. Construct basic major, minor, and seventh chords