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Guitar

This course is designed for students with no previous guitar experience. Students will receive guidance and direction in solving problems related to playing the guitar on a beginning level and will learn many of the different styles, skills and techniques required to become a successful guitarist.  Areas of concentration include: correct posture, note reading, aural skills, flat picking, singing songs, rhythmic patterns, chord study, finger picking styles, musical forms, improvisation and performing experiences.
These are some of the various skills and areas of knowledge that you'll need to be a guitarist. Some are easier than others. This list makes up the curriculum, and the creative steps that we will highlight .

Period 1:
1. The parts of a guitar
2. Changing strings and guitar care
3. Tuning the guitar and knowing the notes of each string
4. How to hold the guitar
5. Proper left hand position
6. Proper right hand position

Period 2:
1. Distinguishing major, minor and 7 chords by ear
2. Reading tabs and chord charts
3. The open major chords B, E, A, D, G, C and F

Period 3:
1. Basic strumming patterns
2. Strumming with proper right hand motion
3. Common chord progressions

Period 4:
1. Recognizing musical intervals by ear
2. Recognizing the root note of a chord by ear
AND MUCH MORE!!!!