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Classical Guitar: Foundations 2 – UC APPROVED

March 17, 2021/in Classical Guitar, Electives, Fine Arts, Music 250 [$200.00 Course Fee | $50.00 Admin Fee]/by Educational Advantage

COURSE OVERVIEW:

Lesson 1: Guitar-peggios

Arpeggios
Study with dyads and arpeggios
Rhythm
Notes on string four in Position V

Lesson 2: More on Practicing Efficiently

On practicing
Guitar history
B minor scale
Sightreading

Lesson 3: Glissando and Portamento

Guitar history
B melodic minor scale
Arpeggio study no. 49 by Julio Sagreras
Glissando
Portamento
Notes on string five in Position V

Lesson 4: Movable Scale Forms

Review on constructing scales
Intervals
Notes on string six in Position V
Rasgueado exercise no. 2

Lesson 5: Simple and Compound Meters

Ascending and descending slurs on the guitar
The C sharp minor scale
Simple and compound meter
Performance review

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

Working instrument
Reliable access to a computer and internet
Recording device for recording assignments (phone, tablet, camera, computer, etc.)
Footstool or alternative (suggestions in lesson 2.2)
Armless chair or stool
Tuner (electronic tuner, computer program, or phone app are all suitable)

Classical Guitar: Foundations 2 (non-credit)

March 17, 2021/in Classical Guitar, Music 95.00/by Educational Advantage

COURSE OVERVIEW:

Lesson 1: Guitar-peggios

Arpeggios
Study with dyads and arpeggios
Rhythm
Notes on string four in Position V

Lesson 2: More on Practicing Efficiently

On practicing
Guitar history
B minor scale
Sightreading

Lesson 3: Glissando and Portamento

Guitar history
B melodic minor scale
Arpeggio study no. 49 by Julio Sagreras
Glissando
Portamento
Notes on string five in Position V

Lesson 4: Movable Scale Forms

Review on constructing scales
Intervals
Notes on string six in Position V
Rasgueado exercise no. 2

Lesson 5: Simple and Compound Meters

Ascending and descending slurs on the guitar
The C sharp minor scale
Simple and compound meter
Performance review

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

Working instrument
Reliable access to a computer and internet
Recording device for recording assignments (phone, tablet, camera, computer, etc.)
Footstool or alternative (suggestions in lesson 2.2)
Armless chair or stool
Tuner (electronic tuner, computer program, or phone app are all suitable)

Classical Guitar: Foundations 1 (non-credit)

March 17, 2021/in Classical Guitar, Music 95.00/by Educational Advantage

COURSE OVERVIEW:

Lesson 1: Dedicated Daily Practice

5 daily practice routines
Rhythmic dictation
Basics 1 practice supplements

Lesson 2: Free Stroke Finger Technique

Free stroke
Dyads using free stroke
Free stroke scale study
Minor scales
Basics 1 review

Lesson 3: Flamenco Music

Polyphonic music
Alternation between pulgar and fingers
Extending the C major scale
Flamenco music
Rasgueado

Lesson 4: Sagreras Excerpts

Notes on string two at position V
Timbre
The A minor scale
Lessons 41 and 44 by Julio Sagreras

Lesson 5: Using the Ring Finger (Anular)

Right-hand tilt
Using anular
Developing free stroke with anular
Notes in string three in Position IV
Guitar history

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

Working instrument
Reliable access to a computer and internet
Recording device for recording assignments (phone, tablet, camera, computer, etc.)
Course Materials: musictheory.net (no cost)
Footstool or alternative (suggestions in lesson 2.2)
Armless chair or stool
Tuner (electronic tuner, computer program, or phone app are all suitable)

Classical Guitar: Foundations 1 – UC APPROVED

March 17, 2021/in Classical Guitar, Electives, Fine Arts, Music 250 [$200.00 Course Fee | $50.00 Admin Fee]/by Educational Advantage

COURSE OVERVIEW:

Lesson 1: Dedicated Daily Practice

5 daily practice routines
Rhythmic dictation
Basics 1 practice supplements

Lesson 2: Free Stroke Finger Technique

Free stroke
Dyads using free stroke
Free stroke scale study
Minor scales
Basics 1 review

Lesson 3: Flamenco Music

Polyphonic music
Alternation between pulgar and fingers
Extending the C major scale
Flamenco music
Rasgueado

Lesson 4: Sagreras Excerpts

Notes on string two at position V
Timbre
The A minor scale
Lessons 41 and 44 by Julio Sagreras

Lesson 5: Using the Ring Finger (Anular)

Right-hand tilt
Using anular
Developing free stroke with anular
Notes in string three in Position IV
Guitar history

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

Working instrument
Reliable access to a computer and internet
Recording device for recording assignments (phone, tablet, camera, computer, etc.)
Course Materials: musictheory.net (no cost)
Footstool or alternative (suggestions in lesson 2.2)
Armless chair or stool
Tuner (electronic tuner, computer program, or phone app are all suitable)

Classical Guitar: Basics 2 (non-credit)

April 26, 2020/in Classical Guitar, Music 95.00/by Saltworks

COURSE OVERVIEW:

Lesson 1: Using All Four Fingers of the Left Hand

Ear training
Using all four fingers of the left hand
Notes on string three
Pulgar
Free stroke

Lesson 2: Accidentals

Open string B
Accidentals
Notes on string five

Lesson 3: Major and Minor Thirds

Major and minor thirds
Notes on string two
Studies on strings two through four
Guitar history
Performance review preparation

Lesson 4: The Major Scale

Notes on string one
The major scale
Sight reading
Ties within a measure
Pickup measures
Guitar history

Lesson 5: Sight Reading Skills

Notes on string six
Online exercises
Daily studies
Sight reading
Guitar history
Performance review

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

Working instrument
Reliable access to a computer and internet
Recording device for recording assignments (phone, tablet, camera, computer, etc.)
Footstool or alternative (suggestions in lesson 2.2)
Armless chair or stool
Tuner (electronic tuner, computer program, or phone app are all suitable)

Classical Guitar: Basics 1 (non-credit)

April 26, 2020/in Classical Guitar, Music 95.00/by Saltworks

COURSE OVERVIEW:

Lesson 1: An Introduction to the Classical Guitar

Types of guitars
Parts of the classical guitar
Fingers of the right hand
Tuning the guitar
Notating Rhythms

Lesson 2: Playing Position and Sounding the Strings

Holding the guitar
Finding the correct playing position
Sounding the strings
Beat and rhythm
Guitar history

Lesson 3: Reading Rhythms and Notation Symbols

Studies in moving across strings
The left hand and left arm playing position
More notation symbols
Guitar history

Lesson 4: Reading Standard Notation

Acoustic guitars
Ledger lines
Reading notation on the guitar
Fine tuning the right hand attack

Lesson 5: Intervals

Intervals
Dotted rhythms
Altering rhythmic values with ties
Guitar history

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

Working instrument
Reliable access to a computer and internet
Recording device for recording assignments (phone, tablet, camera, computer, etc.)
Footstool or alternative (suggestions in lesson 2.2)
Armless chair or stool
Tuner (electronic tuner, computer program, or phone app are all suitable)

Classical Guitar: Basics 2 – UC APPROVED

February 12, 2019/in Classical Guitar, Electives, Fine Arts, Music 250 [$200.00 Course Fee | $50.00 Admin Fee]/by Educational Advantage

COURSE OVERVIEW:

Lesson 1: Using All Four Fingers of the Left Hand

Ear training
Using all four fingers of the left hand
Notes on string three
Pulgar
Free stroke

Lesson 2: Accidentals

Open string B
Accidentals
Notes on string five

Lesson 3: Major and Minor Thirds

Major and minor thirds
Notes on string two
Studies on strings two through four
Guitar history
Performance review preparation

Lesson 4: The Major Scale

Notes on string one
The major scale
Sight reading
Ties within a measure
Pickup measures
Guitar history

Lesson 5: Sight Reading Skills

Notes on string six
Online exercises
Daily studies
Sight reading
Guitar history
Performance review

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

Working instrument
Reliable access to a computer and internet
Recording device for recording assignments (phone, tablet, camera, computer, etc.)
Footstool or alternative (suggestions in lesson 2.2)
Armless chair or stool
Tuner (electronic tuner, computer program, or phone app are all suitable)

Classical Guitar: Basics 1 – UC APPROVED

August 9, 2017/in Classical Guitar, Electives, Fine Arts, Music 250 [$200.00 Course Fee | $50.00 Admin Fee]/by Educational Advantage

COURSE OVERVIEW:

Lesson 1: An Introduction to the Classical Guitar

Types of guitars
Parts of the classical guitar
Fingers of the right hand
Tuning the guitar
Notating Rhythms

Lesson 2: Playing Position and Sounding the Strings

Holding the guitar
Finding the correct playing position
Sounding the strings
Beat and rhythm
Guitar history

Lesson 3: Reading Rhythms and Notation Symbols

Studies in moving across strings
The left hand and left arm playing position
More notation symbols
Guitar history

Lesson 4: Reading Standard Notation

Acoustic guitars
Ledger lines
Reading notation on the guitar
Fine tuning the right hand attack

Lesson 5: Intervals

Intervals
Dotted rhythms
Altering rhythmic values with ties
Guitar history

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

Working instrument
Reliable access to a computer and internet
Recording device for recording assignments (phone, tablet, camera, computer, etc.)
Footstool or alternative (suggestions in lesson 2.2)
Armless chair or stool
Tuner (electronic tuner, computer program, or phone app are all suitable)

Classical Guitar: Foundations 2 – UC APPROVED

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Classical Guitar: Foundations 2 (non-credit)

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Classical Guitar: Foundations 1 (non-credit)

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Classical Guitar: Foundations 1 – UC APPROVED

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Classical Guitar: Basics 2 (non-credit)

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Classical Guitar: Basics 1 (non-credit)

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Classical Guitar: Basics 2 – UC APPROVED

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Classical Guitar: Basics 1 – UC APPROVED

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