Classical Guitar: Foundations 2 – UC APPROVED

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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

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

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)