Guitar 1 A/B

0.5 credit per semester

Students will learn to create, perform, and respond to guitar music in a variety of styles/genres. Students will learn and develop beginning guitar skills, including selected major, minor, seventh, and power chords; major, minor, and pentatonic scales; basic strumming, picking, and fingerpicking; and tuning technique. Cultural, historical, personal, and social context are studied as they relate to guitar repertoire. Students develop effective practice habits so they will be able to progress independently. This course is open to all students, regardless of music background. This course satisfies the fine arts graduation requirement and may be taken up to three times for credit.

Guitar 2 A/B

0.5 credit per semester

Expanding on beginning skills learned in HS Guitar 1, students will learn to create, perform and respond to guitar music in a variety of styles/genres. Students will learn and develop guitar skills, including selected major, minor, seventh, and power chords; major, minor, and pentatonic scales; strumming, picking, and fingerpicking; and tuning technique. Cultural, historical, personal, and social context are studied as they relate to guitar repertoire. Students will develop effective practice habits to be able to progress independently. This course satisfies the fine arts graduation requirement and may be taken up to three times for credit.