Guitar 2

Course Description

This course is open to guitar students that are at the intermediate skill level. The course is designed to build skills and concepts beginning where the Guitar 1 course ended.

● Focal points will be to continue to learn to read music and develop guitar playing skills,

which include: standard notation, tablature, chords, rhythm, strumming styles, and finger

picking. We will explore a wide variety of songs to facilitate and put into practice the

concepts and lessons presented in class.

● Students will work on songs from a variety of styles that develop their range and

knowledge of guitar music.

● Students will work individually and in small groups.

● Each day, students will be expected to participate in group instruction and independent

practice.

● Students will learn about performing music.

NU Performing Arts Department Essential Learning Outcomes:

● Students develop technical expertise and stage presence in a variety of genres.

● Students critically assess and derive meaning from live performances through

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● analysis.

● Students work independently and collaboratively to apply technical and performance

skills.

● Students apply what they learn in the performing arts to learning across subject areas,

including careers in and related to the performing arts.

David Fowler: dfowler@njuhsd.com