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Course Syllabus

Course: MUSC 2556

Division: Fine Arts, Comm, and New Media
Department: Music
Title: Private Guitar II

Semester Approved: Spring 2019
Five-Year Review Semester: Fall 2024
End Semester: Fall 2024

Catalog Description: This course provides students with individual guitar instruction. Private instruction is required of music majors each semester in college. This course is repeatable for credit. This course is available to non music majors subject to the instructor's availability. Music majors should enroll in 1 hour private lessons, and non-music majors should enroll in 1/2 hour private lessons.

Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 1; Lecture: 0; Lab: 0

Prerequisites: Successful completion of the second term MUSC 1556 end of semester jury.

Justification: Private applied instruction in a student's primary voice or instrument is required of all music majors.


Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will demonstrate an understanding of fingerboard theory appropriate for second year study.  Students will be assessed via their weekly performance of assigned materials in lessons, their performance in recitals, and their performance in end of semester juries.

Students will demonstrate guitar technique appropriate for second year study.  Students will be assessed via their weekly performance of assigned materials in lessons, their performance in recitals, and their performance in end of semester juries.

Students will demonstrate an ability to accurately read at sight materials appropriate for first year study including standard notation and tablature.  Students will be assessed via their weekly performance of assigned materials in lessons, their performance in recitals, and their performance in end of semester juries.

Students will demonstrate an ability to improvise over ii-V-I changes.  Students will be assessed via their weekly performance of assigned materials in lessons, their performance in ensembles and recitals, and their performance in end of semester juries.

Students will demonstrate an ability to transpose all assigned work into other keys.  Students will be assessed via their performance of assigned materials in lessons, their performance in recitals and ensembles, and their performance in end of semester juries.

Students will demonstrate authentic stylistic command of all assigned materials.  Students will be assessed via their performance of assigned materials in lessons, their performance in recitals and juries, and their performance in end of semester juries.


Content:
1. Fingerboard Theory
2. Technique
3. Sight Reading
4. Improvisation
5. Transposition
6. Stylistic Considerations

Key Performance Indicators:
Weekly Participation 30 to 40%

Recital and/or Ensemble Performance 30 to 40%

Jury 30 to 40%


Representative Text and/or Supplies:
Materials as provided by instructor.


Pedagogy Statement:
This course is delivered via direct instruction, mentoring and modeling.

Instructional Mediums:
Lecture

Maximum Class Size: 1
Optimum Class Size: 1