Course Syllabus
Course: MUSC 3556
Division: Fine Arts, Comm, and New Media
Department: Music
Title: Private Guitar III
Semester Approved: Spring 2019
Five-Year Review Semester: Fall 2024
End Semester: Fall 2024
Catalog Description: This course provides students with private guitar instruction. Private instruction is required for music majors each semester. This course develops and improves a student's technical, interpretive, improvisational, pedagogical, and sight reading skills. Private lessons at the 3000 and 4000 level are available only to students who have matriculated into the bachelor of music degree program.
Semesters Offered:
Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 1; Lecture: 0; Lab: 0
Prerequisites: Successful completion of the 2000 level jury
Justification: Music degrees at every USHE institution require private instruction each semester.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will demonstrate technique acceptable for third year study. Students will demonstrate mastery of this outcome via weekly performance in lessons, recital performance, and end of semester juries.
Students will demonstrate an understanding of fingerboard theory acceptable for third year study. Students will demonstrate mastery of this outcome via weekly performance in lessons, recital performances, and end of semester juries.
Students will demonstrate an ability to construct four note chord voicings of extended harmonic structures at all positions on the neck. Students will demonstrate mastery of this outcome via weekly performance in lessons, recital performances, and end of semester juries.
Students will demonstrate an ability to read from sight both melodically and harmonically from jazz standards. Students will demonstrate mastery of this outcome via weekly performance in lessons, recital performances, and end of semester juries.
Students will demonstrate authentic performances in rock, country, rhythm and blues, folk, and jazz styles. Students will demonstrate mastery of this outcome via weekly performance in lessons, recital performances, and end of semester juries.
Students will demonstrate an ability to create characteristic guitar tones. Students will demonstrate mastery of this outcome via weekly private lesson performances, recital performances, and end of semester juries.
Content:
1. Technique
2. Fingerboard Theory
3. Harmonic Voicings
4. Sight Reading
5. Stylistic Accuracy
6. Technology Related to Guitar Tone
Key Performance Indicators:
Weekly Lesson Performance 30 to 40%
Recital Performances 30 to 40%
End of Semester Juries 30 to 40%
Representative Text and/or Supplies:
Materials as selected by instructor.
Pedagogy Statement:
This course is delivered via a combination of direct instruction, coaching, modeling, and mentoring.
Instructional Mediums:
Lecture
Maximum Class Size:
Optimum Class Size:
