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Week One
Introduction to the course, course requirements and course
specifications. Texts, grading, and other requirements.
Sitting, parts of the guitar, alternation, rest and free stroke,
tuning, readhing the open strings, right and left hand symbols, strings
symbols,
arpeggios. Introduction to reading music and guitar tablature.
Video Lesson, No. 1
Text book reading pp. 1-10
Note Speller, pp. 1-8
Week Two
The Open Strings, Notes on the 1st string (E, F, and G), Introduction
to the E, C and G7 chords, two hands together, e minor scale on the
first string, More on note reading, the chromatic scale, playing
the Prelude in E minor, A Soalin, and Streets of Laredo.
Video Lesson, No. 2
Text book reading pp. 11-13
Note Speller, pp. 9-11
Week Three
Notes on the second string (B, C and D), D, A7 and G chords, Root notes
and I, IV and V chord progressions. Strum, chord, or Arpeggio
accompaniment. Caribbean Air, Ode to Joy, Sur le Pont d'Vignon.
Video Lesson, No. 3
Text book reading pp. 14-18
Note Speller, pp. 11-15
Week Four
Notes on the third string (G, G# and A), A, C A7 and D7 chords,
Arpeggio and planting techniques, D and A chord suspensions. The G
major scale, Krieger Minuet, the blues chord progression.
Video Lesson, No. 4
Text book reading pp. 19-21
Note Speller, pp. 16-18
Week Five
More advanced reading, duets, A minor and D minor chords with their
suspensions, G7, Cmaj7 chords, introduction to travis strum and travis
pick, Dust in the Wind, Schumann Bagatelle, and Aura Lee.
Video Lesson, No. 5
Text book reading pp. 22-24, Ex. 1 & 2 on p. 24
Note Speller, pp. 19
Week Six
Notes on the fourth string (D, E and F), the barre chord F,
Am6th, Farruca, Romance pt. 1.
Video Lesson, No. 6
Text book reading pp. 25-27, Ex. 6 - 9
Note Speller, pp. 20-21
Week Seven
Notes on the fifth string (A, B and C), Alternating Bass/Chord Strum,
moveable chords, review of Romance pt. 1, House of the Rising Sun.
Video Lesson, No. 7
Text book reading pp. 28-31, Ex. 20-22, & Ex. 26
Note Speller, pp. 22-24
Week Eight
Notes on the sixth string (E, F and G), playing a pedal tone, music in
two parts, Am7 and Bm7 chords, Leyenda.
Video Lesson, No. 8
Text book reading pp. 32-34, Ex. 27, & Ex. 29-31
Note Speller, pp. 25-27
Week Nine
Counting and playing faster notes, chord progression and the Latin
strum to Rumba, review of Leyenda, start Russian Folk Song
"Meadowland," completion of the first position, syncopation.
Video Lesson, No. 9
Text book reading pp. 35-37, Ex. 38, 40 - 42
Note Speller, pp. 28-29
Week Ten
Spanish Zambra, Introduction to Malaguena, Introduction to Vals by
Bartolome Calatayud, review of all previously learned works.
Video Lesson, No. 10
Text book reading pp. 38-39, Ex. 44, Traditional Malaguena
Note Speller, pp. 30-31
Week Eleven
Review of Malaguena and Vals, Introduction to Carulli - Study in Am,
Video Lesson, No.11
Text book reading pp. 40-42, Ex. 45, 47, Study in A minor by Carulli
Note Speller, p. 32
Week Twelve
Final review of Vals, Malaguena, Study in A minor and completion of the
Note Speller. Preparation for final performance.
Video Lesson, No. 12
Text book reading pp. 43-45
Note Speller, completed
