APST 817 - Beginning Guitar Class

Next Offered: Starting Spring 2020

Semester Offered: First and Second Semesters
HC
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP

This course is designed primarily for beginning guitarists, or guitarists who would like to fill in some gaps in their formal training. We will focus on the development of solid technique and musicianship on the guitar and related plucked instruments. Various styles and approaches to guitar playing will be considered, including, but not limited to, classical, folk, “fingerstyle”, and historical (e.g. the lute, using the Conservatory’s collection of historical plucked instruments). Basics covered will include reading pitch notation and tablatures, creating accompaniments, melodic playing, playing by ear,”soloing”, historical contexts, and improvisation.

Enrollment Limit: 8
Instructor: M. Manderen

Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: This course is an elective and will not satisfy a requirement for conservatory majors.