Mus 121E• Pop/Folk Guitar I

Mus 121E PDF Click on the PDF icon to download a copy of the current course syllabus. You must have Adobe Reader 4.0 or above to read or print this document. Course description Introductory classroom instruction in folk and popular styles of guitar playing: technique, music reading, chord symbols, song accompaniment patterns, stage etiquette and ensemble performance. Two credits: 3 hours of class instruction. No prerequisites. This course may be repeated for additional credits. El Maestro Professor Peter Kun Frary Office: FA-115 Phone: Office, 455-0353 • Studio, 944-8108 E-mail: frary@hawaii.edu Textbook Frary, Peter Kun. Beginning to Play Folk Guitar. Honolulu: FRM, 1990. General information This course is both a lecture and laboratory course. Lecture materials are reinforced with hands-on-experience in class. Thus, attendance and participation is essential in this course. If you're absent from class, you'll miss information, coaching and rehearsals with your ensemble partners. Missing class has a negative impact on your final grade (see "Attendance policy"). Be prepared for class: do the reading, practice your assigned pieces at least 30 minutes daily and bring your guitar to class. Assignment due dates are listed on the class schedule. Materials An classical (nylon string) or steel string acoustic guitar is required for this course. The classical guitar is recommend due to its ease of fingering and versatility. A guitar case, music stand, electronic tuner and metronome are also recommended. If you would like to know more about the classical guitar, click here. If you would like to know more about the acoustic steel string guitar, click here. Course objectives The ability to read and play first position (frets 1&endash;4) melodies written in staff notation . The ability to arrange pop and folk songs from a lead sheet and perform them with other musicians. A knowledge of elementary level pop/folk guitar technique and literature. The ability to read and improvise accompaniments from chord symbols, i.e., chord strums, arpeggios & bass lines. Knowledge and practice of basic stage etiquette. The expertise to continue guitar studies in Mus 122E. Student objectives Participate in assigned ensembles. Attend class regularly and participate in class activities and rehearsals. Be on time for class sessions. Late arrivals are disruptive to the class and instructor. Practice at least a half hour daily. Complete assignments by due dates. Be responsible and considerate towards your ensemble partners: show up to rehearsals with your part learned. Perform assigned pieces in class recitals. Performances Two (2) teacher-student duets: the student plays a melody from a lead sheet while the teacher accompanies with chords. Four (4) student trios: ensemble members will arrange and rehearse three songs from lead sheets for each assignment (12 songs total). Each song must include melody, strums, arpeggios, percussion and bass lines as indicated by the instructor. The trios have three parts: melody, chords and bass line and/or percussion. Each person plays a different part in each song: melody in one song, bass in another song and chords in the third song. Details for each assignment will be discussed in class. Each set of three pieces is graded on a 0&endash;100 point scale. Grading will take into account participation and progress in rehearsals as well as the quality of the performance and arrangement. Points are subtracted (33.33 points) for each piece not played. If you miss the performance or refuse to play, you will be assigned a failing grade of "0." Due dates are listed on the class schedule.   Written test A written test is given to help assess your progress. Test materials may consist of information and vocabulary from the textbook, website, handouts and lectures. Tests will be graded on a 0-100 point scale. Test date and materials are listed on the class schedule. Concert review You must write a one to two page review of the LCC Guitars Concert near the end of the semester. Think about what you heard, make observations, form opinions and, lastly, express your ideas in an organized and thoughtful manner on paper. Handwritten papers are not accepted. Please staple the concert program to your paper. Click here to read a sample paper. Grading Your tests, performances and other grades are averaged together to form a preliminary score: 90-100 = A; 80-89 = B; 70-79 = C; 60-69 = D; 0-59 = F. For the course grade, your preliminary score is adjusted according to your attendance and participation (see "Attendance Policy"). The N grade is not given in this class. Late assignments are accepted only if a special arrangement is made with the professor prior to the due date. Attendance policy This is a laboratory course and thus regular attendance and participation is mandatory. If you don't come to class, you can't participate. Your preliminary score will be adjusted according to your attendance and participation records: 1-4 absences: no change 5-7 absences: score lowered by 1 grade (A becomes B) 8-10 absences: score lowered by 2 grades (A becomes C) 11-13 absences: score lowered by 3 grades (A becomes D) 14 or more absences: failure If you come to class without a guitar or refuse to play you're counted as absent. Tardy policy For grading purposes, four (4) tardies are considered equivalent to one absence (see "Attendance policy" above).	Attendance policy Class schedule Concert review Course description Course objectives El Maestro General information Grading Materials Performances Sample Paper Student objectives Suggested Resources Tardy policy Textbook Written test Course Syllabi Index Home
Class Schedule This is an outline of the lesson sequence for courses with a Monday, Wednesday and Friday schedule. Download the PDF version for a course syllabus with assignment and due dates. Session 1 Intro • Ch 1, Preparing to Play 2 Ch 2, Basic Technique 3 Ch 3, Reading Music 4 Ch 4, Treble Strings (1st str) p. 12-14 5 Ch 4, Treble Strings (1st str) p. 12-14 6 Ch 4 (2nd str), p. 15 7 Ch 4 (2nd str.), p. 16 8 Ch 4 (dots, ties & pickups), p. 17-18 9 Ch 4 (3rd str), p. 18-19 10 Ch 4, (division) p. 19-20 11 Ch 4 (dotted quarter) , p. 21 12 Duet Recital (student-teacher), 1 piece from p. 20-22 13 Test: Ch 1-4 • Ch 5, Bass Strings (4th str.), p. 23-24 14 Ch 5, Bass Strings (4th str.), p. 25 15 Ch 5, Bass Strings (5th str.), p. 25-26 16 Ch 5, Bass Strings (5th str.), p. 27 17 Ch 5 (6th str), p. 27-28 18 Ch 5 (6th str), p. 29 19 Duet Recital, 1 piece from p. 24-29 20 Ch 6, Accidentals, p.30&endash;31, Accidental Blues 21 Ch 6, Accidentals, p. 31, Long-Legged Woman Blues 22 Ch 6, Rests, p. 32-33 23 Ch 7, Chords, p. 34-35; 3 pieces from p. 35-36 for trios 24 Ensemble rehearsal 25 Ensemble rehearsal 26 Ensemble rehearsal 27 Ensemble Recital (3 songs: p. 35-36) 28 Ch 7, Rasgueado & bar chords, p. 37; alternating bass strums, p. 39; & strums in 2/4 & 3/4 • Choose 3 songs from p. 38-44 for trios 29 Ensemble rehearsal 30 Ensemble rehearsal 31 Ensemble rehearsal 32 Ensemble Recital (3 songs: p. 38-44) 33 Ch 8, Arpeggios (4/4), p. 45 • choose 3 songs from p. 46-48 for trios 34 Ensemble rehearsal 35 Ensemble rehearsal 36 Ensemble rehearsal 37 Ensemble Recital (3 songs: p. 46-48) 38 Ch 8, Arpeggios in 2/4 & 3/4 • choose 3 songs from p. 49-53 for trios • Last day for extra credit assignments 39 Ensemble rehearsal • Concert Review due. Click here to read a sample paper. 40 Ensemble rehearsal 41 Ensemble rehearsal 42 Ensemble rehearsal 43 Ensemble Recital (3 songs from p. 49-53)	Attendance policy Concert review Course description Course objectives El Maestro General information Grading Materials Performances Sample Paper Student objectives Suggested Resources Tardy policy Textbook Written test Course Syllabi Index Home
Suggested Resources Books Evans, Tom and Mary Anne. Guitars: Music, History, Construction and Players from the Renaissance to Rock. New York: Facts on File, 1977. Grunfeld, Frederic V. The Arts and Times of the Guitar. London: MacMillan, 1969. McKay, Marion and Neil. Fundamentals of Western Music. Belmont: Wadsworth, 1986. New Harvard Dictionary of Music. D. M. Randel, ed. Cambridge: Belknap Press of Harvard U. Press, 1986. The Electric Guitar. Paul Trynka, ed. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1995. Wade, Graham. Traditions of the Classical Guitar. London: John Calder, 1980. Guitars & sheet music Frary Classical Guitar. 1019 University Avenue #7, Honolulu HI 96826 (Pucks Alley, 2nd floor above Greek Corner & Ba Le). 944&endash;8108. Guitar websites Guitar Links Recordings Al Dimeola, John McLaughlin & Paco De Lucia. Friday Night in San Francisco. CBS, AL 37152. John McLaughlin. Time Remembered. Verve 314519861-2. Ken Emerson. Slack & Steel. Liko, LRCD-2002. Lee Ritenour. Captain Fingers. Epic 34426. Mike Stern. Standards. Atlantic 82419-2. Montgomery Brothers. Groove Yard. Riverside, SMJ-6141. Pat Metheny. Bright Size Life. ECM-1-1073. Sheet music collections Book, The. Milwaukee: Hal Leonard, 1994. First Time Ever Fake Book. Compiled by Hal Leonard. Melville: MCA/Mills. Hymnal for Contemporary Christians. Compiled by N. Johnson & D. Wyrtzen. Grand Rapids: Singspiration Music, 1973. Heritage Songster. Compiled by Leon & Lynn Dallin. Dubuque: Wm. C. Brown Co. Guitar Hymnal. Mel Bay. New Real Book, The. Chuck Sher, ed. Petaluma: Sher Music Co., 1988. Technique & method books Amelar, C. Mastering Contemporary Rock. Alfred. Beamer, K. & Nelson, M. Learn to Play Slack-Key Guitar. Mel Bay, 2000. Bredice, V. Guitar Improvising. Mel Bay. Christiansen, M. Complete Electric Blues Guitar Book. Mel Bay. Foreman, Bruce. The Jazz Guitarist's Handbook. San Francisco: GSP, 1991. Howard, P. Beginning Rock Guitar. Alfred. Mandelblatt, Abe & Malká. 100 Guitar Accompaniment Patterns. New York: Amsco Music, 1974. Reeves, Scott. Creative Jazz Improvisation. Englewwod Cliffs: Prentice Hall, 1989. Salvador, Sal. Chordal Enrichment & Chord Substitution. Pacific: Mel Bay Publications, 1985. Sicard, A. Complete Book of Blues Guitar Licks & Phrases. Mel Bay. Tennant, Scott. Pumping Nylon. Van Nuys: Alfred, 1995.	Attendance policy Class schedule Course description Course objectives Concert review El Maestro General information Grading Materials Performances Sample Paper Student objectives Suggested Resources Tardy policy Textbook Written test Course Syllabi Index Home

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