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Guitar Program
The following are guidelines for work to be accomplished during each semester of guitar study. In addition to the guidelines below students will be expected to perform in interp, participate in ensembles and Jazz Guitar Seminar.
MU 143/151
Technical work on fundamentals of guitar playing: sitting position, hand positions and Alexander Technique. Develop music reading skills through use of sight reading materials and Solo Guitar Playing, Book I, Third Edition by Frederick M. Noad.
Two octave major and minor scales. Technical studies from Pumping Nylon, by Scott Tenant. Repertoire: Studies by Carulli, Carcassi, Giuliani and Sor.
Jury: Major and minor scales, and two or three memorized pieces. Including a study by Sor or Carcassi.
MU 152
Continued refinement of technique: tone production, technical studies, slurs, arpeggios and two and three octave major and minor scales. Repertoire: Studies by Carcassi and Sor; Pieces from grades four and five of the Royal Conservatory of Music Studies and Repertoire Books, published by The Frederick Harris Music Co.
Jury: Full faculty jury. Two and three octave major and melodic minor scales, one study by Sor, one study by Carcassi (or equivalent) and one piece of choice, all memorized.
MU 161
Continued refinement of technique and musicianship. Two and three octave major and melodic minor scales. Arpeggios. Repertoire: Pieces from grades five and six of the Royal Conservatory of Music Studies and Repertoire books.
Jury: Scales and arpeggios. Two or three memorized pieces.
MU 162
Continued refinement of technique and musicianship. Two and three octave major and melodic and harmonic minor scales. Arpeggios. Repertoire: Pieces from grades six and seven of the Royal Conservatory of Music Studies and Repertoire books.
Jury: Scales and arpeggios. Two or three memorized pieces.
Recommended Source Material for Guitarists
Harvard Dictionary of Music
Anatomy Coloring Book
A-Z of Foreign Musical Terms
Guitar Solo Catalog from Guitar Solo, San Francisco California
Recommended reading
The Natural Classical Guitar by Lee Ryan
Traditions of the Classical Guitar by Graham Wade
The Art and Times of the Guitar by Frederick Grunfeld
The Guitar: From the Renaissance to the Present Day by Harvey Trumbull
A New Look at Segovia: His Life His Music, Volumes I and II by Graham Wade and Gerard Garno
Updated on 04-NOV-05
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