Department of Defense Education Activity

MUS301SSF: Guitar I S (4x4) (2022)

Aligned to DoDEA College and Career Ready Standards Arts, CCRSA (National Common Core Arts Standards, NCAS), the Guitar I (9-week course) course is designed to introduce students to the study of the guitar. The content includes, but is not limited to, staff notation and rhythm concepts, major and minor chord recognition, strumming and picking techniques, duple and triple meters, listening skills, guitar styles and forms, familiarity in the playing of all strings, variety of guitar repertoire, performance as soloists and in group ensembles, tuning and intonation, and guitar accompaniment techniques.

Course Note: This course satisfies the Fine Arts (.5 credit of the 1 credit) graduation requirement.