MUSC 211 - Class Guitar

2.0 Credits
Intermediate through advanced concepts of music theory applied to guitar. The circle of 5ths/4ths, diatonic chord progressions, chord construction, modes, relative, and parallel minor substitution will be learned. Students must have a guitar, acoustic preferred.
Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Define and identify advanced rhythms, scales and chords.
Recognize key signatures in the circle of fifths.
Recognize the relationship between chord scale and key signature.
Recognize chord and scale positions in a key or mode.
Perform advanced open and barre chords and chord progressions.
Read advanced tablature, and identify block chords, arpeggiating chords, and scales.
Define the components of contemporary song form.
Perform in advanced guitar styles.