MU 214 - Introduction to Folk Guitar

Credit Hours: 3

An introductory course for beginning guitarists. The emphasis will be on accompaniment patterns, strums and arpeggios in 2/4, 3/4, 4/4 and 6/8 time signatures and the basic guitar keys in the open positions. Each student must provide his/her own guitar.

Fulfills SUNY General Education – The Arts.

Course Outcomes
At the completion of the course, the student should be able to:

tune the guitar accurately;
demonstrate proper hand position;
perform scales as designated;
perform simple melodies;
perform simple chordal accompaniment;
perform various guitar ensemble literature; and
perform simple folk tunes.

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