Learn to tune and maintain the guitar. Continue study of more advanced music notation. Learn basic music vocabulary. Learn to play simple melodies, harmonies, and rhythms on the guitar. The skills assessed in the district's Reading Comprehension, Writing, and Math Computations proficiency tests will be taught and reinforced in a manner appropriate to the content of this course.
Differentiate meter signatures.
Identify all notes within a one octave range. Explain the concept of tuning a guitar. Play a melody involving simple rhythms. Identify the strings on which the notes of the staff are played. When given notes on the staff, play the correct note.