A course for declared music majors and minors, designed to develop performance skills through studio instruction and performance seminars, recitals, and concerts. Enrollment is subject to audition. A specified number of private lessons with a qualified instructor are provided at no charge to the student.
Students perform for a jury examination by the department staff upon completion of the semester.
Students must be concurrently enrolled in a sequential music theory class, and in a performance ensemble. This course teaches the fundamentals of accompaniment guitar including the history and development of folk music and songs. Basic first-position keys and chords, harmonization by ear, ear training, and transposition are taught. No previous experience is necessary. The student must provide a guitar for use in the course.