Playing this music in class, at performance level, is required. The pedagogical uses of these materials will be discussed. This course is a continuation of Piano Pedagogy III at the intermediate level. This course is a survey of guitar method books, teaching techniques and literature appropriate for use with beginning and intermediate level students. Areas covered include diagnosis of technical problem, lesson planning, and technical evaluation of the literature.
Students participate in guitar instraction.
Students will share, with supervising teachers in the Loyola music preparatory school, the teaching of group lessons. They will also teach, with supervision, one or two private students. Weekly meetings with the course instructor will evaluate each student s teaching effectiveness. This course is an analysis of teaching materials and didactic approaches. Also covered is the minor maintenance of string instruments.