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Syllabus

MU164.OLBeginningGuitarClass(Online)

ArcadiaUniversity

MusicDepartment

Spring2013Semester

StephenKleiman

Office:MurphyHall,Room116

Email:KleimanS@arcadia.edu

CellPhone:6107167683

Welcome!

WelcometoyourArcadiaUniversitycourse,MU164.OLBeginningGuitarClass.Thegeneralfocusof

thecourseistoprovideyouwiththefundamentalsofperformingguitarinasoloand/orensemble

situationthatemphasizestodayscontemporarymusic.Technique,Theory,EarTraining,Reading(both

Tablatureandconventionnotation),Repertoire,Improvisation,MusicalIdioms,Compositionand

Interpretationwillbeincluded.

Thiscourseisdesignedtoenhancethemusicalskillsandperspectiveofthestudent.Creativeandpracticaluseofmaterialsnecessaryforperformanceonguitarwillbeexplored.

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RequiredMaterials

Youwillneedanelectronictuner,capo,extrastrings,PinpullerPegwinder,extrastringpins,Picks(of

differentthicknesses),Tool(toadjusttheTrussRod),andasmall(pocketsize)MusicDictionary.A

completelistandexplanationisintheMaterials.pdf.FileattachedToUnit1.

Norequiredtextbookforthiscourse.YouwilluseArcadia'sonlinedatabasesandotherwebresources.

Sincethiscourseisbeingdeliveredonline,yourcomputersystemwillneedtomeetspecifichardware

andsoftwarerequirements.Forthiscourse,youwillneedtohaveaccesstoMicrosoftOffice,or

softwarethatcanauthorMSOfficeformatslikeGoogleDocsorOpenOffice.WidowsMediaplayerand

/oriTunesand/orQuickTime.Additionally,wewillbeusingothersoftwarepackages,butI'vetriedto

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utilizefreeprograms.TheURL'sforthoseprogramswillbeprovidedinthecourseattheappropriate

location.

1. Headsetwithmicrophone,orabuiltinlaptopmicrophone2. Skype(conferencingsoftware) http://www.skype.com

Prerequisites

Noneotherthanaguitar

Nopriorknowledgeoftheinstrumentorprerequisitesisrequiredforthecourse

Minimum(computer)TechnicalSkillsExpected

1. Theabilitytouseamodernwebbrowser,likeInternetExplorerorFirefox,tonavigatewebsites.2. TheabilitytouseyourArcadiaemailaddresstosendandreceiveemails.3. TheabilitytolearnMyArcadiafeaturesfoundintheTutorialssectionofthecourse,asneeded.4. Theabilitytousewordprocessingsoftwaretoread,author,editandsavedocuments.5. Theabilitytouseasearchengine,likeGoogle,tofindinformationontheweb.

Evaluation

A 90%to100%

B 80%to89%

C 70%to79%

D 60%to69%

F Failuretocompleterequiredwork

Units215:Finger,ChordandPowerChordExercisesand

PlayAlongw/Midifiles25%

Songs(playalongw/recordedexamples) 25%

MidTerm,quizzes(announcedandunannounced)andall

writtenwork25%

FinalExam(performanceandwritten) 25%

Introduction

Thiscourseisbeingpresentedinanonlinefashion.Itisimportantthatyouloginonaregularbasis(daily

ifpossible)andworkonaconsistentbasiswiththevideotutorials ,MIDIfilesandSONGexamplesto

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completeyourrequirements.Sincewearenotmeetingfacetoface,itwillbeimperativethatyou

participateonceaweekviaSkypeconferenceswithyourinstructor.Also,theCyberCafeisavailablefor

youtodevelopcommunityoutsideofthecoursecontent.

Youwillneedtobeselfmotivatedandtrytostayasorganizedaspossible;developingaschedulewould

beagoodidea.Ialsosuggestthatyoulogininthebeginningoftheweek(astheweeklylessonsareposted)anddownloadallassignments(theywillbeinaPDFformatandMIDIfiles)Thiswillallowyouto

practicewithouthavingtoaccesstheInternetfortheassignments.

RequirementsfortheSKYPElessonevaluation

1. Youwillbeevaluatedonaweeklybasishowwellyoucanperformthatunitsfingerexerciseforindependenceofthelefthand,fingerplacement,dexterity,speedandplectrumTechnique.

2. YouarerequiredtomemorizethatunitschordsandplayalongwiththeMIDIfile(s).TherewillbeanumberofTempos(relativespeedsoftheMIDIfile)availableforyou(slow,medium,fast).

YouwillnotbeevaluatedonhowfastyouplaytheChordexercisebuthowwellyoucan

transitionbetweenthechordsinasmoothandefficientnature.

3. TherewillbeweeklyTheoryassignments,bothwrittenandhaveanoralnature.Iwillbeaskingquestionsthatrelatetothatunitswork.Youwillbeevaluatedonhowefficientlyandsuccinct

yourresponsesaretothequestionathand.

4. Attheendofeveryunit(exceptUnit1)willbesongexamplesandsongstylesthatwillutilizethatweeksfingerandchordexercises.Youwillbeexpectedtoplaythesesongs(orpartsof)

bothwiththeoriginalrecordedversionandwithout.

DiscussionEtiquette

Inthiscourse,Iwelcomethecreationofadialoguethatisopen,thoughtful,andfoundedonthebasisof

yourwork.Attimes,someofyouwillnotagreeonthepositionsthataretakenintheforum.Thereisa

lotofmisinformationoutinthecloudinreferencetoguitarandcontemporarymusic.Iplantodebunk

alotofit.Thisdiversityiswelcomed.However,eachstudentmustexerciserespectforthethoughtsandcommentsthatarepostedbytheirpeers.Ifanypostedcommentsareinappropriateorofanoffensive

nature,theywillberemovedfromtheforumandIwilladdresstheissuewiththeauthorofthecontent.

Pleasefollowthefollowingguidelines:

Neverpost,transmit,promote,ordistributecontentthatisknowntobeillegal. Neverpostharassing,threatening,orembarrassingcomments. Ifyoudisagreewithsomeone,respondtothesubject,nottheperson.

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Neverpostcontentthatisharmful,abusive,racially,ethnically,orreligiouslyoffensive,vulgarorotherwisepotentiallyoffensive.

UnitSchedule

Everyunit(ExceptUnit1)hastheexactsameformatandobjectives.Learningtoplayaninstrument

requiresadisciplinedapproachtopracticethematerialsnecessaryforperformance.

Unit1Objectives

EstablishSKYPEconnectionandsetupfirstSKYPEconferencecalltoreviewanyquestions/problemsregardingMaterials,CoursePedagogy,Tablature,anycomputerproblems

relatingtodownloadofpdf.Files,playingofMIDIfiles,andorviewingofVIDEOtutorials(audio

andvideo).

Unit1Readings

Materialspdf PreTheoryandTheoryIntroductionpdf

Unit1Assignments

Downloadallpdf,MIDIandVIDEOsamples TESTyourcomputerscapabilities Practice/Performfingerandchordexercises SKYPEConferencecalltoinstructorforevaluationandcritique

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Units2thru14Objectives

Tobeabletoperformthefingerexerciseinasmoothandconfidentmanor.(Moduleobjective) MemorizethatunitsChords(ProgramObjective)andbeabletoperformthechordexercise(s)in

asmoothandconfidentmanor(ModuleObjective)

TobeabletoperformtheSong(s)inasmoothandconfidentmanor.(Programobjective)Unit2thru14Readings

TheoryLessons(aspostedperunit)andcompleteallTheoryWrittenworkUnit2thru14Assignments

1. Warmup(fingerexercisesorfingergymnastics)2. Memorizechord(s)forthatunit3. PlaychordexercisesforthatunitwithMIDI(playalong)files(slow,medium,fast)4. PerformthePowerChordExercises(startinginunit4)withtheMIDIfile(s)

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5. Performthesong(s)orsongstylesforthatunit(ProgramObjective).FindandlistenviaYouTube,iTunes(etc.)thatunitscontemporarysong(s)andtrytoPlayAlong

6. SKYPEConferencecalltoinstructorforevaluationandcritique

Unit8istheMIDTermandReviewofLessons1thru7

Unit8Objectives

Reviewandperformthefingerexerciseinasmoothandconfidentmanor.(Moduleobjective) Reviewandperformthechordexercise(s)inasmoothandconfidentmanor(ModuleObjective)

Unit8Readings

TheoryLessonUnit8Assignments

1. MidTermExam(written) 2. Completeallwrittenwork(Theory)3. SKYPEConferencecalltoinstructorforevaluationandcritique(Programobjective)

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Unit15istheFinalExamandLastLesson

Unit15Objectives

Performthefingerexerciseinasmoothandconfidentmanor.(Moduleobjective) Performthechordexercise(s)inasmoothandconfidentmanor(ModuleObjective)

Unit15Readings

TheoryLessonUnit15Assignments

1.

Finalexam(written)2. Completeallwrittenwork(Theory)3. SKYPEConferencecalltoinstructorforevaluationandcritique(Programobjective)4. Pleasecompletethecourseevaluation.Anemailwillbesenttoyouwithalinktoaccessthe

onlineform.

5. PlusallotherStandardLessonPlanwork(FingerEx.,Chords,Songsetall)