Course: MU421 Advanced Guitar Ensemble

Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12

Subject Area: Music

Type: Standard

Credits: 0.5

Course Information:

Advanced Guitar Ensemble is a course designed for students who have completed Guitar Ensemble and would like to continue playing in a group guitar setting. The course includes the study of chords, scales, and both small and large group guitar literature. This course is offered during Spring semester.

• Experience, in rehearsal and performance, major works by master composers of various cultures, historical eras, and musical genres

• Perform with appropriate balance, intonation, tone quality, and stage presentation

• Participate in a structured rehearsal demonstrating understanding of each musician’s role and expectations within the rehearsal

• Understand and apply rhythm-reading and note-reading concepts appropriate for the level of experience

• Understand extensive music vocabulary and apply their meaning in performance and written work

• Understand and apply a vast array of articulations within music and pedagogical exercises

• Recognize appropriate tonality within individual parts and perform those parts with appropriate technique

• Complete written analysis and critique of a variety of musical selections, performances, and musicians and share those documents electronically

Prerequisites:

MU420 Guitar Ensemble OR by audition