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Class Guitar II

Guitar Class II

Course Syllabus 2023-2024


Course Name:  Guitar Class I

Teacher:  Dr. Nick DiSalvio

[email protected]

865-829-7770 x3803

 

Course Content:  Guitar II Class is an instrumental music ensemble concentrated on acoustic guitar performance. This class is for students who wish to participate in a performance-based ensemble using guitar and similar instruments to perform music of intermediate to advanced difficulty.  Studies will be aligned with the New Jersey Visual and Performing Arts Curriculum Standards.


Course Description:  This is an auditioned ensemble open to students with a desire to play the guitar, and have shown aptitude on the guitar through either the completion of the CHS Guitar I program, CMS Guitars program, or an audition with the guitar teacher.  Areas of concentration will include correct posture, note reading, aural skills, flatpicking, singing songs, rhythmic patterns, chord study, bass playing, finger picking styles, melody construction, musical forms, tablature notation, improvisation, and performance experiences. 


Students participating in this course will be required to participate in two concerts and rehearsals outside the school day (winter and spring) per school year.  Additional performances and/or rehearsals outside the school day may also be required.  Individual attention will be given to students wishing to participate in region and All-State\ensembles.


Course Objectives:  Students will be able to:

  • Recognize and interpret musical articulation and dynamics
  • Perform major and natural minor scales in all keys
  • Perform arpeggiated studies using p-i-m-a
  • Demonstrate extended skills using moveable barre chords
  • Perform in Fifth, Second and Seventh Positions in keys of D, A, G, Bm and Bb. 
  • Perform sixteenth notes and dotted eighth note, sixteenth note rhythms.
  • Perform extended chords using moveable shapes
  • Demonstrate advanced facilities in both flat picking and finger picking techniques

Required Texts and Resources:

  • Guitar Class Method Volume 2 by Mel Bay (provided by the teacher)
  • A folder (provided by the teacher)
  • Music by various composers and arrangers (provided by the teacher)
  • Sight-reading materials (provided by the teacher).
  • School-provided Yamaha F325D Acoustic Guitar (Students responsible for its care)
  • Notebook and pencils (provided by the student).


Course Policies:

  • Student participation will be graded on a daily basis.  Any student unprepared (without the required materials) or unwilling to participate (doing work from other classes, disrupting rehearsal) will be marked down for the day.  
  • Cost of replacing lost music and/or resources will be the responsibility of the student.  
  • All students are required to follow all policies cited in the student handbook.

Responsibilities:  Students are to:

  • Arrive on time to class, and be ready to work when the bell rings.
  • Bring all required music and materials to class every day.
  • Take notes and mark music as instructed.
  • Turn in any assignments completed and on time.
  • Refrain from eating and chewing gum in class.  Drinking water only in class is allowed due to the physical demands of performing.
  • Treat the teacher and their fellow students with respect.
  • Actively participate in class each day.
  • Refrain from playing when instruction is given.

Evaluation:  The following types of evaluation will be used in this class:

  • Quizzes, worksheets and written assignments.
  • Sight-reading and Prepared Music exams
  • Class participation.
  • Participation in rotations a minimum of two (2) times per marking period.

Rotations:

Rotations must be scheduled during periods when students have study halls or free periods which correspond with Dr. DiSalvio’s office hours.  A list of office hours is posted on the bulletin board outside the Band Room (C135).


Grading Policy:

Quarterly Grade

Weekly Rehearsal Participation: 10 points

Rotations (2 per marking period): 50 points

Tests: 100 points

Performances: 200 points

Important Dates:

Please understand that as regulations change, so may these dates.  I will provide updates as soon as I receive them so you may adjust your calendar accordingly.


Winter Concert: December 20, 2023

Spring Concert: TBD - May 2023