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Abstract
This course is designed for beginning guitar students in Phoenix, AZ, but the resources can be used by anyone who wants to grow as a musician. Enrolled students are expected to follow the course timeline and regularly participate in all course activities to maintain adequate progress. The timeline assumes three classes a week with one 45-minute class and two 90-minute classes. The course is divided into 12 units and progress checkpoints are scheduled every three weeks to help you stay on track during the course. All assessments have been created to align with Arizona Harmonizing Instrument Standards.
Course Competencies
Perform selected songs
Perform chord progressions in multiple keys and styles
Perform simple songs by reading Western notation
Perform with technical accuracy
Demonstrate a basic understanding of music theory
Improvise solos over multiple chord progressions
Compose and perform your own music
Connect music to your personal experiences and life
Progress Reporting
This course will use rubrics that will serve as a general guide to monitor progress during the course. Student progress will be assessed every three weeks. The intent of the rubrics is not to force everyone to play guitar the same way, but rather to ensure every student acquires a requisite set of basic skills necessary to be a well-rounded guitar player. As such, the course will emphasize universal guitar skills such as technique, chord shapes and progressions, music theory, performing from a variety of notation, rhythm, etc. Students will be encouraged to use the skills gained during the course to pursue their own musical goals during and after completion of the course. An evidence-based reporting approach will be used in this course. Points will be awarded according to the course rubrics and assignment grades will be determined as follows:
4 = 100% - advanced proficiency
3 = 90% - proficiency
2 = 70% - approaching proficiency
1 = 60% - developing foundational skills
0 = 25% - little/no evidence of proficiency
Progress Reporting Dates (PXU)
Unit 1: Aug. 20th
Unit 2: Sep. 10th
Unit 3: Oct. 1st - end of 1st quarter
Unit 4: Oct. 29th
Unit 5: Nov. 19th
Unit 6: Dec. 16th - end 1st semester
Unit 7: Jan. 21st
Unit 8: Feb. 11th
Unit 9: Mar. 4th - end of 3rd quarter
Unit 10: Apr. 1st
Unit 11: Apr. 22nd
Unit 12: May 13th - end of 2nd semester
This course is designed for beginning guitar students in Phoenix, AZ, but the resources can be used by anyone who wants to grow as a musician. Enrolled students are expected to follow the course timeline and regularly participate in all course activities to maintain adequate progress. The timeline assumes three classes a week with one 45-minute class and two 90-minute classes. The course is divided into 12 units and progress checkpoints are scheduled every three weeks to help you stay on track during the course. All assessments have been created to align with Arizona Harmonizing Instrument Standards.
Course Competencies
Perform selected songs
Perform chord progressions in multiple keys and styles
Perform simple songs by reading Western notation
Perform with technical accuracy
Demonstrate a basic understanding of music theory
Improvise solos over multiple chord progressions
Compose and perform your own music
Connect music to your personal experiences and life
Progress Reporting
This course will use rubrics that will serve as a general guide to monitor progress during the course. Student progress will be assessed every three weeks. The intent of the rubrics is not to force everyone to play guitar the same way, but rather to ensure every student acquires a requisite set of basic skills necessary to be a well-rounded guitar player. As such, the course will emphasize universal guitar skills such as technique, chord shapes and progressions, music theory, performing from a variety of notation, rhythm, etc. Students will be encouraged to use the skills gained during the course to pursue their own musical goals during and after completion of the course. An evidence-based reporting approach will be used in this course. Points will be awarded according to the course rubrics and assignment grades will be determined as follows:
4 = 100% - advanced proficiency
3 = 90% - proficiency
2 = 70% - approaching proficiency
1 = 60% - developing foundational skills
0 = 25% - little/no evidence of proficiency
Progress Reporting Dates (PXU)
Unit 1: Aug. 20th
Unit 2: Sep. 10th
Unit 3: Oct. 1st - end of 1st quarter
Unit 4: Oct. 29th
Unit 5: Nov. 19th
Unit 6: Dec. 16th - end 1st semester
Unit 7: Jan. 21st
Unit 8: Feb. 11th
Unit 9: Mar. 4th - end of 3rd quarter
Unit 10: Apr. 1st
Unit 11: Apr. 22nd
Unit 12: May 13th - end of 2nd semester