MUS 38B: GUITAR ENSEMBLE II
Foothill College Course Outline of Record
Heading | Value |
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Effective Term: | Summer 2023 |
Units: | 2 |
Hours: | 2 lecture, 1 laboratory per week (36 total per quarter) |
Advisory: | Enrollment subject to audition and instructor assignment. |
Degree & Credit Status: | Degree-Applicable Credit Course |
Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
Transferable: | CSU/UC |
Grade Type: | Letter Grade (Request for Pass/No Pass) |
Repeatability: | Not Repeatable |
Description
Course Objectives
The student will be able to:
- Play at a second quarter level with accuracy of pitch and rhythm within a guitar ensemble
- Play at a second quarter level with the ability to switch easily between melodic and accompaniment parts
- Play at a second quarter level with a variety of tone colors to meet the artistic style of the repertoire
- Play at a second quarter level using dynamics and expressive markings in the musical notation
- Sight read melodic and accompaniment parts at a second quarter level
- Play with attention to steady pulse and rhythmic unity of ensemble
Course Content
- Guitar technique
- Posture/position
- Dynamics
- Free stroke
- Rest stroke
- Nail care
- Musical skills
- Notation
- Expressive markings
- Rhythmic accuracy
- Chordal harmonies
- Dynamics
- Performance
- Interpretation
- Presentation
- Aural
- Visual
- Communication
- Stage etiquette
- Practice
- Daily
- Self-evaluation
- Repertoire
- Medieval
- Renaissance
- Baroque
- Romantic
- Contemporary
Lab Content
Supervised performance and practice of selected repertoire.
Special Facilities and/or Equipment
2. When taught via Foothill Global Access: on-going access to computer with email software and capabilities; email address; JavaScript-enabled internet browsing software.
Method(s) of Evaluation
Exams/tests: guitar rehearsal, performance
Group projects: sectional rehearsal
Class work: reading notation, playing, articulation/lab activities rehearsal
Method(s) of Instruction
Critique: individual and group
Lab: practice, rehearsal
Lecture: historical style and technique
Observation and demonstration: instructor and student demonstration and observation
Representative Text(s) and Other Materials
Alexander, Joseph, and Rob Thorpe. Intermediate Pieces for Classical Guitar. 2018.
Although some texts listed are older than the suggested standard, they remain seminal in this area of study.
The following may be selected for supplemental use during the quarter:
Villa-Lobos, Heitor. Distribution of Flowers for Flute and Guitar. 1970.
Mertz, Johann: Guitar. Deutsche Weise. ed. Heidelberg: Chanterelle, 1985.
Types and/or Examples of Required Reading, Writing, and Outside of Class Assignments
- Practice individual parts, including tone, dynamics, tempo, rhythm, and articulation
- Rehearsals: group rehearsals, including all of the above plus group presentation of musicality