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Guitar 5,6 (P) (5395,5396)


Grade Range:
 11–12
 Prerequisites:
 Guitar 3,4; ability to play the guitar; students may be auditioned and grouped together on the basis of tone quality, musicianship, or skill
 Course duration:
 Two semesters
Subject area in which graduation credit will be given:
 Visual and Performing Arts
 UC subject area satisfied:
 f - Visual and Performing Arts
Course Description:
 Guitar 5,6 allows intermediate musicians to further develop their technique and tone. They will begin to monitor and modify their own pitch and interpretation independently, and evaluate performances using more sophisticated analysis. More complex musical concepts, notation, and vocabulary will be studied, including modulations, cadences, and multiple types of scales. Students will perform diverse repertoire in a variety of performance settings and venues. They will create longer and more intricate compositions, improvisations, and arrangements of music, and improve their aural skills through transcription. The students will complete a musical career research project and draw conclusions about the context of a piece based on its stylistic features.

State Course Code(s):
 9291 - Music - Instrumental (Performance Based)
Basic Texts and Teaching Guides:
 Site-selected music.
SDUSD VAPA Core Learnings, 2005.