Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Course will include performance by student soloists and ensembles.

Express able musicianship through guitar performance using proper technique

Use understanding of the body and hand anatomy to properly warm-up preventing common injuries that occur from over strenuous guitar playing

Effectively teach beginning and other styles of guitar using good guitar technique

Produce good tone and clear musical phrasing through application of proper guitar technique

 The foundation of this workshop is based on traditional classical guitar technique, primarily on the Abel Carlevaro technique of classical guitar playing. However, the concepts and exercises covered can be applied to all styles of music and guitar types. Exercises should first be demonstrated by the instructor and then performed by the entire class.

Apply proper guitar technique through performance of solo and ensemble repertoire

Participate in, and contribute to, class discussions about important guitar players and pedagogues

Quantitative examination covering guitar nomenclature and basics of good guitar technique

Participate in group exercises intended to develop good guitar technique

Themes

Sitting position
Right hand (plucking) technique
Plectrum (picking) technique
Left hand technique
The Carlevaro method
Unlocking the mystery of the fretboard

Concepts

Guitar notation
Tone production
Voice balance
Velocity and accuracy
Harmonics
Important guitarists

Skills

Sight-reading
Execution of major and minor scales
Execution of slurs