Classical Guitar Individual Instruction
MUSP 188
Course Syllabus
Instructor: Joe Rea Phillips
Text: Classic Guitar
Technique, Vol. I, Aaron Shearer
Week 1
- Correct
seating, posture and holding of the classical guitar
- Explanation
of right hand technique utilizing rest stroke for the fingers, free stroke
for the thumb
- Explanation
of open strings and left hand technique
- Exercises
1 Ð 13 and Prelude No.1
Week 2
- Review
and performance of assignments
- Assign
Preludes 2 Ð 6 and Etude No.1
Week 3
- Review
and performance of assignments
- Half
steps and whole steps on the fingerboard
- Chromatics
- Free
stroke on adjacent strings
- Assign
Exercises 23 Ð 28, Etude Nos. 2, 2a, and 3
Week 4
- Review
and performance of assignments
- 3rd
string chromatic scale
- Assign
Etude No. 4 and Prelude No. 8
- PIMA
arpeggio pattern
- Assign
Prelude No. 9
Week 5
- Review
and performance of assignments
- Notes
on the 4th string
- Assign
Etude Nos. 5 and 6 and Prelude No. 11
Week
6
- Review
and performance of assignments
- Half
- steps on the 4th string
- Assign
Moorish Dance and Prelude No. 10a
Week
7
- Review
and performance of assignments
- Notes
on the 5th string
- Assign
Etude No. 7 and Prelude No. 11
Week
8
- Review
and performance of assignments
- Notes
on the 6th string
- Assign
Etude 8 and Prelude No. 11
Week
9
- Review
and performance of assignments
- Right hand long scales
- Chromatic scale on all six strings
- Free stroke and rest stroke combined   Folk Song
- Assign Etude No. 9
Week
10
- Review
and performance of assignments
- Double
stops
- Free
stroke on adjacent strings
- Assign
Exercise 44, Prelude No. 13, Country Dance Ð Carulli,, and Prelude No. 14
Week 11
- Review
and performance of assignments
- 3
notes played together
- Pivot
and Guide fingers
- Assign
Prelude Nos. 15 Ð 15a and Prelude Nos. 16 -16a
Week 12
- Review
and performance of assignments
- 4
notes played together
- Assign
Etude No. 12, Prelude 19, and Waltz Ð Carulli
Week 13
- Review
and performance of assignments
- Preparation
for final exam performance Ð selected etudes and short pieces by Carcassi,
Carulli , Giuliani, Aguado, and Sor
Week 14
- Performance
practice for final exam
Week 15
- Performance
examination
- Students
are expected to be thoroughly familiar with all the notes in the first
position on the guitar and be fluent concerning the use of right and left
hand techniques. Students should also present a satisfactory performance
of their repertoire pieces.
2nd Semester
Instructor: Joe Rea Phillips
Text: Solo
Guitar Playing by Frederick Noad
After completion of Classic Guitar Technique, Vol. I by Aaron Shearer, students that
continue in MUSP 188 use Solo Guitar Playing by Noad. The music
contained in this method book is intermediate to advanced level, therefore it
is impossible to present a week Ð by Ð week syllabus of the subject matter.
Students continue working on the following:
- Free
stroke and Rest stroke
- Free
stroke and Rest stroke combined
- Scales
- Arpeggios
- Reading
skill development
- Playing
and reading in the upper positions
- Memorization
of repertoire
- Development
of interpretation skills
- Repertoire
of composers such as Carulli, de Visee, Handel, Bach, Tedesco, Dowland,
Sor, Giuliani, Aguado, Caarcassi, Llobet , Tarrega, and others.