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Description
Guitar Roots
Guitar Roots is for students who have completed Tools of Rock at YMP or are new to the Guitar.
READING
- Name the musical alphabet (A–G)
- Exposure to standard notation and/or guitar tab
- Identify the string names and numbers
- Identify finger numbers
- Demonstrate understanding of measure, bar lines, double bar lines, repeat
RHYTHM:
- Understand how to read and play whole, half, quarter note rhythms and rests
CHORDS:
- Understand how to read chord boxes
- Play chords: Am, C, Em, G, D, E
SCALES/MELODY:
- Play several simple single-string riffs/melodies
PLAYING/TECHNIQUE:
- Demonstrate proper playing posture (body, arm, hand)
- Play using fingers 1–3
- Play in 4/4 time with steady beat, alone and with others
- Demonstrate ability to use up and down strokes with strum hand
Students will perform in a concert with their class during concert week, June 14.
REFUNDS: Students must pay for all lessons in the course, regardless of attendance. Full refunds or credits are available until 24 hours before your first class of the term. If you withdraw at least 24 hours before your 3rd class, a prorated school credits will be issued on your account. If you wish to receive a refund instead of a credit, please contact Youth Music Project at 503-616-5967. If your class has met 3 times or it is less than 24 hours before your 3rd class, no school credit or refund is given.
ABSENCES: Three absences out of four consecutive classes are grounds for being withdrawn from the class without a refund for the remainder of the term. Students arriving more than 25 minutes past the start time for their class will be marked absent and that absence will be counted toward the three absences policy. Unfortunately, due to schedule constraints, Youth Music Project is unable to reschedule missed classes.
CANCELLED CLASSES: Youth Music Project reserves the right to cancel a class at any time. If your class is cancelled, you will be notified and automatically issued a refund. In the event of a cancelled class, we would love to help you find another activity.
Age Category
Ages 13-18
Location
Room 201 at Youth Music Project
Instructor
Sean Hudson
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