| Semester 1, 2022 Springfield On-campus | |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts |
| School or Department : | School of Creative Arts |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
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Overview
The guitar has played a central role in the making of popular musics in the 20th century and beyond. It has a global reach - finding use with performers and songwriters on stage and in the studio, in the classroom, and in therapy spaces.
This course aims to provide students with a basic level of guitar playing skills from which to build an ongoing practice. In addition to examining the key recordings and literatures of the instrument, students will explore the instrument through basic, practical instruction in various popular styles.
Through an introduction to the basic performance practices of the instrument, students examine the guitar's techniques and literatures, its place within 20th century music, and its cultural significance.
Students will learn basic styles of guitar accompaniment and melody playing, and explore through playing the role of the guitar in a range of 20th century styles - folk, blues, popular and contemporary styles.
Through listening to representative recordings, reading of key texts in the guitar cultures literature, and practical in-class and online playing instruction, students will develop their own creative practice on the instrument. Students are assessed on the creation and evaluation of resource folio, and practical playing assessments on the guitar.
Course learning outcomes
On successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- Describe and discuss the role of guitar in contemporary music
- Examine, evaluate and discuss guitar performances and texts
- Create guitar performances from symbols and notation
- Demonstrate introductory accompaniment techniques on guitar
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | The development of the guitar | 10.00 |
| 2. | The guitar as a global instrument | 10.00 |
| 3. |
Genre and style |
10.00 |
| 4. |
Exploring guitar symbols and notations |
20.00 |
| 5. | Accompanying on a guitar | 30.00 |
| 6. | Playing melody on a guitar | 20.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
| Description | Weighting (%) |
|---|---|
| RESOURCE FOLIO | 30 |
| Performance Portfolio 1 | 30 |
| Performance Portfolio 2 | 40 |