Guitar-Level 1/2/3/4 MUAP 1241/1242/2241/2242

Term: Fall 2023

Term Dates: 8/21 - 12/8

Instructor(s): Jacob Wise

Class time/Lesson Time: TBA

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Private guitar lessons are designed to familiarize students with the basic requirements of professional performance in jazz, as well as rock and pop styles. Lessons will focus on reading music, technique, chords, scales, arpeggios, and improvisation, as well as learning jazz repertoire.
Students taking these lessons are required to be in other Music classes or Commercial Music classes.These are private lessons, and consist of one hour (60 minute) lesson per week. May be repeated for credit.

Fee: In addition to ACC’s tuition, $160.00.

PREREQUISITES: Instructor approval, email jacob.wise@austincc.edu

Instructor approval; after scheduling a lesson time with your instructor, apply for approval to register at http://www.austincc.edu/musicdpt/lessonslist.html using the password given you by your instructor. Once approved (approx. 24 hours turnaround time), you will receive an email notice that you are eligible to register for your lesson.


STUDENT EVALUATION:

Grading will be based on attendance, participation, and preparation.

Grading in the attendance/participation category will be based on the following criteria.

1) HOMEWORK/PREPARATION:

5 points per meeting.

Each lesson will have several topics to practice, but one will be designated for homework. The student will perform this homework exercise at the beginning of the following week’s lesson.

Each student starts with 100 points, and each missed lesson or homework will cause points to be deducted.

4 missed homework assignments = -20 points.

2) ATTENDANCE:

There are no "excused" absences for lessons. If a student misses a lesson, it is -5 points from the final semester grade.

Each homework assignment must be submitted (video or audio via email) before the following week's lesson.

3) JURY:

Starting Fall 2022, all students enrolled in Applied music will be required to play a short jury. The materials for each of your students will be assigned based on their playing level.

The jury is 30% of the Applied lesson grade.

We will average the jury grade with the lesson grade to end up with the final course grade.

4) FRIDAY NOON:

All 2000 level students MUST perform on one Friday Noon Recital. Failure to do so will be minus one letter grade for your final grade.

NOTES ON ATTENDANCE / PARTICIPATION:

This is the most important element of private lessons. If students attend every lesson, and practice their assigned material, they will improve! Perfect attendance (no unexcused absences) is essential to receive an "A". Students are expected to attend all lessons.

Excused absences include the following: course-related field trips; illness that is documented by a doctor’s note; death or serious illness in the immediate family as verified by someone other than the student; appearance in court; co-curricular and extracurricular activities recognized and/or sponsored by the College; or another extraordinary reason as deemed appropriate by me. Unexcused absences will result in a much lower grade.

FRIDAY NOON

Students will have one private lesson each week (one hour) scheduled with their instructor in person at the Highland Campus. All students registered in applied lessons will also meet as a class every Friday 12 noon - 1 pm during the semester in the Highland Recital Hall (2.2560).  These are the Friday Noon Recitals.  These recitals will be a mixture of student performances, faculty performances, and seminars of interest to Music students with guest speakers and artists.  Students are required to attend a minimum of 10 Friday Noon Recitals per semester.  Students will receive a semester schedule of these at the first class meeting on Friday August 26th.

All students in Applied lessons are required to perform a jury – this represents 30% of your lessons grade.

All students in Applied lessons level 2000 (semesters 3,4) are required to perform once on a Friday recital or studio recital. The penalty for not performing on a Friday recital is one letter grade.

READINGS:

The instructor will provide a book of guitar exercises and drills. Other lesson materials will be provided as needed:

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

Guitar tuner (Snark clip-on tuner, or cellphone app).

https://www.amazon.com/Snark-Instrument-Clip-Chromatic-Tuner/dp/B003VWKPHC/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=snark+tuner&qid=1558195613&s=gateway&sr=8-4

Guitar Footrest

https://www.amazon.com/On-Stage-FS7850B-Guitar-Foot-Rest/dp/B000CD1R7K/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=guitar+footstool&qid=1558195708&s=gateway&sr=8-4

COURSE SUBJECTS
Students will learn to play chords, arpeggios, and scales from memory in all 12 keys, as well as memorizing the melody and progression to several jazz tunes. Students will be able to comp on jazz progressions with a strong time feel. They will be able to improvise over standard jazz chord types (major, dominant, minor) and progressions (II-V-I) as well as over the harmony of standard jazz tunes. They will be able to read music in open, second, fifth, and seventh positions, as well as on individual strings.
Jazz Guitar Curriculum / Topics       Jacob Wise 2023

Semester 1

Basic warm-up (Major and relative minor scales and arpeggios)

Major and natural minor scales in 5 positions

Basic Jazz chord-scales and arpeggios (Root 6 and 5 - major, mixolydian, dorian, etc)

Basic jazz 7th chord voicings and cycle of 4ths (Root 6 and 5 Pairs, diatonics, II V I, etc.)

Rhythm guitar style/strumming (Freddie Green)

Basic Blues concepts - Blues scales, licks, tunes, etc.

Improv - 8th note scales (major and minor) on II - V - I

Semester 1 songs

Notes on fingerboard (Easy reading in open position, “Bluegrass” TABs)

Jazz guitar playlist (Google Drive)

Semester 2

Jazz Scales/Modes: Mixolydian, Dorian, Harmonic Minor

Jazz Chord scales from 4th finger (Challenging fingerings)

7th Chord alterations/extensions (chord theory)

8th note scale exercises, improv drills, target tone drills

II V I chord voicings / Turnarounds

Jazz Licks - basic

Semester 2 songs

Reading in 2nd/5th position

Semester 3

Advanced fingerboard knowledge – one octave scales and arpeggios

More jazz licks, II V I licks

Transcription - Grant Green, etc.

Rootless voicings (shell voicings)

New Scales - Altered Dominant, mixing minor scales, etc

Semester 3 Songs

Scales in 12 keys (one position)

Multi Octave Triad arpeggios (Major, minor, augmented)

Reading in Positions 5-8 (and rhythms)

Semester 4

7th chord inversions 

Single string/2 string scales

Bebop concepts (Bebop scales, enclosures, etc)

7th chord licks/cycles

Semester 4 Songs

Reading in Positions 8-12 (and rhythms)

Other topics:

Solo Guitar Playing (chord-melody arrangements)

Combining chords with single notes in solos

Bebop heads

Rhythm Changes

Repertoire:

Semester 1

Autumn Leaves

Bb Blues (Tenor Madness or Sonnymoon for Two)

Blue Bossa

Doxy

Mr. P.C.

Summertime

Maiden Voyage

Song For My Father

Semester 2

But Not For Me

Footprints

In A Mellow Tone
Lady Bird

Pennies From Heaven

Recordame

Softly, As in A Morning Sunrise

Solar

Take the “A” Train

There is No Greater Love

Tune Up

Semester 3 

Black Orpheus

Four

How High The Moon

Just Friends

In A Sentimental Mood

My Shining Hour

Night and Day

Out of Nowhere

There Will Never Be Another You

Rhythm Changes (Lester Leaps In or Oleo)

Tune Up

Semester 4

All the Things You Are

Alone Together

Anthropology

Billie’s Bounce

Body and Soul

Darn That Dream

On Green Dolphin Street

Someday My Prince Will Come

What is This Thing Called Love

COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS BY COURSE LEVEL:

LEVEL 1 COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS:

G MAJOR, NATURAL MINOR, AND MINOR PENTATONIC SCALES IN 5 POSITIONS

READING IN OPEN POSITION

BASIC 7TH CHORDS, SHELL VOICINGS AND II V I

JURY REQUIREMENTS: SCALES, PLAY II V I CHORD SHAPES

LEVEL 2 COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS:

MIXOLYDIAN/DORIAN IN 5 POSITIONS

READING IN 2ND POSITION

TUNES: Bb Blues (Tenor Madness), Blue Bossa, Autumn Leaves

JURY REQUIREMENTS: SCALES, PLAY A READING DRILL/ETUDE, PLAY Bb Blues

LEVEL 3 COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS:

MELODIC MINOR AND HARMONIC MINOR SCALES IN 5 POSITIONS

Learn all 7th chord arpeggios (Two octave and One Octave) Maj7, Dom7, Min7, Min7b5

READING – 5TH POSITION CLASSICAL, KLOSE EXERCISES

TUNES: LADY BIRD, JUST FRIENDS

JAZZ LICKS LEVEL 1

JURY REQUIREMENTS: ARPEGGIOS, KLOSE ETUDE, PLAY LADY BIRD

LEVEL 4 COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS:

DIMINISHED/ALTERED SCALES IN 5 POSITIONS

READING – 5TH AND 8TH  POSITION AND RHYTHMS, SNIDERO JAZZ ETUDES

JAZZ LICKS LEVEL 2

TUNES: ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE, BUT NOT FOR ME

JURY REQUIREMENTS: READING SNIDERO JAZZ ETUDE, PLAY ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE

PRACTICE ROUTINE: A regular, disciplined practice routine is vital for making musical progress.
A consistent 60-90 minute daily practice plan will enable you to progress rapidly. A healthy practice routine might look something like this:

Warmup – Finger exercises and picking – 5 min.

Reading music (classical scale exercises, rhythms, etudes) – 15 min.
Scales (1 key per day, all positions and patterns) – 15 min.

Arpeggios (1 key per day, all fingerings/positions) – 15 min.

Chords (7th chords around cycle of 4ths, and II-V-Is) – 15 min.

Practicing tunes (Learn melody, chords, scales and arpeggios) – 30 min.

Listening/Transcribing – as much time as possible

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES/LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Students will broaden their knowledge of fingerboard harmony (chords, arpeggios, and scales), and improve their technique and music reading skills. They will learn several jazz tunes each semester, and apply the concepts they learn to those tunes.
 

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