COURSE CURRICULUM
VOCAL + GUITAR
Learn how to accompany your voice with an instrument, including a background of world music history
*Some previous knowledge of the instrument is recommended.
Group Ages 7-14
COURSE CURRICULUM
This course is designed to provide any vocalist with the foundations of basic music theory to accompany their voice on guitar or any other instrument.
Singers will recognize how to play along with songs in the right key and develop techniques to support their voices. We will study many different genres of music, so consider this an introduction to world music genres, folk perspectives of music-making, and their origins.
Listening Exercises
Performance Practice Exercises
Songwriting/Composition Exercises
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
After completing this course and following all suggested directions, you will achieve the following results:
Over a 4-6 week time frame, we’ll cover:
Origins of music and world music history
Simple scales and introduction to the theory
Different types of rhythm and their origins
Ways to warm up and strengthen your voice and hands
Discuss different chords, chord progressions, and patterns
Understand simple transposition
Songwriting and Composition
Identify repertoire
Practice techniques
Performance of the chosen song
