Folk and pop guitar 2A
Time: 18:00 - 19:30
Location: Keeley Street
- Course Code: ME617A
- Dates: 19/09/24 - 28/11/24
- Time: 18:00 - 19:30
- Taught: Thu, Evening
- Duration: 11 sessions (over 11 weeks)
- Location: Keeley Street
- Tutor: David Harrison
Course Code: ME617A
Duration: 11 sessions (over 11 weeks)
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What is the course about?
This is our second year of contemporary guitar study. We will learn a variety of songs, new chords and scales, and develop your ability to construct chords. Rehearse smooth changes and work on your rhythm guitar skills.
What will we cover?
- We will develop a repertoire of songs in styles such as blues, pop, rock, folk and Latin
- Students can also expect to receive guidance on song structure and arrangement
- Musicianship relevant to pop songs and the acoustic guitar
- practise strumming rhythm and finger-picking
- listening skills.
What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...
- Play in a wide range of keys
- Play chords up to the 7th
- Play essential scales in transposable form
- Demonstrate you can play a repertoire of songs
- Tackle new music with confidence
- Play and be able to learn in an independent way.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
Students should have completed a year of Folk & pop guitar 1 or have equivalent experience, at least a year of formal guitar study. You need to have established hand shapes for the most used chords e.g. E, Em, E7, G, C, F, A7, Am7, D7, B7 etc., simple bar chords - A type and E type, be able to strum in time, and finger pick.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
You will play together with your classmates and will be taught through tutor demonstration and instruction, practising songs, warm-ups and ensemble playing. Written music will comprise song chord charts and guitar tablature. Practice between classes will be essential if you are to keep abreast of the coursework and derive full benefit.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
Music materials and learning resources will be supplied by the tutor, for class and in the google classroom. Please use your own acoustic instrument.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
This course continues to 2B and 2C to span the academic year.
David Harrison studied at Oxford Brookes university before taking a post-graduate diploma in saxophone performance at Guildhall School of Music & Drama. David has been teaching at City Lit since 1994. In 2004 he wrote a guitar player’s guide for Collins and joined Music Sales in 2005 to update the famous A Tune A Day tutor series, eventually producing over 40 titles as series editor of the relaunched A New Tune A Day books, which has since become the biggest-selling music tutor series worldwide. Since 2010, David has worked freelance writing, editing and producing mainly educational titles, including Abracadabra Beginning Theory (Collins Music); The Complete Ukulele Player (Music Sales) and most recently the Bob Dylan Complete (Hal Leonard), the authorised collection of every Dylan song, together with an extensive introduction covering Dylan’s acoustic guitar technique, his song-writing and Dylan’s place in the American folk music revival. Aside from his guitar and saxophone classes, David runs a course in song writing. a series of talks on the music of The Beatles, and a series on the songs of Bob Dylan’s 1960s albums.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.
