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GR101 Reading Music for Guitarists, Level 1
Author: Joseph Patrick Moore
Department: Guitar
Competency: Reading
Level: 1
Price: $49.95


Upcoming Classes

Class from 9/6/2010 to 10/8/2010 taught by Joseph Patrick Moore .
Enrollment is open for this class and closes on 9/13/2010.


Course Description
If you are an "ear" player, but have always wanted to read music, this course is for you! An introductory level reading course for guitarists, this course covers note reading skills, key signatures, syncopated rhythms, and more. Practice reading exercises are included in each lesson, and each exercise progressively helps you to get your reading chops together. Topics include: note and rest definitions, triplets, ties, repeat signs, dotted notes, ledger lines, studies in all 12 key signatures, and much, much more... Recommended for guitarists who want to begin reading standard notation.

Lesson 1: Introduction and Overview
Lesson 2: Whole Notes and Whole Note Rests
Lesson 3: Half Notes and Half Note Rests
Lesson 4: Quarter Notes and Quarter Note Rests
Lesson 5: Eighth Note and Eighth Note Rests
Lesson 6: Sixteenth Note and Sixteenth Note Rests
Lesson 7: The Triplet
Lesson 8: The Tie; Introduction to Quarter Note Triplets
Lesson 9: The Dotted Note (Whole, Half, Quarter, Eighth)
Lesson 10: Review
Lesson 11: Reading Practice
Lesson 12: A Closer Look at Simple Time Signatures
Lesson 13: Syncopation
Lesson 14: Ledger Lines
Lesson 15: Key Signatures
Lesson 16: Key Study (F, Bb, and C)
Lesson 17: Key Study (G, D, and A)
Lesson 18: Key Study (E, B, and Eb)
Lesson 19: Key Study (Ab, Db, and Gb)
Lesson 20: Putting it All Together

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