MUS 121F: Slack Key Guitar 1

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Subject
Music (MUS)
Credits 2 Class Hours1 lecture and 2 lecture/lab
Description

This course takes up the fundamentals of slack key playing. The emphasis is on slack key techniques using the standard G and double slack key tunings. Reading of tablature and the counting of basic rhythms will also be covered. No prior training in any style of guitar playing is required. Students must provide their own guitars.

Semester Offered Fall, Spring
Course Student Learning Outcomes (CSLOs)
  1. Demonstrate the ability to read music at an elementary level.
  2. Explain the history of slack key guitar.
  3. Perform elementary slack key techniques.