Last Update: 01/08/17

Fresno City College

Music 27 Begining Guitar
Instructor: D.Schramm

Syllabus
Click Here for Music 27 Course outline (Syllabus).

Here is a common question that I am asked:

Should we use electric guitars, steel-string guitars or nylon-string guitars?

When writing the Fresno City College Curriculum for guitar, it was decided the nylon-string guitar would be the standard.

I recommend two popular brands and models. The Yamaha C40 and the Cordoba "Protege" C1.

Here is a list of some of the reasons why we use nylon-string guitars at FCC:

• The nylon-string guitar has a slightly smaller body which is good for smaller students.
• The nylon strings are softer on the fingers of the left hand.
• The nylon strings are spaced so that the right-hand has room for finger picking. This is possibly the greatest argument. There is left-hand technique and right-hand technique. It is difficult to teach right-hand technique on an instrument in which the strings are not spaced for the right hand. The nylon-string guitar is designed with the correct spacing.
• It is easier to play on a steel-string or electric guitar after learning on a nylon-string. The same is not true when learning on a steel string or electric guitar.
• Nylon-string guitars blend together better in a large ensemble than steel-string guitars.
• Nylon-string guitars are generally less expensive than steel-strings or electric guitars.
• Most colleges offering guitar as a major expect students to perform on a nylon-string guitar.

FCC Music 27 Handouts.
Remember that the better you become the more fun it is to play! Don’t be upset by the results you didn’t get with the work you didn’t do.
It takes practice to build good techniques into habits.
So, practice often and enjoy!

• Click here Right Hand Technique PDF File.
• Click here Left Hand Technique PDF File.
• Click here Music notation for the notes on the fretboard.
• Click here Flash cards for learning Music Notes on the Bass strings in first position.
• Click here Flash cards for learning Music Notes on the Treble Strings in first position.
• Click hereBlank Music Manuscript and Tablature Paper.
• Click here "CAGED" system PDF File.
• Click here Fingerboard Diagram Worksheet PDF File.
• Click here Fingerboard Diagram PDF File. Blank diagram for you to fill in the notes of the guitar fingerboard.
• Click here 15 basic Chords PDF File.
• Click here The "Spider" left-hand dexterity exercise PDF File.
• Click here Fretting hand Four-finger permutations PDF File.
  Excellent strength, dexterity, and synchronization exercises for those who want to excel quickly on the guitar.
  WARNING:Practice these ONLY if you want to get good fast!

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Final Exam Preparation Exercises

Rhythmic Math Music Quiz Click here

Adding It Up Quiz Click here

Fill In The Measure Quiz Click here

Find The Correct Measure Quiz Click here

Rhythm Sound Match Quiz Click here

Treble Clef Notes Quiz Click here

Treble Clef Words Quiz Click here

Want more?
Here is a great resource for drilling your music skills Click here

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Rams Jams (Fall Semester)

Music for Music 27 Class project:

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Concert Report 1

Watch this whole set of videos of George Sakellariou

"Scarborough Fair"


"Asteri Tou Voria" by Manos Hadjidakis


Three Pieces:
1) "Evening Stroll"by Manos Hadjidakis 2)"Manoula Mou" by Manos Hadjidakis 3) "Greek Dance" by Dimitri Fampas


Romanza by N. Paganini


"Tio-Ti" by Manos Hadjidakis


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Concert Report 2

Ana Vidovic, guitarist 56 minutes


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Six-String Showcase (Spring Semester)

Featuring guest artists Celino and Lito Romero of "Los Romeros" guitar quartet

Music for Music 27 Class project:

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Note Reading:
• Intro to sight reading Click here
Article from Guitar One magazine February 2002.

Note Reading Practice:

• Notes on 1st String Click here
See also page 66-68 in text book.
• Notes on 2nd String Click here
See also page 69-73 in text book.
• Notes on 3rd String Click here
See also page 74-80 in text book.
• Notes on 4th String Click here
See also page 81, 84-89 in text book.
• Notes on 5th String Click here
See also page 81, 90-91 in text book.
• Notes on 6th String Click here
See also page 81, 92-94 in text book.

Rhythm Practice Sheets:

• Rhythm Practice Sheet 1 Click here
• Rhythm Practice Sheet 2 Click here

Note Sheet PDF's:


• Note sheet Number 1Click here
• Note sheet Number 2Click here
• Note sheet Number 3Click here
• Note sheet Number 4Click here
• Note sheet Number 5Click here
• Note sheet Number 6Click here
• Note sheet Number 7Click here
• Note sheet Number 8Click here

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Technique:

• Click here Left Hand Chromatic Exercise PDF File.

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Music Theory:

• Click here Introduction to Harmony PDF File.
• Click here Building Chords PDF File.
• Click here Scale Construction Worksheet PDF File.
• Click here Chord Construction Worksheet PDF File.

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Exercises:

• Click hereExercise One PDF File.
• Click hereExercise Two PDF File.
• Click hereExercise Three PDF File.
• Click hereExercise Four PDF File.
• Click hereFirst Position Notes PDF File.

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Worksheet handouts:

• Chord Frame Worksheet pdf

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Blues Style handouts:

• Click here for "12-Bar Blues" Quiz Review PDF File.
• Click here for "Blues Jam" PDF File.
• Click here for "Blues Riffs" PDF File.
• Click here for "Blues Bass Lines" PDF File.

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Flamenco Style handouts:

• Click here for "Solea" PDF File.
• Click here for Sevillanas in A minor PDF
• Click here for Sevillanas in A major PDF

Some recommended accessories:

Picks:
Dunlop .060" Tortex Guitar picks. Fender 351 Medium Guitar picks

Capos:

SpiderCapo-Standard. For Steel string acoustic guitars.

SpiderCapo XXL- for 7-8 String Guitars, 6 String Bass. This works for nylon string guitar 12th fret method used in our class.

Tuner:

Footstool:

Guitar Support (Instructor uses this instead of footstool):

Strings:

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Music Theory for Guitar

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www.free-scores.com Free music scores from the public domain.

Note Reading Tools:

Music 4 Classical Guitar Heron Creek