Song Guitar (Eric van Dijsseldonk)
Module code
M-JP-SGT
Curricular domain
Profile, extension and depth: Practical Classes
Credits
7
Group size
1
Number of course weeks
30
Class duration
One 20-minute lesson per week
Total contact hours
10 hours
Study load
186 hours
Form / content / level
Prerequisites
You can choose no more than one Individual Minor per year. In some cases exceptions are made; for instance if drummers are needed in first year bands students could be allowed to choose an extra minor drums and play in such a band as compensation and to train the skills. The elective Song Guitar counts as a minor.
Competencies
Aims
Developing skills on guitar which is not your main subject, stylistically in a different area or giving new musical inspiration for development.
Relation to other modules
Related to the main subject modules.
Content
This course focuses on playing songs with guitar accompaniment. It can mean accompanying yourself (as a singer-songwriter) or someone else singing, laying down a funky groove or playing steady rock riffs.
Subjects may vary from rhythm guitar (acoustic or electric), basic strumming and fingerpicking, using different voicings and tunings, the use of capo, and chordal work ‘Hendrix-style’.
Stylistically anything is possible from country/folk to soul/funk and pop/rock, as long as its song based material.
The course consists of individual lessons, so it applies to both beginning as well as advanced guitarists. Classes will start at the student’s level, and teacher and student will take it from there.
Mode(s) of instruction
Individual classes.
Material & Tools
n/a
Student activity
n/a
Examination and assessment
Mode(s) of assessment
Assessment by the instructor at the end of each semester.
Criteria
Students should have mastered the elements described under Contents.
Pass requirements
The student has completed this module if being awarded a minimum grade of 5.5 at the end of the second semester.
Examination procedure
Students are assessed at the end of both semesters. Assessment at the end of the autumn semester is formative and expressed in terms of satisfactory/unsatisfactory. It indicates a student's progress in this module. No ECs are awarded and there is no resit. Modules can only be absolved, and ECs awarded, after the end of the spring semester. The end-of-semester assessments comprise evaluations of students' performance during the lessons and, if applicable, public performances.
Resit options
Module summary
Depending on the student's entrance level and personal goals, the minor classes emphasize either training skills or musical development.