Contact: penrose@palmahs.org
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Mr. Penrose
Director of Bands, Palma High School
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BEGINNING GUITAR

This course is designed for high school students of any ability who want to learn to play the guitar. Students will learn both the instrumental side of guitar playing (melodies, solos, ensembles) and the accompanying side (chords, singing, and playing). Right-hand techniques will include playing with a flat pick (used in rock, country, bluegrass, popular, folk, blues) and finger-style (used in classical, folk, jazz, blues, popular, Latin-American, etc.).  Students will learn to play chords, solos, and play in positions up the neck. Improvisation and song-writing techniques will also be discussed. This course fulfills part of the California State University fine arts requirement.

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