Elective Program
Resources
The Secondary/Elective Guitar Program provides elective guitar instruction and elective guitar classes for non-music majors.
Coordinator
Petar Jankovic
Adjunct Lecturer of Music
E-mail: sguitar [at] indiana [dot] edu
Web site: www.petarjankovic.net
Phone: (812) 855-9412
To leave a message for the Coordinator, or to ask a question, click sguitar [at] indiana [dot] edu.
A list of guitar associate instructors is available by clicking here.
Elective students in Guitar Department can choose between following courses:
MUS L100/L700/Z110/Z710 - Individual classical guitar lessons
Individual classical guitar lessons, 50 minutes each week. Additional applied fee. Time scheduled with instructor. Classical guitar required. No previous experience required.
MUS L101 - Beginning Guitar Class
This course is intended as an introduction to acoustic and classical guitar techniques employed in contemporary guitar styles. This will involve learning basic open and bar chords, learning how to read music and play it on the instrument and learning basic classical guitar finger style technique. The course will also cover basic music theory necessary for a) playing songs and b) getting basic fret board knowledge. No previous experience required.
MUS L102 - Intermediate Guitar
This course is intended as an expansion on acoustic and classical guitar techniques employed in contemporary guitar playing learned in L101. The emphasis will be on finger style (classical) techniques, music reading and guitar music theory (scales, progressions, chords) necessary for a) playing and writing songs and b) basic improvising skills. Prerequisites: L101 and/or ability to read music and play chord structures proficiently.
MUS L103 - Advanced Guitar Class
Introduction to Classical guitar music and techniques with expanding on music reading to the level of basic sight reading. Prerequisites: L102 and/or ability to read music on guitar and play basic finger styles proficiently.
