Which Course?


International Correspondence Guitar School
Which Course? Questionnaire
Moving Toward Great Guitar Playing Course Questionnaire
To determine which Stage Level you are at, please print this form and answer yes or no to the following questions. The "key" immediately follows these questions.

Yes___No___	1. Do you know what the following terms refer to? Parts of the Guitar: Body, neck, head, tuning key, nut, bridge, fret, face, bridge pin, sound hole, pick guard, input jack, pickups?
Yes___No___	2. Do you understand these terms? "up the neck", "down the neck", "whole step", "half step".
Yes___No___	3. Do you know the letter and number names of each of your strings?
Yes___No___	4. Do you know what a chord diagram is and how to decipher one?
Yes___No___	5. Do you know how to play these major chords? A, B, C, D, E, F, G.
Yes___No___	6. Do you understand tablature?
Yes___No___	7. Do you understand repeat symbols?
Yes___No___	8. Are you currently able to read notation which applies to notes on the 1st string?
Yes___No___	9. Have you been using a "down up" picking style?
Yes___No___	10. Do you know how to tune your guitar?
Yes___No___	11. Do you know how sections of a song are identified on a chart?
Yes___No___	12. Are you currently able to read notation which applies to notes written on the 2nd string?
Yes___No___	13. Can you read tablature?
Yes___No___	14. Do you know how to play a "minor pentatonic scale"?
Yes___No___	15. Do you know how to play a "chromatic scale"?
Yes___No___	16. Do you know what a bar line is?
Yes___No___	17. Do you know what a measure is?
Yes___No___	18. Do you understand time signatures?
Yes___No___	19. Do you recognize and can you play notes written below the staff?
Yes___No___	20. Do you understand these terms?... Whole note, half note, quarter note, sixteenth note.
Yes___No___	21. Can you tap your foot while counting and playing time?
Yes___No___	22. Can you build a Major scale beginning with your 2nd finger on the 6th string 5th fret and ending with your 4th finger on the 4th string 7th fret?
Yes___No___	23. Do you know the chromatic sequence of notes?
Yes___No___	24. Do you understand the terms "sharp" and "flat"? # b
Yes___No___	25. Do you know how to play these chords? A-, B-, C-, D-, E-, F-, G-
Yes___No___	26. Do you recognize and understand rest symbols?
Yes___No___	27. Can you interpret a piano chord chart and approximate a guitar rhythm from it?
Yes___No___	28. Do you recognize and understand rhythm symbols?
Yes___No___	29. Do you know where the tonic/root of each major chord is located?
Yes___No___	30. Do you know the letter name of the lines and spaces on the staff?
Yes___No___	31. Are you familiar with a Major scale pattern which begins with your 1st finger on the 6th string 5th fret and ends with your 2nd finger on the 4th string 7th fret?
Yes___No___	32. Can you interpret and play a rhythm chart?
Yes___No___	33. Do you understand chord formulae? I III V VII
Yes___No___	34. Do you recognize these symbols. A7, AM7, A, AMAJ
Yes___No___	35. Are you familiar with a Major scale pattern which begins with the 4th finger on the 6th string 5th fret and ends with the 2nd finger on the 3rd string 2nd fret?
Yes___No___	36. Are you comfortable reading time and melody notated for notes sounded on the 1st three strings of the guitar?
Yes___No___	37. Do you understand key signatures?
Yes___No___	38. Do you understand these terms?... Crescendo, decrescendo, arpeggio.
Yes___No___	39. Are you comfortable playing triplet phrases using a "down up" picking style?
Yes___No___	40. Can you distinguish between a major 7 and a dominant 7?
Yes___No___	41. Do you understand the cage system for position playing the major scale?
Yes___No___	42. Are you comfortable reading time and melody for notes on the 4th, 5th and 6th strings of the guitar?
Yes___No___	43. Do you use these techniques?... Hammer-ons, tapping, pull offs, hammer pulls, pivots, vibrato, slides.
Yes___No___	44. Do you use barre chords?
Yes___No___	45. Do you know what DS al coda means?
Yes___No___	46. Do you know which "E" on the staff relates to which "E" on the guitar?

Key
If you answered "NO" to any question 1-18, begin with Stage 1.
If you answered "YES" to questions 1-18, and "NO" to any question 19-27, begin with Stage 2.
If you answered "YES" to questions 1-27, and "NO" to any question 28-34, begin with Stage 3.
If you answered "YES" to questions 1-34, and "NO" to any question 35-40 begin with Stage 4.
If you answered "YES" to questions 1-40, and "NO" to any question 41-42 begin with Stage 5. (Stage 5 level of difficulty is comparable to Book 1 of the Music Theory Course for Guitar .)
If you answered "YES" to questions 1-42, and "NO" to any question 43-46, begin with Stage 6.
If you answered "YES" to all questions 1-46, you are ready for more advanced studies. This would include the Music Theory Course for Guitar Players, The Modal and Solo Composition Course for Guitar Players, and any Supplementary Lesson Stage Level 6, 6+.
If you would like help selecting where to begin, call 1-800-621-7669. The school is open 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (CST) Monday thru Friday. On weekends or after hours you can leave a message and we will return your call.

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