Course Outlines


International Correspondence Guitar School
Guitar Course Outlines
Moving Toward Great Guitar Playing Course (For beginning and intermediate guitar students.)
Description Stage 1: (38 pgs..., CD/cassette) Introduction to Basics, Chords, Tablature Stage 2: (37 pgs..., CD/cassette) Keys, Chromatic Sequence, Time, Scales Stage 3: (42 pgs..., CD/cassette) Charts, Rhythm, Pre-Theory Stage 4: (33 pgs..., CD/cassette) Rhythm Patterns, Riffs Stage 5: (33 pgs..., CD/cassette) Strum, Chord Formula, Cage Stage 6: (31 pgs..., CD/cassette) Altered Chords

Music Theory Course for Guitar (Intermediate to advanced. Certificate issued upon completion. In difficulty, Theory Book 1 is comparable to Stage 5 of the Moving Toward Great Guitar Playing Course.)
Description Book 1: (pgs...1-34, assignments 1-14) Notes Book 2: (pgs...35-56, assignments 15-27) Major Scale, Key Book 3: (pgs...57-92, assignments 28-44) Intervals Book 4: (pgs...93-137, assignments 45-55) Time Book 5: (pgs...138-147, assignments 56-57) Transposing Melody Book 6: (pgs...148-180, assignments 59-65) Chord Formulae Book 7: (pgs...181-209, assignments 66-71) Chords of a Key Book 8: (pgs...210-251, assignments 72-77) Cadence and Harmonics

Modal Playing and Solo Composition Course for Guitar Players (Advanced study. Certificate issued upon completion. The Music Theory Course is recommended as a prerequisite to this study.)
Description Book 1 Part 1: (pgs. 1-65, CD/cassette), assignments 1-15. Intense and detailed examination of Ionian Mode and use. The Music Theory Course is recommended as a prerequisite to this advanced study.) Book 1 Part 2: (pgs. 66-102, CD/cassette), assignments 16-25. Ionian Solo Composition Book 2 Part 1: (pgs. 103-165, CD/cassette) Examination of Dorian Mode Book 2 Part 2: (pgs. 166-204, CD/cassette) Dorian Solo Composition Book 3: Phrygian Mode (pgs. 205-290, CD/cassette) Book 4: Lydian Mode (pgs. 291-357, CD/cassette) Book 5: Mixolydian Mode (pgs. 358- 390, CD/cassette) Book 6: Aeolian Mode (pgs. 391-437, CD/cassette) Book 7: Locrian Mode (pgs. 438-483, CD/cassette)


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