Redwood High Music / John Mattern - Director
Beg Guit I Bass / Drums
First Year expectations and skills proficiency development
Ea. Test worth 10-15 points / songs worth 20 points / projects worth 30 points
/ attitude, participation, attendance worth 100 points
Guitar
Will develop proficiency by years end through the following:
Nut Chords study 7
Rhythm Studies #1 complete
Note naming / immediate name recognition through first 7 frets
Holiday music/TBA
Commercial Music / TBA
Melodies on first 2 strings / entire page
New Notes / through "A New Note G" / first 5 pages of New Notes
G,D,A,E,F open major scales, minor & major pentatonic & chromatic - first sem.
Type I, II, III maj scales closed / har. Minor second sem.
metronome at 96 = 1/4 note 1 st sem /120 m.m. by end of R6
Bass
Nut Chords study 7
Rhythm Studies #1 complete
Note naming / immediate name recognition through first 12 frets
Holiday music/TBA
Commercial Music / TBA
Melodies on first 2 strings / entire page
New Notes / through "A New Note G" / first 5 pages of New Notes
G,D,A,E,F open major scales, minor & major pentatonic & chromatic - first sem.
Type I, II, III maj scales closed / har. Minor second sem.
metronome at 96 = 1/4 note 1 st sem /120 m.m. by end of R6
Drums
Nut Chords study 7
Rhythm Studies I entire book / Rhythm Studies 2, entire book
Note naming / name recognition for treble and bass clef bottom to top of clef
Holiday music/TBA
Commercial Music / TBA
Perform the following grooves:
basic rock / swing / shuffle / rhumba / bossa nova / funk
P e r f o r m a n c e / all students perform in an end of the year performance
Concert Review Each Semester
All students must attend at least one Redwood High student concert and write a one page,
single spaced, 12 font, review of the show. Discussing all aspects, your experience, emotions,
excitement, inspirations, etc.
Extra Credit
Additional One page written review of any Redwood High or off campus Concert
due by end of semester
Beginning Guitar / Bass / Drums Syllabus
By the end of Rl
C, G, D major scale / open pos. / also nat. min. of ea. key
% note = 96m.m. played in 8ths
through rhyth study 3
through nut chord 3
New Notes through G
immediate note naming through 3 frets / Bass-5 frets
tuning proficiency
Drums / all of above plus rock, bossa nova grooves
By the end of R2
F, A, E major scale / open pos. / also nat. min. of ea. key
% note = 96m.m. played in 8ths
through rhyth study 6
through nut chord 4
New Notes Through D
immediate note naming through 4 frets / Bass-7 frets
Minor & Major Pentatonic scales
All Major and Minor open chords
Try To Remember / As Tears Go By
Drums / all of above plus rock, bossa, shuffle grooves
By the end of R 3
Type I major scale / closed pos. / also nat. min. of ea. Key
E har min. / themes/jam / improv
l
A note = 96m.m. played in 8ths
through rhyth study 9
through nut chord 5
New Notes through Low C
immediate note naming through 5 frets / Bass-9 frets / 5 sec.
Greensleeves / As Tears Go By / Let It Be / Mull Of K
God Rest Ye / It Came Upon
G blues / perf
Drums / all of above plus rock, bossa, shuffle, Rhumba grooves
By the end of R4
Type II major scale / closed pos. / also nat. min. of ea. Key
A har min. / themes jam / improv
l
A note = 108 m.m. played in 8ths
through rhyth study 10,16 th 1&2
through nut chord 6
New Notes through Low G
immediate note naming through 5 frets / Bass-9 frets / 3 sec.
Annie's Song / Greensleeves / Old Joe Clark
E blues
Drums / all of above plus rock, bossa, shuffle, Rhumba, Funk grooves
By the end of R 5
Type III major scale / closed pos. / also nat. min. of ea. Key
D har min. / themes jam / improv
l
A note =116 m.m. played in 8ths
through rhyth study 16th 3 &4 Triplet 1 & 2
through nut chord 7
New Notes and New Keys / Keys test / various tunes TBA
immediate note naming through 5 frets / Bass-9 frets / 2 sec.
Drums / all of above plus rock, bossa, shuffle, Rhumba, slowl2/8, Funk, swing grooves
Are You Lonesome Tonight / Old Joe Clark (mem) Greensleeves (mem)
By the end of R 6
immediate note naming through 7 frets / Bass-12 frets / 2 sec.
Perform a blues in a combo /
Pick pers. Project / end of year performance
Summertime / Watermelon Man / lead, changes, solo
Drums / all of above plus rock, bossa, shuffle, Rhumba, Funk, swing grooves