APP 2800: Guitar
05/01/2025 to 05/30/2026 • Modified 04/25/2025
Course Description
This semester-long course will introduce basic guitar skills, including how to hold and tune a guitar, as well as provide an introduction to musical theory. Students will learn the fundamentals of playing a guitar, including basic chords and strumming patterns, and will build their skills through consistent practice and learning new songs. The course will also integrate Christian music and help students make a joyful noise to praise God.
Next Start Date*
Next Monday
Program Restrictions*
- ESD: Elementary School Diploma (ESDP-ESD-D) Excluded
- MSD: Middle School Diploma (MSDP-MSD-D) Excluded
High School Diploma Requirements*
- Contributes 1 credit to LUOA – Fine Art/Career/Tech Ed, Fine Art/Career/Technical Ed Requirement.
Prerequisite
None
Schedule
Module 1: Getting Started with Guitar
- Week 1: Introduction to the Guitar
- Week 2: The A and D Chords
- Week 3: Improving Your Strumming and Your First Riff
- Week 4: The E Chord and Your First Song
- Week 5: Performing Your First Song
Module 2: Minor Chords, Leveling Up Your Strumming, & Guitar Tab
- Week 6: The Em and Am Chords
- Week 7: Up Strums and Strumming Patterns
- Week 8: Reading Guitar Tablature
- Week 9: Quarter 1 Performance
Module 3: Three More Chords, Basic Music Theory, & Better Strumming
- Week 10: The Dm Chord, Capos, and Finger Stretches
- Week 11: The C Chord and Leveling Up Your Strumming
- Week 12: Musical Notes
- Week 13: The G Chord and 6:8 Strumming Patterns
- Week 14: Performing Another Song
Module 4: Scales, Dominant Seventh Chords, & Tying It All Together
- Week 15: Learning Scales
- Week 16: Dominant Seventh Chords and Dynamics
- Week 17: Tying It All Together
- Week 18: Quarter 2 Performance
*Course specifics are tentative and subject to change each year. For the most current information, please refer to the Course Registration Tool.
