Syllabus | championguitar

In order to achieve the Champion Guitar Bronze Medal, students must be able to:

1) name the strings on the guitar (E, A, D, G, B, E)

2) read and understand TAB

3) understand rhythms (Ta, Ti-ti, Ta-ah, Tum, Ta-ah-ah-ah)

4) perform a piece from the Bronze section of the Champion Guitar book / website

In order to achieve the Champion Guitar Silver Medal, students must be able to:

1) understand the Musical Alphabet and work out the name of any note on the guitar

2) organise their left hand so they play with one finger per fret (fret 1, finger 1 - fret 2, finger 2, etc.)

3) improvise using a five note scale (A, C, D, E and G)

4) perform a piece from the Silver section of the Champion Guitar book / website

5) understand chord diagrams and play A, D, and E chords.

In order to achieve the Champion Guitar Gold Medal, students must be able to:

1) understand and read standard notation

2) alternate fingers on the right hand (i,m)

3) play accross the strings with the right hand using different fingers (p,i,m,a)

4) perform a piece from the Gold section of the Champion Guitar book / website

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