Academic Magnet High – Guitar 2

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

This course is designed for the student who has completed the beginning guitar course or who has already completed approximately at least a year of private guitar instruction. The students will learn guitar technique and applications through music theory. This class will expand on note-reading, chord-construction, the aesthetics of arranging, and composition. The students will be exposed to a wide variety of guitar-based music and a variety of styles of guitar playing. For both of these classes, students will need to provide their own acoustic guitars. Support is available from the school as needed. Advanced Placement Music Theory This course is designed for musically advanced students who wish to develop knowledge of the principles of musical construction and notation. The course is designed to provide students with knowledge of fundamentals such as music notation, rhythm, scales, intervals and choral constructions with keyboard experience as it relates to the study of these fundamentals. Ear training to include melodic and rhythmic dictation will be developed. Students will create simple compositions to be performed in class. The course content is specified by the Advanced Placement Course Description published by the College Entrance Examination Board. Each student enrolled in this course will take the Advanced Placement examination.