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tonebase Guitar Course

Reading Music on the Guitar

Taught by renowned guitarist 

Mircea Gogoncea

Reading music on the guitar can be a challenge, even for the self-taught professional. However, there are benefits from learning standard notation as there are symbols and indications that help musicians perform a piece as a composer imagined. Join Mircea Gogoncea in this course as he breaks down reading music on the guitar, covering everything from reading pitch and rhythm to more specific indications that are typical on the classical guitar.

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Course Syllabus

Intro
In this introduction you'll get a brief overview of what will be covered in the Reading Music on the Guitar Course and why it is important to learn!
Dots
Like ties, dots are another essential tool to indicate different note durations.
Tuplets
Here you'll learn about tuplets and how they help us divide beats into different groupings.
Rests
Rests indicate where you should stop a sound. Here you'll learn how rests of different durations are notated.
Assignment No. 2
Test your knowledge thus far by completing this assignment!
Assignment No. 3
Test your knowledge thus far by completing this assignment!
Assignment No. 4
Test your knowledge thus far by completing this assignment!
Dynamics
Dynamics are how we communicate the loudness or softness of a sound in music, and how to transition between them. In this lesson you'll learn the musical terms for each dynamic and what it translates to.
Tempo
In this lesson you will learn about tempo which tells us what the overall pace or speed of a piece should be.
Guitar Specific Notation
Here you will learn the essential symbols and terminology used specifically in guitar music. From right and left hand fingerings to string numbers, this is an essential lesson for understanding guitar scores.
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Mircea Gogoncea

Mircea Gogoncea is Head of Guitar at tonebase. He has been awarded over 100 prizes in competitions and has performed in over 400 concerts on 5 continents. He holds a doctorate in guitar performance from USC Thornton School Of Music.

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