Instrument Level Guitar - Level 1
READ THIS FIRST: Notes to Composers
General recommendations:
Speed: Slow to Moderate
Length: 16-24 bars
Rhythm: Simple duple and triple meter; mostly quarter- and eighth-note rhythms; no dotted rhythms; no triplets; no 16ths; no syncopation; no hocket or other complex rhythmic devices; no fast lines or repeated notes for more than a few notes; no long periods of rest.
Playable Notes and Skills
- (General note: The guitar is written in the octave treble clef (notes are written an octave above sounding. The open strings are E, A, D, G, B, E)
- Natural notes on top 4 strings (D’-G”), bass E and A open.
- A minor and E major chords (strumming only).
Things to Avoid
- More than one fretted note at a time (other than listed chords).
- Eighth notes at speeds over quarter=100.
- consecutive notes that must be played legato with the same finger on different strings.