Steve Watson, Instructor
E-mail: Steve Watson
About instructor Steve Watson
Course Syllabus
Fine Arts Center Music Gallery
The Jazz program this year has 42 Students including, guitar, bass, piano, saxophone, trumpet and drums.
Recital dates:
Nov. 16th 7:00 PM Class,
Dec. 10th 7:30 AM Class
Enrollment Guidelines: A guitar placement test is given to determine the level of a student's prior experience; also, a student must demonstrate a basic understanding of the fingerboard, scales, chords and demonstrate basic soloing skills.
Performance Expectations: At the end of Guitar Theory I, a student must: 1. know all the notes on the fingerboard; 2. know all major and minor mode scales in all zones; 3. know all diatonic triad and 4-part chords in all zones; 4. sight read basic eighth-note materials; and 5. demonstrate ability to do ear training from recordings.
Guitar Performance I
Performance Expectations: At the end of Guitar Performance I, a student must: 1. perform basic blues soloing skills with single line and chords; 2. understand basic jazz harmony and perform jazz pieces both solo and with an ensemble; 3. understand rock harmony and perform with an ensemble; and 4. demonstrate a knowledge of historical periods of the guitar 1930-present.
Guitar Theory II
Performance Expectations: At the end of Guitar Theory II, a student must: 1. know all the notes on the fingerboard; 2. know all major and minor mode scales in all zones; 3. know all diatonic triad and 4-part chords in all zones; 4. sight-read basic eighth-note materials; and 5. demonstrate ability to do ear training from recordings.
Guitar Performance II
Performance Expectations: At the end of Guitar Performance II, a student must: 1. perform basic blues soloing skills with single line and chords; 2. understand basic jazz harmony and perform jazz pieces both solo and with an ensemble; 3. understand rock harmony and perform with an ensemble; and 4. demonstrate a knowledge of historical periods of the guitar 1930-present
Jazz Ensemble I
Jazz Ensemble II
Enrollment Guidelines: A student must have completed a minimum of one year of guitar, percussion, woodwind or brass, and music theory at The Fine Arts Center (preferably two years).
Performance Expectations: At the end of Jazz Ensemble, a student must be able to: 1. sight-read and improvise using the basic literature of modern jazz; 2. sight-read ensemble jazz literature; 3. write arrangements for jazz ensembles; 4. play jazz literature in duos or trios; 5. play all styles of jazz, including Latin; and 6. organize and manage a jazz ensemble.
