GUITAR THEORY
HISTORY OF CLASSICAL MUSIC
RENAISSANCE MUSIC
CHRISTOPHER PARKNING GUITAR METHOD
KEMP'S JIG /JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH BOURREE
100
An acoustic guitar is made up of two main components,
the neck, and the body.
100
He composed the famous Fifth Symphony and was deaf.
Who is Beethoven?
100
traditionally understood to cover European music of the
15th and 16th centuries
100
This is the recommended way to shape your right-hand fingers when plucking.
What is curved and relaxed?
100
“Kemp’s Jig” is from this musical period.
What is the Renaissance?
200
These are the names of the open strings on a standard guitar from lowest to highest.
What are E, A, D, G, B, E?
200
This period came before the Classical era and featured ornate music.
What is the Baroque period?
200
This instrument, similar to a guitar, was popular in Renaissance music.
What is the lute?
200
Parkening emphasizes this type of tone production.
What is clear and resonant?
200
Bach’s “Bourrée” is written for this instrument.
What is the lute (or classical guitar)?
300
when we play our lowest string without holding any frets down we are playing______ in which the fundamental (loudest frequency) is..........
WHAT IS an E2 note, AND LOUDEST FREQUENCY 82hz.
300
This composer is known for “The Four Seasons.”
Who is Vivaldi?
300
one of the defining features of Renaissance music.
interweaving melodic lines, a style called polyphony,
300
This exercise helps develop finger independence and control.
What is the chromatic scale?
300
“Bourrée” is in this time signature.
What is 4/4?
400
Fret markers are usually located on the
3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 12th, 15th, and 17th frets, and the 19th fret
400
This musical era emphasized clarity, balance, and form.
What is the Classical era?
400
the Phases of Baroque music and thier dates
Early baroque1580–1650
Middle baroque1630–1700
Late baroque1680–1750
400
Parkening recommends this posture for classical guitar playing.
What is seated with footstool and straight back?
400
“Kemp’s Jig” is typically played in this style.
What is dance-like and lively?
500
Classical guitars and many 12-fret acoustic guitars feature this 
what is headstock or peghead
500
This 20th-century composer wrote music with twelve-tone technique.
Who is Schoenberg?
500
list atleast three string Instruments of the renaissance era
Strings
- Viol: .
- Lyre:
- Irish Harp
- Lira da braccio
- Bandora
- Cittern
- Lute
- Orpharion
- Vihuela
- Clavichord
- Harpsichord
- Virginal
500
This concept involves playing with emotion and phrasing.
What is musical expression?
500
Mastering this this technique for bourre requires and involves a combination of what type of hand control?
what is right-hand control, left-hand clarity, and interpretive awareness