Course code: QCXU502P
Subject area: Music Technology
Study level: Part Time
Course level: U
Course time:
19:00 - 20:30
Days of week:
Monday
Course date:
22nd Apr 2024 - 8th Jul 2024
Course location:
Cheney SchoolOn this course you will cover more complex:
• Guitar chords
• Chord progressions
• Strumming patterns
• Finger-picking techniques and styles
By the end of the course you will have:
• Improved your confidence as a musician
• Enhanced your understanding of the instrument
• Experienced several playing styles and techniques
• Improved your musical understanding and appreciation of a variety of genres including blues guitar, rock guitar and classical guitar.
Please note, you will need to bring your own guitar. There will be no teaching sessions on 06/05/2023 and 27/05/2023
Abingdon and Witney College is subject to Ofsted regulation and is required to work with all its students to make sure they understand Government initiatives around Safeguarding, Prevent and Fundamental British Values. Information on these matters will be shared with you during your course.
You will also be asked to complete monitoring paperwork, which helps us to deliver course content to the highest quality.
Courses can fill fast, so please enrol early to avoid disappointment. Decisions on whether a course is to run are made two weeks prior to the start date - an email will be sent to you should there be changes to your course or if it is cancelled. Please check your inbox leading up to your course, including the junk folders. For anyone without an email account, our Admissions team will phone you instead.
For the first week of the course you will need to bring a valid form of identification; this includes passport, driving licence, debit/credit card, Birth Certificate or National Insurance card.
Please note - you should be 19 years old or over at 31st August 2023 prior to starting the course.
Before starting a course, the College is required to check you meet conditions relating to that funding, e.g. age, residency status within the UK/EEA, prior qualification level and employment status. In some circumstances (such as with online enrolments), these checks can only be completed after you have enrolled and paid.
If you are unable to pay in full for this course at the time of enrolment, and the course tuition fee is £300 or more, an instalment plan is available. If this is your preference, please do not enrol online but rather call the Admissions Team on 01235 216400 to enrol.
Once enrolled, Admissions will take the first instalment payment from you and pass on your details to the Finance team who will email you to set-up your payment plan. Please return a fully completed instalment plan to Finance as failure to do so could result in being withdrawn from your course.
The rules on fee reduction are complicated, we would encourage you to talk to our Admissions Team on 01235 216400 to discuss these options. You can find more information on our Fees and Bursaries page - search "Fees and Bursaries" at the top of the page.
19+ Fee:
Tuition Fee: £50.00
Exam Fee: £0.00
Total Cost: £50.00
19+ Reduced Fee:
Tuition Fee: £0.00
Exam Fee: £0.00
Total Cost: £0.00
As this is a non-accredited course, there is no formal qualification. However, you will be asked to complete activities that demonstrate how you are progressing on your course.
A variety of teaching and learning methods will be used on this course. They may include demonstration, practical, 1 to 1 tuition and group work. As this course is unaccredited informal methods of assessment will be used. This could include discussion and observation. Your tutor will give you informal feedback.