De La Salle College of St.

Benilde
Music Production Department
APPMUS 2 - Electric Guitar Syllabus
Instructor: Mr. Juan Miguel S. Lerma

I. The Harmonic Minor Scale

The Andalucian Cadence: ( Ib7VIV7 )
The Phrygian Dominant Mode
Music Examples: Entre Dos Aguas Paco de Lucia, Misirlou Dick Dale

II. The Minor - Major 7th Chord

Chord Formula: (1-b3-5-7)
James Bond Chord

III. The 3 important Melodic Minor Modes

Ionian b3 - ( Melodic, Jazz Minor )
Lydian Dominant - ( Overtone )
Super Locrian - ( Altered Scale, The Diminished Whole - Tone Scale,
Pomeroy Scale, Ravel Scale )

IV. The Diminished Chord and Scale

Chord Formula: ( 1-b3-b5-bb7 )

V. The Augmented Chord and Scale ( Whole Tone Scale )

Chord Formula: ( 1-3-#5-b7 )
Scale: ( 1-2-3-#4-#5-b7 )

VI. Advanced Chords

Major and Minor 9, 11 & 13
Major and Minor 6/9
Dominant 9, b9, #9, 11, #11, 13, b13
Add 9
Sus 4 (Suspended)
Quartal Harmony

VII. World Music Rhythms

Brazilian: Samba, Bossa Nova
 Latin: Cha-Cha, Rhumba, Mambo
Jamaican: Ska and Reggae
Carribean: Calypso

VIII. Sight Reading

Jazz Standards
Improvisational Techniques (Melodic and Harmonic)

Grading System

Class Standing: 65%

Musicality / Sight-Reading 20%

Dexterity / Technical Ability 20%
Chord Mastery 20%
Scales and Modes 20%
Improvisational Skills 20%

Panels Finals Grade: 35%

Final Grade = 100%