Course Details

MUSC 184: American Folk Instruments

Beginning to advanced study of technique and improvisational styles on American folk instruments. Students may study 5-string banjo (bluegrass or clawhammer style), bluegrass guitar, Dobro©, fiddle (violin, viola, cello), bass, ukulele, mandolin, and accordian. The Music Department has a single mandolin, fiddle, banjo, and guitar (and two ukuleles) available for shared use by enrolled students unable to provide their own instruments.
1 credit; S/CR/NC; ARP; Offered Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Spring 2021; M. Kreitzer