Classical guitar pedagogy

Classical guitar education

The classical guitar is today a standard instrument that can be studied at music universities and conservatories. Numerous education publications are available, from guitar-related books,^[1][2] to musical style,^[3] etc.

There are also institutions that offer worldwide graded music exams. Examples include:

• ABRSM: graded music exams from Grade 1 to Grade 8,^[4][5] or advanced diplomas^[6]
• Trinity College London: graded music exams from Grade 1 to Grade 8,^[7] Music Certificate Exams,^[8] or advanced diplomas^[9]
• etc.^{[10][11][12][13][14]}

Articles which consider graded exams in the context of the classical guitar have been written by the EGTA (European Guitar Teachers Association).^[15][16][17]

Music Pedagogy

Classical guitar pedagogy also includes music pedagogy. Relevant publications from John Sloboda and others exist, which consider e.g.

• Psychology of Music ^[18]
• Philosophy of Music ^[19]
• Music Education^[20]
• etc.

Students studying music pedagogy usually receive access (via their learning institution e.g. university) to searchable online journals (e.g. via JSTOR, ProQuest) which simplifies to process of locating relevant data, studies and citations for their own research.

Classical guitar technique

Brad Conroy's lesson on simple right hand arppegios

Bibliography

Bibliography at the end of the article

References

1. ABRSM guitar publications
2. Trinity College guitar publications
3. A Performer's Guide to Music of the Baroque Period, Classical Period, Romantic Period
4. ABRSM: Graded Music Exams (Instrument, or Theory, or Practical Musicianship)
5. ABRSM: Guitar syllabus (Grade 1 to Grade 8)
6. ABRSM: Diplomas
7. Trinity College: Music Grade Exams (Grade 1 to Grade 8)
8. Trinity College: Music Certificate Exams
9. Trinity College: Diplomas
10. London College of Music Examinations
11. UNISA: graded music examinations
12. AMEB: Australian Music Examinations Board
13. ANZCA: Australian and New Zealand Cultural Arts Limited
14. VMEB: Vienna Music Examination Board
15. Making the Grade by Neil Smith (EGTA 1993)
16. Grade Examinations Working Party Report by Richard Wright (EGTA 1993)
17. Articles about EGTA
18. OUP: Psychology of Music
19. OUP: Philosophy of Music
20. OUP: Music Education

External links

EGTA (European Guitar Teachers Association)

• EGTA - European Guitar Teachers Association (UK)
  • The EGTA Series: realising new aims in educational guitar music by Richard Wright (1996)
  • The EGTA Series
• A Common Approach: National Curriculum (see also: 1)
  • A Common Approach - An instrumental/vocal curriculum

Articles

• The Role of 'Expressive Doing' in Education by Ricardo Iznaola (EGTA, 2000)
• Unleashing Talent by Ricardo Iznaola (EGTA, 1994)
• Making Music: Is Musical Ability a 'gift'...or... by Ricardo Iznaola (Presentation for the DU Alumni Symposium, October 3, 2009)