Biblioteca de la Guitarra y Cuerda Pulsada

The study investigated the development of a meta-canon for the electric guitar by analysing the status of various compositions within the implicit standard repertoire of electric guitar. An international curriculum for instrumental electric guitar tuition based on a meta-canon of ten songs was then proposed. The meta-canon was designed with a specific goal of preparing an electric guitarist for work in the modern global music marketplace. A canon is a list of songs that have developed significant status within the standard repertoire of a musical instrument. A meta-canon is a refined list with a pedagogical function. The majority of Western art instruments already have their own canons with dedicated pieces written expressly for a specific pedagogical purpose. However, no formalised repertoire for the electric guitar has been established that caters for twenty-first century global developments in music.Focussing on the electric guitar&​rsquo;s role in Western popular music, this study extracted from various syllabuses and other relevant international sources a list of significant compositions suitable for the formulation of a meta-canon...

A global approach to guitar tuition : developing an electric guitar meta-canon