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Writing Jimi: rock guitar pedagogy as postmodern folkloric practice1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2008

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Most instruction in electric guitar, bass guitar, drums and electronic keyboards is conducted on a one-to-one basis by uncertified, independent teachers. The lessons are face-to-face, and based on the student's imitation of the teacher's example. Popular music education is a ‘little tradition’ (in comparison to school music departments) and largely an oral one, thus meeting the usual criteria of folk cultures.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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