Teaching Music Reading to Guitarists

By:
Bill Burke
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I teach multiple sections of Guitar in a high school setting. This instrument which can be played in so many styles, also can be learned in many ways. In my Guitar I classes I believe that this introductory course should be a sampler of many of the possibilities that guitar has to offer as one learns to play. I set out to explore how adapting my multi-faceted approach to concentrate more on reading could be used to increase success in teaching guitarists to read music via standard notation, the method used by most musicians to communicate.


Keywords: Standard Notation, Tablature, Reading
Stream: Arts, Drama and Design
Presentation Type: 30 minute Paper Presentation in English
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Bill Burke

Director of Guitar Studies; Performing Arts Department Chair, Performing Arts Department, Centreville High Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools
USA

As a full time musician, Bill Burke’s background includes a variety of musical experiences including performing, composing and teaching. He released a CD of original works, entitled Hope, in 2005. As a strong advocate in musical education, he is Chair for the Performing Arts and Director of Guitar Studies at Centreville High School in Virginia and also a faculty member of the College of Southern Maryland.

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