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This paper proposes a sketch-version of a
unifying beginners cost-effective teaching/learning method for any fretted
string instrument (like ukulele,
guitalele, mandolin and guitar) using the same
4-strings tuning which may be also used to teach/learn the basic music theory and
practice elements: more specifically, the standard tuning of the central 4
strings of the guitar may be applied (non-standardly!) to all the other cited
smaller (thus more portable) instruments (like ukulele, guitalele and mandolin)
which may be used either independently/separately or as preparatory instruments for the purpose of teaching
guitar (and music theory) after that first teaching/learning phase on a smaller
instrument (or on a 4-strings guitar).
This unifying method may largely open the
horizons of children (and beginners in general, to experience more than one
instrument) and may also help poor children/persons (who dont afford a guitar)
to be taught the guitar basics (including important elements of music theory)
on much cheaper (smaller) instruments (who are generally much more accessible):
that is why this method also addresses to all music teaching systems from all
poor countries worldwide.
For those who have a guitar or a
guitalele and want to apply this method, they may easily remove the 1st
and the 6th guitar/guitalele strings (E4 and E2): the resting
"nucleus" composed from the 4 central strings is sufficient to teach/learn all
the basic theoretical and practical notions of guitar (or any other fretted string instrument) and
music in general.
This paper also contains some examples of
songs (written in English and Romanian languages) with included chords (aka tabulatures), each song
displayed in one tonality (C major or its relative A
minor) or two tonalities (C
major [/A minor] and G major [/ E minor]) which can then be
altered by using a capodastro
(aka "capo") to fit any tonality and thus fit the ambitus and tessitura (the most
acceptable and comfortable vocal range) of any child/adult voice.
For
a periodically-updated extensive online catalog of harmonized/ chorded songs
see URL: http://dragoii.com/hcs
This paper continues the
work of other past articles/preprints of the same author in
music.
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