Nöta notskrift eller tabu tabulatur? : Hur notläsning används (och inte används) i gitarrundervisningen i kulturskola

Sammanfattning: The prejudice that guitar players do not know how to read traditional western music notation has been around for a long time. That seems to also have had its affect on guitar education. For many guitarists the obvious choice is instead tablature. This study examines the attitude towards sheet music among guitar teachers at the Swedish kulturskola. The subject has been chosen primarily for the fact that the Swedish municipal music school does not have any guidelines regarding whether or not to use sheet music in the education. The purpose of this study is to examine how six guitar teachers view the use of traditional western music notation versus tablature in kulturskolan. The study is based on interviews with the teachers. The analysis has been made with a phenomenographic approach. The result reveal that all the participants prefer tablature due to it is more direct and quick implementation. Using tablature is a pedagogic strategy to keep the studentes interests in their instrument rather than an act of choice. Even if some of the teachers themselves would like to be using traditional western music notation to a greater extent they mean that it’s not possible.