Guitar Pedagogy

I have spent a lot of time recently thinking about how I teach guitar and how it can be done better. I have trawled the web, online bookstores and libraries in search of new ideas to improve my teaching practise. All of the materials I have found relate to classical guitar pedagogy. I find this curious as I assume most guitarists these days are not training in the classical form but rather various plectrum styles including rock, jazz, country, etc. Whilst trained as a classical guitarist myself, I prefer to include a broader base when teaching young students. This includes both classical (fingerstyle) and plectrum technique, reading of standard notation and tablature, and composition/improvisation. This is well beyond the scope of any existing writings on guitar pedagogy that I am aware of.

I did find one particularly useful website from the European Guitar Teachers Association. This organisation would be particularly useful to guitar teachers in Europe but those outside of the area still have access to a range of articles written by various guitar/music educators from around the world. These articles cover such topics as aesthetics, composers, repertoire, examination systems, improvisation, luthiers, technique, and teaching. I have only just begun to look into the articles myself and have found them to be just what I need to expand (or reinforce) my knowledge of current thought in guitar pedagogy.  I hope you get a chance to check out the site for yourself.