Principles of the teaching-learning process of the flamenco guitar based on its oral transmission

Abstract

Flamenco music, with a clear popular reminiscence product of the influence of different peoples and cultures that have been in contact with Andalusia, presents a series of musical characteristics of such uniqueness that provide an unmistakable stamp of identity. Because of the popular character that characterizes it, oral transmission has always been a prominent feature in it. This oral transmission is translated into a whole traditional methodology and a series of procedures on which the teaching and learning process of this art has been based, an issue around which we will deal with in this article. Through the oral testimony of artists who enjoy a remarkable prestige in the current flamenco world, we establish a set of procedures that are part of that traditional methodology and that should be attached to the teaching of this instrument, either inside or outside of a context legislated as the conservatory.