Finding valuable teaching examples in Australian popular music: A case study

What is it about?

This paper examines some Australian rock guitar tunes to see if there is valuable content as examples for teaching musical concepts. It uses the Beatles Eleanor Rigby as a comparison to determine valuable content.

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Why is it important?

The author conducted this research as he found Australian educational institutions were using imported music as examples rather than locally sourced culturally significant examples. He felt this could lead to a reduction in perceived value in Australian music.