The learning of "Cuatro" in Venezuela, a case of informal and nonformal education throughout six decades of publications

Abstract

This work deals with the features and importance of the methods and manuals
that have the purpose of facilitating the learning of the cuatro as an  accompanying instrument of the popular song, not lyrical. We place this  autonomous music learning resource within the framework of a long tradition of informal education in Venezuela. Limiting the publications between the mid-50s of the 20th century, until the second decade of the 21st century, with the appearance of online sites and platforms that have expanded content and resources, maintaining some characteristics that have demonstrated their pedagogical success through time. The level of social relevance of cuatro is commented, as well as some initiatives in non-formal education that give continuity to its study and to that of traditional music in Venezuela.