I have a music theory book from India that has English translations after every paragraph. It never once says "Indian Music Theory" even though so much of it doesn't connect well with "Western Music Theory." It just says "Music Theory." I suspect the same is true for Chinese, Japanese, etc. since their music theory would also be different than for the West. It just seems unlikely that any culture will refer to it as "something other than Western music theory," and will just call it "music theory" with an apparent audience in mind.
One thing I thought was interesting is that the book states unequivocally that classical guitars are not appropriate instruments for "professional music," and are even inferior because they are "out of tune" all the time and cannot be played in any particular key. Is this Indian Supremacy at work? It could come across that way, but really they are speaking to a specific group of musicians that simply aren't playing Western music.
Whenever the book refers to guitar in a positive way, it is always the steel string slide guitar played on the lap, since they are capable of hitting the "right" notes and accommodating the "correct" techniques.
One thing I thought was interesting is that the book states unequivocally that classical guitars are not appropriate instruments for "professional music," and are even inferior because they are "out of tune" all the time and cannot be played in any particular key. Is this Indian Supremacy at work? It could come across that way, but really they are speaking to a specific group of musicians that simply aren't playing Western music.
Whenever the book refers to guitar in a positive way, it is always the steel string slide guitar played on the lap, since they are capable of hitting the "right" notes and accommodating the "correct" techniques.