*Organizations and Events

The Guitarists Network

The Guitarists Network A free online resource for guitar players of all ages, styles, and abilities. Guitarists.net offers a wide variety of free lessons, tablature, chord and scale finders, discussions, music posting, and more!
Guitars For Vets

Guitars For Vets is a non-profit organization that enhances the lives of ailing and injured Veterans by providing them with guitars and music instruction.
Interlochen Guitar Festival Workshop
The Guitar Festival and Workshop features classical ensembles, jazz ensembles, blues bands and rock bands. The Guitar Festival and Workshop offers unique and popular offerings for master classes, “wellness and joy in music,” exploring topics such as performance anxiety and Tai Chi for guitarists. Other courses will cover topics such as online resources for guitarists and recording. A vendor fair will allow guitarists to see the latest products for guitars. Participants will also have many opportunities to perform and jam with other guitarists.
The Interlochen Guitar Festival and Workshop
Classical Guitar Weekend

Guitars International in cooperation with the Cleveland Institute of Music will present the thirteenth annual Classical Guitar Weekend: Thursday, May 23 through Saturday, May 25, 2013.

Join internationally acclaimed classical guitarists Jason Vieaux (USA - CIM Guitar Department Head), Colin Davin (USA), Jiyeon Kim (Republic of Korea), Jonathan Leathwood (England), Petra Poláčková (Czech Republic); composers Stephen Goss (England), Riho Esko Maimets (Canada), and Erin Rogers (Canada); classical guitarist and lecturer Brad DeRoche (USA); classical guitarist and Distance Learning guest instructor Jesper Sivebak (Denmark); and master guitar maker German Vazquez Rubio (USA) in a concentrated series of recitals, debut performances, world premieres, master classes, lectures, and exhibits celebrating the classical guitar and art music, solo and ensemble, old and new. All events will take place at the Cleveland Institute of Music in Cleveland, Ohio USA.
For further information, to view artists’ performance videos, and to purchase package discounts and individual recital tickets please visit: www.guitarsint.com/concert_series.cfm

Alex de Grassi Workshop
The workshop will focus on performing, arranging, and composing for acoustic fingerstyle guitar. Alex will share his insight into the techniques and inspiration that have become an integral part of his unique style.
Dynamics, articulation, phrasing, tone, polyrhythms, right/left hand technique, cross-string technique, extended techniques, and alternate tunings will be covered in a very hands-on approach.
This is an interactive workshop designed to improve your playing and ability to arrange music for guitar, whether you are an instrumentalist or a singer who uses the guitar as accompaniment.
www.guitarfoundation.org
Guitar Foundation of America is the premier site for classical guitarists. Publishers of "Soundboard" magazine, GFA presents all the best that the world of classical guitar has to offer.
www.worldguitarist.com
The World Guitarist is Gunnar Eisel's comprehensive website devoted to daily news coverage for the World Classical Guitar Community.
internationalguitarinstitute.com
The International Guitar Institute offers world-class concerts and festivals. The IGI fosters an environment where you can sharpen your musicianship, network in the guitar community, and connect with friends.
www.aacgs.homestead.com
The Classical Guitar Society of Ann Arbor , Michigan. Events Calendar, Gallery of Performers, Resources and more.
www.aquilacorde.com
The Aquila Corde Armoniche home site. Fanstastic site run by this Italian string manufacturing company with plenty of information about early guitar practices, tensions and gauges of strings, etc.
www.granitelakemusic.com
Granite Lake Music, Specializing in meticulously edited editions for guitar and flute for the busy, gigging duo, all editions are printed on high-quality 80 lb linen paper, with choice of color, unbound for flexible mounting, two complete scores for scores three pages or less, and two scores plus
individual parts for scores 4 pages or longer. All scores are edited and/or arranged by Reed Desrosiers.
www.AVGuitarAcademy.com www.APlusMusicStudios.com www.ClassicalGuitarTips.com
Apple Valley Guitar Academy a guitar school founded by the author of the Guitar Virtuosity System. Conservatory-quality instruction at affordable prices. Ages 4 and up. Minneapolis-St. Paul area. A+ Music Studios, offering guitar and piano lessons for the more casual student. Minneapolis-St. Paul area. ClassicalGuitarTips.com Instruction books and software for Classical and Fingerstyle guitarists--"Guitar Virtuosity System".
www.violaobrasil.com.br
Violão Brazil Our friends in Brazil have a great website with plenty of information on the classical guitar. Check out the great links to other sites too!
www.fanw.org
USFlamenco Arts Northwest is a non-profit organization in Seattle, dedicated to the promotion of the music, song, and dance of Andalucia, Spain. We produce concerts, workshops, student recitals, lecture-demonstrations, and fiestas.
boulderguitarsociety.org
The Boulder Guitar Society is a non-profit group that supports and fosters classical and acoustic guitar styles in Boulder County, Colorado. The society holds monthly meetings, which are open to everyone, on the last Monday of each month.
www.bostonguitar.org
The Boston Classical Guitar Society is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to foster an awareness of the beauty and diversity of the classical guitar in the Boston area.
www.rochesterguitarclub.com
The Rochester Guitar Club, an informal group for the appreciation and enjoyment of acoustic guitar music, lore, and playing. We meet twice a month: on the first Sunday, at Tango Cafe on Gregory St., and the third Monday of the month, at Abilene’s, Liberty Pole Way, Rochester - 7pm to 9pm. Bring a guitar and an instrumental song and share in a round robin play-in style. Meetings are free of charge.
www.guitarstlouis.net
Founded in 1963, they are the nation's second-oldest guitar society. Our mission is to promote an appreciation for music of the classical guitar within the St. Louis community.
www.sbgs.org
The South Bay Guitar Society was founded in 1986 to increase public awareness of the classical guitar. It has become one of the most active guitar societies in the United States and earned a reputation for excellence by presenting concerts that feature nationally and internationally acclaimed artists.
www.cgsnepa.org
The Classical Guitar Society of Northeastern Pennsylvania, founded in 2007, presents a concert series of world class artists every season. CGSNEPA is a non-profit organization based in Scranton, PA.
www.themsma.com
The Michigan Songwriters and Musician Association is a non-profit organization promoting and supporting music and songwriting in the Northern Michigan Region.
www.cfgstudio.com

This year the Contemporary Flamenco Guitar Studio (CFG Studio) is offering over $60,000 in grants. The exclusive purpose of the CFG Studio Grants is to encourage & render available to Canadians and the whole public worldwide the culture of contemporary flamenco guitar, specifically the works related to Paco de Lucia's contributions and innovations on the Spanish & compositional musical field as well as in the Flamenco-Jazz realm for guitar players, guitar teachers, composers and beyond.

Texas Guitar Competition

The 12th annual Texas Guitar Competition and Festival is being held this year March 1 – 2, 2013 in the Clark Center at UT Dallas. Download the poster for more information HERE.

Volterra Project
Summer Guitar Institute

The 7th Edition of the Volterra Project, Summer Guitar Institute: a special edition. On August 2 in the hills across from the medieval city of Volterra in Tuscany Italy, be ready for 8 days of intense work and creative learning in one of the most enchanting and inspiring settings of the world!

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