Guitar Schools, Workshops and Seminars Worldwide
Handmade Classical and FlamencoGuitars
San Miguel de Allende Information
Spanish Language Schools
Guitar Building Courses
Online Guitar Lessons
International Travel
Guitar Accessories
Colima Information
Music  Teachers
Guitar Websites
Guitar Festivals
Mexico  Travel
Travel Guitars
Sheet Music
Directories

Guitar Schools, Seminars and Workshops Worldwide

• Guitar Vacation Retreats
• Creative Classical Guitar
• The UK Guitar Weekend
• International Guitar Seminars
• Accent on Music Guitar Seminars
• National Guitar Workshop
• Mediterranean Acoustic Guitar Workshop
• Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp -
• Fur Peace Ranch - Jorma Kaukonen.
• Puget Sound Guitar Workshop
• Stringalong Weekends
• Cuban Guitar School - Study Guitar for a week in Cuba
• Acoustic Alaska Guitar Camp - Wasilla, Alaska, USA
• Grownups' Guitar Camps - listings.
• John C Campbell Folk School - guitar and other music classes in North Carolina.

Handmade Classical and Flamenco Guitars

• Carlos Piña: The 12th Fret music store in Toronto has a page on Carlos Piña of Paracho.
• Francisco Navarro: - perhaps Paracho's best high-end production builder.
• Salvador Castillo: Salvador builds exceptional classical and flamenco guitars. We have a pair of them ourselves.
• Hill Guitars: - Classical and Flamenco Guitars made in Santa Cruz, CA, USA. We own one of his "Classic Crossovers" - the first one, as a matter of fact. It's a lovely guitar.
• Casa Montalvo: - Berkeley, CA, USA. Importer of guitars from Paracho, made by contract for sale under the Montalvo label, and a lot of guitar for the money. We've owned 3 of them between us.
• Marc Silber: - Berkeley, CA, USA. Marc deals in a variety of vintage instruments and has a few new ones, too. Showings by special appointment. Worth it!
• Acoustic Haven Guitars of Austin, Texas - hand crafted classical and flamenco guitars built by some of today's leading contemporary luthiers.
• Paul Fischer - handmade classicals in the UK
• Pimentel & Sons - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Articles on buying guitars from Paracho:

• Teja on Paracho
• Paracho, Guitar Capital of Mexico - article by Kenny Hill.
• Buying a Guitar in Paracho - report from Chris Riley.
• Paracho Photos
• Cideg - Centro para la Investigacion y el Desarollo de la Guitarra, A.C., en Paracho

Luthier and Guitar Building Courses

• Manuel Delgado - 2-day workshop in Nashville, TN, USA
• American School of Lutherie - Hands-on Guitar Building Courses

GuitarAccessories

• Artificial Nails
• Strings by Mail
• Aquila Strings - our current faves.
• Guitar Parts
• Stewart McDonald Luthiery Supplies

Guitar Websites

• Guitar Nucleus - Resources for Guitar Players
• The Fret.Net
• Wikipedia Guitar
• The Iceland Guitar School
• Guitar Down Under
• Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar
• Guitarists Net
• Guitar Tools of the UK - lessons, forums, products and galleries.
• Get-Tuned.Com - Tuning Methods for all instruments
• Guitar Chords 24-7 - a database of chord diagrams.
• Professor String - the Professor is an engineer and metallurgist who plays guitar and makes (yes, makes) custom guitar strings (only steel strings, though.)

Online Lessons

• While many websites teaching acoustic guitar lessons have a dry, impersonal approach to teaching music, the folks at www.RhythmStrummer.com are supportive and patient. The site teaches easy rhythm guitar versions of popular songs you can sing along with, and there are over 100 techniques across many genres for students who want to diversify their skill set. Their videos feature lots of repetition, simple ways to do things, and a good sense of humor.
• Learn & Play Guitar | Free Guitar Lessons Online — GuitarPlayerWorld.com
• GuitarNationLive: Learn to Play Guitar — Free online guitar lessons covering basic technique and music theory.
• Guitar Secrets
• Classic Guitar Instruction
• Access Rock - Interactive Guitar Instruction
• Jim Sutton Institute of Guitar - International Correspondence Guitar School
• Tom Hess - A very cool guitar teacher with some excellent and well-presented ideas.
• Guitar Concepts
• Acoustic Guitar Workshop
• Guitar MX - Online Guitar Lessons
• Morphis.Com Guitar Lessons
• Breakdown Way with Jorma Kaukonen
• My Guitar Workshop - guitar lessons, instructions and music theory.
• Cyberfret.com
• Jamie Andreas, Guitar Principles

Travel Guitars

• Aria SinSonido
• Stewart Guitars - custom built, full size, full scale electric guitars designed for easier traveling.
• SoloEtte Travel Guitars
• Travel Guitars by David Hernández. Calle Castro #328, Paracho, Michoacan, Mexico. Phone: 01152-423-525-0370. In the photo at right, David holds one of the nylon-string models. A steel string model is also available.
• Breedlove Guitars - an interesting line of steel string travel guitars.

General Information, San Miguel de Allende

• Hugh Carpenter's San Miguel Cooking Camp
• Casa De La Cuesta B & B
• Casa Angelitos B & B
• Portal San Miguel - general information about San Miguel de Allende
• Tim Hazell - one of San Miguel's most interesting and progressive multi-disciplinary artist / musicians.
• San Miguel Wedding Resources - our short list of the best wedding planners.
• Viajes San Miguel - airport transportation, tours, day trips.
• Internet San Miguel
• Shelter VG4 - San Miguel's ArtSpace AvantGarde, in Colonia Independencia
• Gravity Works - New Circus Arts and Aerial Dance Troupe (and school)
• Helene Kahn - Professional tour guide offering personalized day trips
• Anima Ceramic Design - Lucinda Johnson, MFA, in San Miguel De Allende
• Galeria Pergola - art gallery at the Instituto Allende in San Miguel.
• Pro Musica San Miguel - Chamber Music concerts in San Miguel de Allende
• Travel and Leisure Magazine's Article on San Miguel de Allende
• Tours of Exploration 11 days of art instruction in SMA, led by Jan Poynter, international artist and teacher.

General Information, Colima

• Cafe Uno Dos Tres - Our good friends Beatriz and Bindu, who play piano and sax respectively, run this little music cafe near El Centro in the city of Colima.

Spanish Language Schools

• Warren Hardy School San Miguel
• Habla Hispana San Miguel
• Academia Hispano Americana San Miguel
• Centro Bilingüe San Miguel

Resources for Mexico Travel and International Living

• Mexico Vacation Travels - Mexico Vacation Travel Trip Tips. Mexico Hotels Resorts & Deals
• Mexico Insider - a resource for information about Mexico travel and investment.
• Mexico resources - Mexico related news, books and web resources.
• Mexico Adventures
• Let's Go2 Mexico! - Mexico Travel Guide.
• Bicycling through Mexico - Is Mexico dangerous? No. A German astrophysicist spends two months on a bicycle and sees Mexico up close.

International Travel Links

• Community of students of international schools
• India Travel - our friend Christina, who lives part time in San Miguel de Allende, wrote the online book on traveling, living and shopping in India.
• Mountain Explorers - Trekking and Climbing Expeditions in Peru, South America
• International Living - Travel and investment worldwide, including seminars and workshops.
• The Hotel California, in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica
• InfoHub.com Spa Resort Guide - spa resorts around the world.
• World Travel Server
• HotelScoop - Hotel Reviews Worldwide
• Human edited travel directory : Siterary.com A travel directory listing travel sites about vacation rentals, tours, adventure, car rental and cruises.
• International Travel Directory - Comprehensive directory for travel related web sites.
• OzzMusic - A Nepalese site promoting music education for peace and harmony, with free guitar lessons.

Guitar Festivals

• Zihuafest - Zihuatanejo International Guitar Festival (on the coast of Guererro, Mexico). A week-long festival of guitar music held every spring in the Pacific Mexican resort area of Ixtapa Zihuatanejo, Mexico.
• San Miguel de Allende International Guitar Festival
  San Miguel's Guitar Festival is held irregularly.
• Paracho International Guitar Festival
  Held every year the 2nd week in August, but information on the web is hard to find. You may try at the CIDEG website.

Music Teacher Databases

• TeachList.com - Large international database of music teachers. For all instruments, locations, ages, styles and skill levels.
• Find a Music Teacher in Mexico
• Music Teachers Network
• ilearnmusic.com - Your source for online music education.
• OzzMusic - A Nepalese site promoting music education for peace and harmony, with a database of guitar teachers.

Guitar Sheet Music Sites

• Mauro Giuliani Free - Extensive Giuliani collection in PDF format, free downloads.
• Mel Bay - guitar music publisher
• The Boije Collection - the world's greatest online library of original edition 19th century classical guitar music.

Guitar Website Directories

• The Guitar Sherpa - A stringed instrument portal featuring all types of information on guitars, mandolins, banjos, ukuleles, dulcimers, etc.
• Guitar Links - A directory of guitar-related websites
• Guitar Notes
• Local Music Directory - A directory of musician and music business website links organized by category.
• Links and Resources for guitar players
• Cadenza - the Musicians Database
• Monster Link Directory