A note from the webmaster: This links page is an on going project so check back frequently for new additions. New additions will be indicated by NEW LINK!! next to the link. If you have favorite links which you would like to contribute to this list or have a guitar/music related website and would like to exchange links, drop me an e-mail to webmaster@JeffersonGuitar.org. Please include the website address and a brief description of the site. If you discover any problems with any of the links, I would appreciate hearing from you. If you would like to link your website to the JCGSsite, contact me.

 

Guitar Societies

• Orange County Guitar Circle
• Seattle Classical Guitar Society
• Northwest Classical Guitar Society
• The Portland Guitar Society (Oregon)
• Jefferson Classical Guitar Society
• The San Francisco Classical Guitar Society
• South Bay Guitar Society
• The Carmel Classical Guitar Society
• Ventura CountyClassical Guitar Society
• The Classical Guitar Home Page
• Austin Classical Guitar Society
• The Classical Guitar Society of Northern Colorado
• Kansas City Guitar Society
• Tide Water Classical Guitar Society in Southeastern Virginia
• Connecticut Classical Guitar Society
• Baltimore Classical Guitar Society
• Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society
• New York City Classical Guitar Society
• Madison (Wisconsin) Classical Guitar Society
• Piedmont (North Carolina) Classic Guitar Society
• Charlottesville Classical Guitar Society
• Florida East Coast Classical Guitar Society
• Edmonton Classical Guitar Society
• United Kingdom Classical Guitar Societies Directory
• Derby (England) Classical Guitar Society
• Sydney (Australia) Classical Guitar Society
• Classical Guitar in Iceland
• Classical Guitar in the Netherlands
• South Hampton (England) Classical Guitar Society
• The Classical Guitar Society of Calgary (Canada)
• The Alor Setar (Malaysia) Classical Guitar Club
• Classical Guitar Home Page in Japan
• Guitar Society of Brasil
• GFA Directory of Classical Guitar Societies
• Washington Guitar Society (Washington D. C.)
• Tahoe Classical Guitar Society

Classical Guitar Magazines

• Classical Guitar Magazine Now in it's 24th year of publication CLASSICAL GUITAR magazine is the only monthly English language magazine devoted to the instrument.

Guitarists

• James Edwards Classical guitarist James Edwards has been a performer, teacher, and recording artist for over 25 years. He not only plays the rich and varied traditional repertoire, but his own compositions and contemporary styles as well. James also plays historical instruments of the Renaissance and Baroque periods such as the five-course guitar and ten course lute.
• David Russell David Russell will be performing in Ashland, Oregon on Saturday, April 26, 2008, 8:00PM. For more information, CLICK HERE.
• Laurindo Almeida We are happy to announce the official opening of the Laurindo Almeida Web Site. We have included many of the Laurindo Almeida compositions and arrangements for solo guitar, two guitars, three guitars, guitar ensemble, chamber music and guitar, folios and tutors, voice and guitar and much much more.
  Our site is quite new and is being updated on a regular basis. In the near future you will see additional music, cd's & audio tapes.
• Fernando Tavolaro Plays guitar with Sexteto Argentina
• Fernando Tavolaro Guitarist joins vocalist, Aída Albert to form the Duo, "Tango Argentino".
• Dusan Bogdanovic
• Falla Trio
• James Kline
• The Manuel Barrueco Homepage
• John Williams The Guitarist- The Unofficial John Williams Home Page
• Renato Bellucci (Paraguay)
• Scott Tennant
• Phillip Hii-This wonderful site is built and maintained by the guitarist, with insightful technical discussions as well as up close and personal writings.
• Craig Einhorn
• Duo46-guitar and violin duo
• Michael Partington: Seattle guitarist
• Francis Kleynjans: French composer and guitarist
• Brad Richter-Tucson composer and guitarist
• David Rogers of Eugene, Oregon
• David Rogers of Ashland, Oregon
• Steve Massey
• Matt Dorris of Boulder, Colorado
  

 

Luthiers

• Jeffrey Elliott-guitar craftsman
• Les Stansell-builder of classical and flamenco guitars
• Steve Ganz- Builder and Designer of Classical Guitars and Beyond.
• Woodley White classical and acoustic guitar builder
• Tom Prisloe-classical guitar builder
• Luthiers Mercantile International-guitar maker's woods and materials
• Guild of American Luthiers Homepage-string instrument making information
• Walter Stanul arch guitar builder
• Pete Barthell-classical guitar builder
• Andrew Ellis Luthier from Perth, Western Australia

Flamenco Guitarists

• Paco de Lucia Official web site of the great flamenco guitarist
• The Flamenco Guitar Home Page
• Flamenco Classes in Jerez-Andalucia-Spain: Dancing, Guitar playing, Cante, Cajon
• Flamenco Guitar by Graf-MartineFlamenco Guitar Method - Vol. 1 + 2 now on DVD, Gipsy Guitar - Rumba guitar styles (book + 2 CDs), Free lessons for download, Special Flamenco metronome,
  Info about: How to choose a Flamenco guitar. How to count the flamenco rhythms (compás).

 

Composers/Arrangers

• Richard Miles Jackman-downloadable sheet music and mp3 files of the guitarist/composer
• Allan Alexander-original free music for classical guitar and lute.
• Classical Music Composers List-extensive searchable data base
• Classical Guitar Composers List-list of composers who have published atleast one guitar piece.
• Villa Lobos Website-Life-Music-Features
• J S Bach Home Page-Life-Works-Recordings-Links
• Guitar Plus International GPI promotes, perpetuates and enriches new chamber music for guitar.  We provide a database of repertoire composed since 1900 that includes composer  information such as website and/or email information, publishing details, available recordings, durations and dates of compositions, and established groups with instrumental forces of duos to octets and more.  Our mission is to establish the guitar as a viable and thriving chamber instrument in the 21st-Century.
  
  
  
  
  Sheet Music Sources
• Delcamp.net Classical Guitar Scores, Forums, MP3s, Videos and Online Guitar Lessons
• Guitar Solo Publications-on-line catalog of sheet music and supplies for guitarists
• Russian Classical Guitar Music Store-If you are interested in Russian guitar music, then this site is just for you. Downloadable sheets, MIDI samples, free mp3. Russian classical, traditional, Gypsy, popular music, songs, romances arranged for classical guitar.

 

Free Sheet Music Sources
Note: If there is no comment, this means that the site contains score sheets for different instruments/composers.

• Rischel Collection from the Royal Danish Library NEW LINK!!
• Boije Collection NEW LINK!!
• Russian Classical Guitar Music Store-If you are interested in Russian guitar music, then this site is just for you. Downloadable sheets, MIDI samples, free mp3. Russian classical, traditional, Gypsy, popular music, songs, romances arranged for classical guitar.
• Guitar-directory.com-different categories of guitar music
• Free Music-free transcriptions by classical guitarist Richard Yates
• 8notes.com
• 8notes.com Database-a set of links to other free music sites
• Virtual Sheet Music
• Free classical sheet music
• The Mutopia Project
• Web Sites with Bach Information-a database specific to J.S. Bach
  
  
  
  Various Music Related Sites
  
• Open Guitar NEW LINK!!The site is by David Raleigh Arnold. He proposes courses of guitar study at various levels, including his own material.
• GuitarStorage.com A business in Pennsylvania that provides guitar storage solutions.
• World Guitarist Gunnar Eisel's Daily News Coverage for the World Classical Guitar Community
• Mean Guitars.com: A Valuable Guitar Directory and Information Resource.
• Guitar History - A source for guitar history and classical guitar lesson information.
• Web Directory
• Guitarrabrava Extensive guitarresources
• Jamie Andreas' Guitar Principles
• Sound Notes-Interesting page dealing with the physics of music and sound.
• Pulling Strings-Medford Mail Tribune article on the JCGS by Damian Mann.
• Pistol River Concert Association-in the town of Pistol River, Oregon
• The Guitar Foundation of America
• Classical Guitar Illustrated History
• Musicians and Injuries-a discussion of various injuries as they relate to the practicing musician.
• Guitar Review Magazine-website, sponsored by Augustine Strings
• Classical Guitar Internet Resource Site
• Artists and Performers-1000 Great Guitar Sites on the Web
• Classical Guitar Net-Your internet resource for classical guitar information.
• Classical Guitar FAQs-A List of Frequently Asked Questions
• Guitar and Lute Literature
• Classical Guitar Web Portal
• A Complete History-Featuring the Russell Cleveland Collection
• Teaching Classical Guitar at the College Level-A Perspective by Phillip Hii
• Classical Guitar Links
• The Classical Guitar Aficianados' Page
• The New Millinium Guitar Publications-New Millinium Publishing and on-line Magazine
• Classical Guitar Magazine-Home Page for the Brittish guitar Magazine
• Intermediate Classical Guitar Repertoire Favorites-List
• Fine and Rare Classical Guitars
• Home Page for Donald Sauter-Interesting Rants from a Classical Guitarist
• More Classical Guitar Home Pages
• The Classical Music Pages-history, composer bios, explanation of musical forms and terminology
• Classical Guitar MegaLinks-Over 2100 Links to Virtually Nothing but Classical Guitar
• Catagorized Classical Guitar MegaLinks-Same as above, only devided into catagories
• Classical Guitars For Sale by Owners
• Music Theory Website-introduction to the fundamentals of music theory
• I Breathe Music-iBreatheMusic.com is a place for established and aspiring musicians who want honest, quality instruction and a casual point of contact where they can interact and develop their skills with like minded people.
• Guitar Masters.com-Here is a link to a site that has a plethora of information, including tons of scales/arpeggios, Jazz theory, essays etc. Its like a whole bunch of books on guitar in one site.
• ArchGuitar Web Page Website of archguitar innovator, Peter Blanchette and his duo.
• Marty's Classical Guitar Web Portal This is Marty's Home Page. It is an interesting, multi-faceted classical guitar website. Check it out.
• Marty's Classical Guitar Web Portal One of the pages from the above website. A terrific list of links to websites of guitar composer on the internet. Spend an afternoon surfing this one.
• Guitarra Magazine well worth a visit. Chock full of interesting articles and photos. Check it out!
• Guitar Plus International promotes, perpetuates and enriches new chamber music for guitar.  We provide a database of repertoire composed since 1900 that includes composer  information such as website and/or email information, publishing details, available recordings, durations and dates of compositions, and established groups with instrumental forces of duos to octets and more.  Our mission is to establish the guitar as a viable and thriving chamber instrument in the 21st-Century.
  
  Competitions
• The Stotsenberg International Classical Guitar Competition
• Stafford Classical Guitar Recital Competition
• "Michele Pittaluga" International Classical Guitar Competition

Guitar Related Businesses

• Guitar Salon International-classical and flamenco guitars
• Guitar Solo Publications-on-line catalog of sheet music and supplies for guitarists
• Los Angeles Classical Guitars
• Zavaleta's La Casa de Guitarras We specialize in fine classical and flamenco guitars made in Spain, and represent some 50 makers. Aside from our inventory of guitars, our site offers hundreds of pages of biographies of makers, photographs, and an extensive collection of mp3 recordings of classical and flamenco guitars dating from 1762 to the present.
• Guitar Player's Nails: NEW LINK!!(Here is a glowing recommendation from a JCGS member.) "Just thought I'd let you know. If anyone you know is having trouble with their nails, these work great. I've been using them for a couple of months now and I get a great range of tone, they don't wear, and they're really tough. I don't think I'm going to use my real nails anymore." Dave Kear

Other Sites of Interest (not necessarily music or guitar related)

• Jefferson Public Radio The cultural watering hole for the State of Jefferson
• Blackstone Audio Books National Award winning company right here in Ashland, Oregon!
• Paschal Winery website for JCGS monthly meeting place
• Ashland Index A listing of what is happening is Ashland.
• Ashland Music Index A good way to get caught up on the Ashland music scene.
• State of Jefferson What is the "State of Jefferson"?
• Guanajuato, Mexico Website for Ashland's Sister City
• Map Quest Don't know where you are? Start here!
• World Wide Words: Michael Quinon writes about international English from a Brittish viewpoint.
• ArtCyclopedia "Where the world finds great art." This is a wonderful site if you are an art lover. Use their "search database" function. Try putting "picasso guitar" in the search field and see what happens.
• Abbinito Ashland salon specializes in thin, natural, healthy-looking nails enhanced with acrylic, silk & gel. Good local resource for guitarists.
• Cedarwood Inn: Hospitality is the rule, in Ashland, Oregon.