Classical guitar magazines

Classical guitar related Medias (Magazines, webzines, webportals, etc.)

History

Magazines by language

English

  • Soundboard

1 A quarterly classical guitar magazine published in the USA, Soundboard articles feature a wide variety of technical and MusicAL columns, new music, and reviews. Membership in the Guitar Foundation of America includes a subscription to Soundboard Magazine.

  • Guitar Forum

2 Guitar Forum is a new journal dedicated to in-depth scholarly work on the classical guitar, its technique and its repertoire. Guitar Forum is published by the European Guitar Teachers Association UK, edited by Jonathan Leathwood and refereed by a board comprising Stephen Dodgson, Angelo Gilardino, Stephen Goss, Ricardo Iznaola, Stanley Yates, and Fabio Zanon.

  • Classical Guitar Magazine

3 Published in the UK, Classical Guitar Magazine regularly includes features; InterViews; international news; coverage of worldwide guitar events; music, book, concert and recording reviews; articles on guitar history, musical analysis and technique; music supplements and a concert diary. There is also a list of guitar teachers (entry free to subscribers) and a list of guitar societies.

  • American Lutherie

4 American Lutherie is the quarterly journal of The Guild of American Luthiers - an organization entirely devoted to stringed instrument making and repair, through a free exchange of information.

  • Guitar Review

5 Guitar Review, published since 1946, is a quarterly magazine devoted to the classical guitar. Its in-depth articles, reviews and rare music supplements provide a wealth of resources available nowhere else.

  • Acoustic Guitar

6 Acoustic Guitar provides music from around the globe and information on the artists who created it. It includes interviews, reviews, workshops, sheet music, and song transcriptions.

  • Fingerstyle Guitar

7 Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine includes feature articles that examine the artistry of guitarists of various styles including classical.

French

  • Guitare Classique

A magazine with a CD.

  • Les Cahiers de la guitare

Italian

  • 8 Seicorde

Japanese

  • Gendai guitar magazine

9 Gendai Guitar is a specialized monthly magazine on the classical guitar. Written in Japanese the articles cover a wide range of music from the Renaissance to the Contemporary. Its feature articles and music scores (25 pages in each issue) have been well received by readers since 1967. The flamenco series is especially popular. Gedai guitar includes Japanese domestic news, overseas topics, new CD and publication reviews, reports on masterclasses, a concert schedule, monthly concert reviews.

Webportals and webzines

  • Learn About Guitar A new guitar forum.
  • 10 Guitar Foundation of America USA.
  • 11 ClassicalGuitarist.infoClassical guitar portal of Arne Svindland, Norway.
  • [http://www.dailyguitar.com/]DailyGuitar.com
  • 12 Delcamp.net Classical guitar portal of Jean-François Delcamp, France. Sheet Music, forums, on-line guitar instruction, tablatures, mp3 and videos.
  • 13 Guitarrabrava.com
  • 14 GuitarraMagazine.com Classical Guitar Webzine launched in 1999 by Evan Witt, USA.
  • 15 Guitarrisimo.com Classical Guitar Webzine with free music and audio collection.
  • 16 Guitarist.com Classical guitar portal of John Philip Dimick, USA.
  • 17 Classical guitar homepage in Japan
  • 18 WorldGuitarist.com Daily News Coverage for the World Classical Guitar Community USA.
  • 19 Guitarsite.com/classical
  • 20 ClassicalGuitarForum.com

Blog of notable guitarists

  • 21 Blog of the famous guitarist Dimitri Illarionov. (Russian and English)
  • 22 Blog of the famous guitarist Yang Xuefei. (Chinese and English)
  • 23 Blog of the guitarist and composer Angelo Gilardino.
  • 24 Blog of Matanya Ophee, guitarist and founder of the publishing company Editions Orphée.
  • 25 Blog and article archive of guitarist/composer/writer Julia Crowe.
  • Coslito's Guitar Blog Blog of the American guitarist Dan Cosley.

Others blogs

  • 26 Violão Clássico Weblog: A Portuguese language Blog featuring articles, interviews and announcements related to the classical guitar in Brazil.
  • 27 Blog of John Philip Dimick, founder of Guitarist.com.

Classical guitar radios online

  • 28 Classical Guitar Alive! Hosted and produced by guitarist Tony Morris.
  • 10-String Internet Radio
  • 29 Yougstown's home for classical guitar music
  • 30 Violão com Fabio Zanon: Weekly radio and online broadcast on Cultura FM Radio in São Paulo, Brazil, hosted by guitarist Fabio Zanon. It airs on Wednesdays at 1pm BRT (4pm UTC) with a repeat broadcast at 8pm BRT (11pm UTC).