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GUITAR COURSE

The art of the Flamenco Guitar has a long tradition in Spain and the city of Granada is a place where guitars and guitarists reach the highest levels of quality and expertise in the world. A place where rhythm and art blend for the delight of the senses. Where the Alhambra, the mountains and the people awaken an apetite for learning.

It is in this environment that we began to handcraft guitars and other string instruments over 45 years ago. In addition, for the last 20 years we have taught the flamenco guitar to thousands of students from around the world, converting our center into a highly qualified school. We offer our students a variety of courses and we use teaching methods that make it easy to learn to play the flamenco guitar. In addition, we assist students in making housing arrangements in our city.

During the year, we offer 4 intensive Flamenco Guitar Courses in the morning and the afternoon, for beginners, intermediate and advanced levels, taught by our professor Paco Cortés Urbano.

Throughout the course we organize visits to guitar makers workshops and lectures about the techniques used to make guitars. Following the course we offer Diplomas to certify your participation performance in the course.

Daniel Gil de Avalle y Montes, nació en la Andaluza ciudad de Jaén, en 1961. Más tarde su familia se instala definitiva-
mente en Granada 1965 en el típico barrio granadino del Realejo. De muy joven empieza sus estudios de música y violín, en el Real Conservatorio de Música de Granada, continuando sus estudios más tarde en Madrid. Se empieza a identificar con diferentes instrumentos de cuerda, guitarra clásica y flamenca, laúdes, bandurrias, violonchelos, violines, violas...etc. Su animo de aprender le hace tener numerosos contactos con constructores de instrumentos musicales del Realejo. Se decide entrar en el mundo de la construcción de la mano del famoso Luthier Granadino Manuel Bellido y posteriormente adquiere matrimonio con la hija de este. Empieza a perfeccionar su técnica con su propia línea de instrumentos musicales.

Manuel L. Bellido, nació en Granada en 1939, descendiente de la más pura escuela granadina de construcción de instrumentos musicales, discípulo directo de D. Eduardo Ferrer. Manuel L. Bellido se caracteriza por su incansable búsqueda del perfeccionamiento armónico y físico del instrumento. Esta inquietud ha hecho que en la actualidad su trabajo este en alta estima a escala internacional. En su taller han aprendido numerosos constructores actuales. Entre los instrumentos que construye Manuel L. Bellido se encuentran Guitarras Clásicas, Flamencas, Laúdes, Bandurrias y un largo etcétera.

Paco Cortés Urbano, was born in Sacromonte in the city of Granada. He is the son of the Bailaor (Flamenco Dancer) Miguel Cortés Amaya and the Cantaor (Flamenco Singer) “Conchita”. From the early age of 7, he began to study the guitar with his uncle Pepe Amaya. Paco Cortés started to perform in the caves of Sacromonte and he has done so professionally ever since. He went on tour for the first time in Andalusia when he was only ten years old together with famous flamenco artists of the time and at the age of 14, he began to work with Mario Maya. Together, they brought to the stage, “Camelamos Naquerar”. He also worked in other theatrical Flamenco performances such as “Macama Jonda” and “Diquela de la Alhambra”. He has recorded several albums both as a guitarist to accompany dance and singing. His work as a guitarist is sought by artists that require a pure and classic style. For more than 8 years, he has worked alongside the cantaor Enrique Morente and for more than a decade, he has accompanied the cantaora Carmen Linares.