We started IGS to create "safe" place where beginners as well as advanced players can learn from each other, expand their musicianship, and take musical chances.  Through our travels we have met guitarists from all over the world who are looking for a sense of direction and a fresh input of ideas and new repertoire.  Now in the planning stages of our seventh year, we have realized our dream, creating along the way an enthusiastic community of alumni joining us on the lifelong adventure of music making.  Several of our students are pursuing careers in music and have gone on to become performers and teachers.  Many IGS alumni have taken their music in new directions,  are playing with other musicians on a regular basis, and are simply enjoying their playing more.  Student jam sessions are popping up more and more often at our Guitar Forum and reports of both staff and student reunions are coming in from all corners of the world. It seems that no matter where we travel to, there are at least a few familiar faces in the audience from IGS. We’re pleased with the way the community has grown and taken on a life of its own. Thanks to our incredible staff and the enthusiasm of our students, we have succeeded in creating one of the premiere guitar workshops in the world.

WE look forward to meeting everyone,

Woody , Bob , Trevor
 

Managing Director.................................... Trevor Laurence
Program Directors and founders................ Woody Mann and Bob Brozman
Student affairs coordinators.......................Hope Kubryn, Kate Hess
Art/design................................................Emily Thompson