“Lean your body forward to support the guitar against your chest, for the poetry of the music should resound in your heart.”
Toque | Guitar
The Colorado Institute of Flamenco proudly provides exceptional quality instruction in flamenco guitar, catering to individuals of all ages and skill levels. Our comprehensive and thoughtfully structured studies are carefully designed to help students advance their understanding and mastery of the rich art of flamenco guitar, enabling guitarists to pursue a wide variety of personal goals and aspirations in a relaxed, encouraging, and supportive setting. Explore the captivating Spanish Gypsy traditions, whether as a soloist, in ensemble performances, or during tablao (club) presentations. At Colorado Institute of Flamenco, our teachers to guidance to help you develop your flamenco skills and achieve your goals.
Try It.
If you’ve never experienced a group flamenco guitar class before, we invite you to give one of our classes a try on a drop-in basis. The cost for a single class is $28.00, Connect with fellow flamenco guitarists in a supportive environment., and experience the rhythms and cultural heritage of flamenco with instructor Andréana and discover a new musical expression.
Work Study
CIF’s work study program offers valuable opportunities to students in exchange for classes and/or private lessons that enhance their learning experience. Do you have a special skill or talent you believe we could benefit from? Or perhaps you are interested in helping to offset the cost of your classes by working with us? If so, please feel free to email us or have a conversation with your instructor for more details!
Technique & Repertoire
All-Levels | Group Techniques, Tues. 6PM
What you’ll do.
Learn to master techniques like alzapúa, arpeggios, tremolo, picado (picking), and ragueo (strumming), over memorized repertoire to help you develop speed, agility, and accuracy, as well as rhythm.
Class is based on the techniques class originated by Alquilino “El Entrí” Jimenez, from Cañaroto, Madrid, and Flamenco Masters like Paco de Lucia, Sabicas, Pedro Cortés, and more.
We encourage participants to register for the 2024/2025 school year before attending. If you are just coming for a drop-in class jump to Buy Now.
Study Focus
Soleá, Alegrías, Tangos, Bulerías, Guajiras, and more. Each week you’ll learn sections of a Palo (song form) called “falsetas”, and build towards a complete solo piece. You’ll also learn how these falsetas (melodies) work in context with the dance and cante (singing).
Private Lessons
Sessions available in 45-minutes, 60-minutes or 90-minutes time slots.
Scroll down to learn more about the various offerings, and be sure to check the lesson times available for our classes.
Paco De Lucia July 2010, San Vito Jazz Festival | Photo by Alberto Cabello
“If you lack technique, you lose the freedom to create.” — Paco De Lucia
Explore Our Group & Private Classes
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All-Levels
Go from learning to performing.
90-Minutes | from $30.00
• TUESDAYS | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
• Pre-Requisite: Must have at least 1 year of guitar playing experience and some knowledge of chord vocabulary. Otherwise, we recommend taking private lessons to start.
Learn to develop a very specialized set of skills and techniques unique to flamenco guitar playing in a relaxed and supportive environment. In my class, I carefully train guitarists of all levels in the development of their techniques, while helping you build your collection of flamenco solo repertoire and falsetas (melodic lines). Explore both traditional and modern forms, including influences from jazz, to broaden your musical repertoire and deepen your understanding of flamenco guitar.
Guitarists in this class can join Andréana during dance class to gain experience in accompaniment.
Advance registration required for the 2024/2025 school year.
No registration needed for drop-in.
Requires minimum of 3 participants to run the class.
Already registered? Jump to Buy Now .
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Private & Semi-Private Lessons
Sessions available in 45- minutes, 60-minutes, or 90-minutes time slots.
Days / Times:
• Monday | 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
• Tuesdays | 1:00 PM- 5:30 PM
• Wednesday | 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM
• Thursdays | 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Closed Friday - Sunday.
All lessons are held in Rm 1-A at the Historic Grant Avenue Community Center. Navigation to our Location section for map reference an directions.
