The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance is proud to announce the signing of an exclusive sponsorship and partnership with the International Guitar Foundation.

The International Guitar Foundation
Founded over fourteen years ago, the IGF Guitar Festival has grown into one of the world's leading guitar events. They have promoted concerts and recitals all over the UK, ranging from classical to jazz, and rock to desert blues, and they have built a reputation for supporting the very best music and musicians, whilst offering students a unique educational experience to celebrate learning and playing the guitar.

The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (incorporating the legendary Guitar Institute) lays claim to almost a quarter of a century of heritage and experience in creating and delivering ground breaking courses for students of guitar, bass, drums and vocals. The Institute has an international reputation for excellence and innovation and its portfolio of courses, widely regarded as the best training for musicians wishing to forge careers in the music industry, includes Diploma, Higher Diploma and Degree programmes.  

Further information regarding the IGF visit www.igf.org.uk.

The International Drum Foundation
Also part of the International Guitar Foundation is the International Drum Foundation. This charity has been set up in association with the International Guitar Foundation. Originally it began with Bath's 'Rhythm Course' which has been going since 2000 and has bought the best drummers in the world to present up close Masterclasses along with the best tutors for day to day lessons..... But it doesn't stop there.

For more information please visit www.internationaldrumfoundation.org.uk

About the International Guitar Foundation (IGF):

The guitar occupies a unique place in the hearts and hands of players and enthusiasts, one unequalled by any other instrument. Over the past one hundred years, the guitar’s cultural significance has been assureds. Its elegant presence has been felt for more than four hundred years. Its global impact on music has never been stronger than it is today. At the IGF (International Guitar Foundation) we've wholeheartedly understood, embraced and promoted the guitar’s broad appeal for the last fourteen years.
We have nurtured and celebrated the varied pleasures of this beautiful and multi-faceted instrument with unparalleled dedication. We've offered concerts and recitals all over the country, from The Royal Festival Hall and the Sage Gateshead, to schools and youth clubs and in every field of music, from classical to blues, from flamenco to jazz and from rock, via folk, to world music. We encourage people to crossover between improvised and written music and to make other exciting choices. We have taught the guitar in schools around the country, staged educational programmes at all levels and organised festivals, seminars and workshops nationwide and during our famous summer schools in Bath. We have commissioned and recorded more serious new music for the guitar from composers than any other institution. As a result of our dedication, we have created a substantial legacy of contemporary music for future generations
We appeal to an extraordinary range of people, from primary school age children through to aspiring teenagers, twenty- and thirty-somethings and middle-aged, middle-management escapees, through to enthusiasts aged up to of eighty. All of these people regularly choose to learn and / or to listen and / or to perform with us, whether they are beginners, teachers or professionals of recognised status. Our wide-ranging work attracts and reaches many people who want to explore the knowledge and experiences we offer.