9 guitar schools in Barcelona
Flamenco guitar classes in Barcelona
Flamenco schools with a guitar department, music schools with a flamenco guitar teacher, and guitarists with their own school: every option in Barcelona for learning the toque, with weekly individual classes, online passes and term-based courses. If you're after an official qualification, we'll tell you where too.
Flamenco guitar schools in Barcelona
Sort by name or distance, and filter by district or online classes. On each school's page: levels, schedule, whether they lend a guitar and a contact form.
9 schools
What you learn in a flamenco guitar class
Flamenco guitar has two crafts: solo toque (falsetas, rasgueo technique, picado, alzapúa and trémolo) and accompaniment to singing and dance, which is where flamenco guitar differs from classical: you need to know the palos, their rhythms and how to follow a cantaor or a bailaor. Flamenco schools work on both; music schools tend to focus on technique and the solo repertoire.
Flamenco school or music school
Barcelona has both. A flamenco school gets you accompanying singing and dance early on and usually teaches individual classes with a flamenco guitarist; a music school offers you sight-reading, harmony and a more academic path, with a flamenco guitar teacher inside a larger centre. The listing says which is which.
Individual classes, online passes and civic centres
The most common format is a weekly one-to-one class, paid monthly. Several schools sell packs of online sessions, handy if you're not in Barcelona, and civic centres offer term-based group courses. Almost all lend a guitar for the first classes; ask before buying one.
Official training: the Liceu and the ESMUC
If you're after a qualification, the Conservatori Superior del Liceu has a flamenco guitar department and the ESMUC offers flamenco guitar within its higher studies. Both require an entrance exam and aren't open academies, so they don't have a page here; the schools that prepare you for that exam do.
Frequently asked questions
Can I start flamenco guitar without ever having played?
Yes. Individual classes adapt to each person's level and almost every school has a beginners level. You don't need to read music: flamenco guitar is taught by ear and with chord charts.
How much do flamenco guitar classes cost in Barcelona?
The most common is a weekly one-to-one class paid monthly, plus online packs and term-based courses. Each school has its own rates: ask for them using the form on its page.
Will a classical guitar do to get started?
Yes, for the first few classes. A flamenco guitar is lighter, with a narrower body and a tap plate, and sounds more percussive, but any teacher will tell you to learn first and buy later.
Can you learn flamenco guitar online?
Yes: several schools in Barcelona sell individual online session passes. Filter by «online» on the listing.
Where can you study flamenco guitar officially in Barcelona?
At the Conservatori Superior del Liceu and the ESMUC, with an entrance exam. Some schools on the listing prepare you for that exam.
Other disciplines in Barcelona
Many schools teach more than one thing, and some people start with dance and end up on guitar. These are the directory's other pages in Barcelona.
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