Visit with Andres during fiesta time at Paracho Michoacan, Mexico's "guitar town". As Andres shows in this video segment from ZOOM, guitar music goes beyond simple sound vibrations. [2:55]

In this music science fair project, students will discover the locations of harmonics on an acoustic guitar and relate them to guitar string lengths.

In this project, you will investigate the physics of standing waves on guitar strings. You will learn about the different modes (i.e., patterns) of vibration that can be produced on a string, and you will figure out how to produce the...

Video lesson on playing Dorian scales on six-string guitar. [3:26]

Great site explores the physics behind an electrical guitar. Outlines process for conducting an experiment on sound vibrations and provides animated GIF movies showing the first five modes of vibration.

In this online exhibition, learn about the evolution of the electric guitar by browsing dozens of influential guitar models. Through diagrams and audio samples, discover how different types of electric guitars work and sound.

In this project you'll learn how to make a piezoelectric pickup for acoustic guitar using inexpensive components. You can then connect your acoustic guitar to an amplifier, and record your own music. If you are interested in electronics...

A great resource for guitar players, this site provides a lot of music theory, how to play chords, how to improvise and more. On the download page there is a chord calculator that displays the notes of many chords.

Great website for information on guitars, lutes, and other musical instruments. A lot of free items like music, tablature, and art. Useful to those studying music, including beginners.

Resource offers a wide scope of links to information about vintage guitars, including photos, bibliographies and collection info.

An in-depth look at guitar playing. Includes exercises, lessons, resources, and much more! Whether you are a beginner or more advanced, this site is definitely worth seeing.

Source of information about the acoustic flat-top guitar and the playing styles used in bluegrass music. Recommendations for instructional materials to learn to play; history of Doc Watson, discussion areas, links.

This is a rockin' project for guitarists with an interest in the physics behind music. If you have ever wondered why the pitch of the note changes when you fret the string, this project will help you understand by applying basic...

Now it's easier than ever to make music on your computer! The direct USB connection of the iGuitar.USB models turns the guitar into an easy-to-use computer peripheral. The iGuitar is compatible with Macs and PCs and works directly with...

If you would like to learn to play the guitar, you will want to visit this website. These online lessons guide you through the basics of learning to play the guitar. This site is also available in Hebrew.

A series of 16 video lessons that teach basic guitar theory. Lessons discuss intervals, perfect and diminished notes, and octaves. Videos vary in length.

Read this magazine article to learn about guitars including the history of guitars, kinds of guitars, and how they work.

Guitar masters like Jimi Hendrix are capable of bending the physics of waves to their wills, plucking melody from inspiration and vibration. But how do wood, metal, and plastic translate into rhythm, melody, and music? Oscar Fernando...

A guitar string has a number of frequencies at which it will naturally vibrate. These natural frequencies are known as the harmonics of the guitar string. Students work through several example problems.

Create and play a variety of chords in this virtual guitar room.

Create and play a variety of chords in this virtual advanced-level guitar room.

At this site from Classical Guitar, the history of the guitar is extraordinary in its depth! Nice photographs accompany the text.

Gallery of images of basic guitar chords and their associated finger positions on the guitar fretboard. Each image can be enlarged and viewed from multiple angles.

A learning module geared toward English as a Second Language Learners. Students read and/or listen to a short text entitled "Valuable Guitar Found" and click on the links below to increase comprehension and vocabulary skills. Students...