Guitar Craft (GC) was a series of guitar and personal-development classes, founded and often presented by Robert Fripp, who is best known for his work with the rock band King Crimson. Guitar Craft courses introduced students to the New Standard Tuning and ergonomic playing with the plectrum (pick), often using steel-stringed, acoustic, shallow-body guitars from the Ovation Guitar Company.
By 2011 three-thousand students had completed the courses. Students who continue to practice Guitar Craft playing have been called "crafties". Notable crafties include Trey Gunn and the California Guitar Trio, who (with Fripp) constituted The Robert Fripp String Quintet. Crafties have recorded several albums under the name of "Robert Fripp and the League of Crafty Guitarists", for example.
After 25 years, the Guitar Craft movement transformed its activities into Guitar Circles, which offer introductory courses and performances in Europe and the Americas. Guitar Circles meet in many cities; in particular, Seattle's Guitar Circle meets for practices and performances and also sponsors a school.
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