I would like to tell the public in this area about the Illinois Guitar league. It was founded 35 years ago and has given many happy hours to thousands of guitar students. Boys and girls, men and women of all ages join in the fun.

  Everyone needs a hobby and hobbies are healthy and channel energy in healthy directions. Especially in growing –up years, its effects have a stabilizing effect. Then in the busy mid-years, a hobby can help beat stress or at least, mellow it a bit. Then, in retirement years, a very pleasant and relaxing way to enjoy yourself.

  The Illinois Guitar League cannot get any publicity through the media due to the students being from 18 different cities in Illinois.

  There are competitions held for all other musical instruments, sports of all kinds, cats, dogs, cattle at fairs, golf to name a few, but nothing, I repeat, nothing until I.G.L was founded in 1971.

On April 28^th and 29^th, 2007 in Rochelle, Illinois at the hickory Grove Convention Center at  Highways 251 and 38, the students in Illinois will get their annual opportunity to compete again in solo, duet, combo, band and entertainment categories according to age and number of lessons.

Beautiful trophies and ribbons are awarded and it is mandatory that each student take one written theory test. Study sheets are given to refresh memories and prepare for the short tests at the students lessons ahead of time.

Judges are chosen from the U.S.A and Canada. They must be a virtuoso on Guitar and have a degree in music.

 On behalf of all the studio operators in Illinois who are members of the I.G.L., I would like to invite all who love good, legitimate guitar music, to attend the 36^th annual Olympic Guitar Festival on April 28^th and 29^th, 2007

Kay Koster,