| Spanish guitar is a loose term which people use to | | | | Classical guitar which is classical music played on a |
| refer to any acoustic guitar music with a Spanish | | | | nylon string acoustic guitar with no cutaway at the top |
| sound. Flamenco is the folk music of a particular region | | | | frets. The guitar is usually made from Rosewood for |
| of Spain which is often confused with classical guitar | | | | the sides and back, and Cedar and Spruce for the |
| because they both involve a guy in a suit playing a | | | | front. |
| guitar with his fingernails. Flamenco has little in common | | | | Classical guitar is strongly associated with Spanish |
| with classical guitar because it is basically just the | | | | composers from several different periods of history |
| guitar accompaniment to Flamenco singing and dancing | | | | and the prime mover of classical guitar technique was |
| with guitar solos being a late development in this genre. | | | | a Spaniard by the name of Andres Segovia. |