Guitar in
Catania & nearby
Individual guitar lessons for beginners and experienced players, with a flexible approach to repertoire, technique and musical expression.
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RESEARCH · EDUCATION · CREATION01 / THE LAB
Roberto StimoliMusician · Composer · Educator · Explorer
WORLD
MUSIC LAB
MUSIC LAB
Where traditions meet,
music transforms.
An independent space for musical research, learning and creative exploration across the Mediterranean, Africa and Latin America.
Founded by Roberto Stimoli
01 / THE LABLISTEN · INVESTIGATE · CONNECT
Music is a living
language.
It travels, changes, remembers and reinvents itself.
World Music Lab is an independent space for musical exploration, research, learning and creation. We investigate connections between musical traditions, with a particular focus on the Mediterranean, Africa and Latin America.
We listen to rhythms, study harmonic languages, discover repertoires and follow the cultural journeys behind the music. Research becomes practice through transcriptions, analysis, lessons, videos, improvisation and composition.
02 / LEARNINGINDIVIDUAL PATHS · SHARED DISCOVERIES
Learn by listening.
Grow by playing.
Musical pathways shaped around curiosity, experience and personal goals. For enthusiasts, students and working musicians.
Guitar in
Lessons
without borders
Online lessons to explore technique, harmony, rhythm, repertoire and your own musical direction, wherever you are.
Start a conversation ↗Collective
experiences
Group laboratories, thematic workshops and guided listening sessions connecting musical traditions and creative practice.
Explore workshops ↗Guitar technique · Harmony · Rhythm & groove · Improvisation · Repertoire · Listening
03 / SCORE LIBRARYTRANSCRIPTIONS · STUDY MATERIALS
A library for
curious musicians.
Eleven guitar transcriptions to study, explore and bring into your own playing. Two scores are freely available; the others can be found on Gumroad.
Dona Carmelita
Guinga · guitar transcription by Roberto Stimoli
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Desafinado
Antônio Carlos Jobim · version by Peter Sprague
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Letter from Home
Pat Metheny · version by Peter Sprague
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Canto de Xangô
Baden Powell · version by Paulo Bellinati
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Perú
Julian Lage · guitar transcription by Roberto Stimoli
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Dança do Café
Irio de Paula · guitar transcription by Roberto Stimoli
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Delancey Waltz
Marc Ribot · guitar transcription by Roberto Stimoli
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Jorge do Fusa
Garoto · version by Lula Galvão
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Corcovado
Antônio Carlos Jobim · version by Joe Pass
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Carinhoso
Pixinguinha · version by Lula Galvão
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Passarim
Antônio Carlos Jobim · version by Peter Sprague
View edition ↗05 / WATCH & LISTENFIELD NOTES · SOUND · IMAGE
Ideas become
sound.
Performances, musical explorations, demonstrations and reflections on repertoire, rhythm and musical language.
▶WORLD MUSIC LAB · MOVING IMAGE
FEATURED CHANNEL
Listen beyond borders.
Performances, musical journeys and ideas in motion. Explore the video archive on YouTube.
Explore the channel ↗WORLD MUSIC LAB · SOUND ARCHIVE
Sounds from the World
A listening journey through three collections and 103 musical recordings.
103recordings
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06 / CREATIONEXPERIMENT · IMPROVISE · COMPOSE
From research
to new music.
Traditions are not fixed objects. They are languages in motion. The lab brings musical materials into dialogue through composition, arrangement, improvisation and collaborative experimentation.
Propose a collaboration ↗Start with a sound.
Build musical ideas through melody, harmony, rhythm and listening.
Discover ↗Exercises & prompts.
Creative starting points for improvisation, arrangement and musical imagination.
Take part ↗Shared experiments.
Open activities and collaborative encounters across musical cultures.
Participate ↗06 / PROJECTSPEOPLE · PLACES · MUSICAL DIALOGUES
Many voices.
Shared journeys.
Projects and collaborations connected by a curiosity for musical languages, traditions and new encounters.
0104 05
Duo Cafuné
Roberto Stimoli & Alessandra Di Prima. Voice, guitar, clarinet, kalimba, marranzano and percussion in a dialogue between Brazil, Africa, Greece and Southern Italy.
02Armonia Viajera
Roberto Stimoli's solo project: guitar, clarinets, kalimbas, voice, electronics and loop station.
03Strings of Sicily
A meeting between Sicilian mandolin repertoire and Brazilian instrumental music, especially choro.
Volu Volu
A collective exploration of Sicilian popular traditions, Mediterranean sounds and contemporary creativity.
Bandamenano
Mare Aperto · 2026. Six musicians travelling across Mediterranean sounds, rhythms and languages.
08 / ABOUT ROBERTOARTIST · COMPOSER · RESEARCHER
ROBERTO STIMOLI · SICILYFOUNDER & MUSICAL GUIDE
Roberto
Stimoli.
A guitarist, composer and music educator whose path has moved through Johannesburg, Paris, Versailles and Sicily. His work brings together performance, research, teaching and encounters between musical cultures.
A life in music shaped by the guitar, clarinet, voice, composition and the dialogue between traditions. From performance to teaching, from transcription to original creation, the work is guided by curiosity and exchange.
Meet, exchange, collaborate ↗09 / CONTACTLET'S MAKE SOMETHING RESONATE
GET IN TOUCH
Every musical journey
starts with a conversation.
For lessons, workshops, performances, collaborations or questions about the materials, write to the lab.
Music grows through encounter. Let's begin.