What is Summer Guitar Academy Pleven?
Pleven Summer Guitar Academy is aimed at both beginners and advanced students studying classical guitar in music schools/academies or children’s music schools.
The main goal of the specialized form of education is to motivate learners through extracurricular activities that are close to children and engage them in a creative process.
By tradition, this year as well, most educational events: group and individual lessons, lectures and concerts will be held outdoors, in the heart of the “Kailaka” nature park.

Conducting period: 24-30.07.2023

What is the training:
Stage 1 Preparation: Each participant prepares a solo piece of his choice and pre-sent sheet music, according to the level of mastery of the instrument; (the material is sent after the registration deadline)
Stage 2 Implementation: In a period of one week, the participants are trained in the specialized creative courses. Students are divided into groups according to their level of mastery of the instrument and age;
The training is accompanied by a sports and tourist accompanying program: a one-day trip to nature, a campfire, fishing, football, table tennis, chess, billiards, etc.
Stage 3 Final concerts: The training ends with concerts that aim to show the result of the work done.

Basic training includes:
– participation in “Guitar Ensemble” with different teachers;
– participation in the workshop “Interpretation of a solo play” with different teachers;
– participation in the “Creative Music Making” course with Konstantin Kuchev;
– participation in the courses: “Technical exercises” with different teachers;
– participation in one of the following optional courses: “Improvisation”; “Composition”; “Harmony – a practical course for playing chords”; “Prima vista – reading music at first sight”; “Electric guitar for classical guitarists” with different teachers;
– participation in at least 2 organized concerts;

Each participant can add the following additional options to the basic training package:
– optional additional course: from the listed: “Improvisation”; “Composition”; “Harmony – a practical course for playing chords”; “Prima vista – reading music at first sight”; “Electric guitar for classical guitarists”. The additional course must be different from the selected course in the main package. For example: if you specified an improvisation course in the basic package, then the choice for the additional one should be between “Composition”; “Harmony – a practical course for playing chords”; “Electric guitar for classical guitarists”.
– master classes/individual lessons with a teacher chosen by the student.

NEW IN THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY EDITION:
1. This year, the focus of the training will be the specialized practical courses created for the event in: improvisation, harmony, composition, prima vista and electric guitar. Each participant will have the right to choose which of the courses to participate in. Separately, there will be an opportunity to choose another course as an additional option;
2. Another major innovation is the provision of individual lessons as an additional option, not mandatory – each participant will choose whether they want individual master classes with teachers and who the teachers they want to work with will be.
3. For the first year, a specialized creative workshop on “Interpretation of a solo piece” is also created: each participant will play the pre-prepared piece for solo guitar of his choice in front of an audience, after which his performance will be analyzed by the teachers of the academy.
4. During the one-day nature trip, participants will have the choice of staying on the lake and spending the evening in a pre-built camping camp.

Each student is necessary:
– to prepare material for a guitar ensemble, which will be sent to him no later than 20 days before the start of the academy. The sheet music will be strictly adapted to the level of mastery of the instrument of each participant.
– to prepare in advance: one solo piece of his/her choice for the interpretation workshop and which is ready to present at a concert;
– to choose in the registration form one of the following courses of choice, which are included in the general package for active participation: improvisation; composition; harmonium, prima vista or electric guitar for classical guitarists;

Teachers at the academy:
– Anton Baranov – outstanding performer, (GFA winner) – Russia
– Atanas Ourkouzounov – composer, teacher at “Maurice Ravel” Conservatory of Music – Paris, France
– Assoc. Dr. Rossen Balkanski – composer, teacher at the National Academy of Music “prof. Pancho Vladigerov” – Sofia
– Prof. Stella Miteva-Dinkova – performer and teacher at the Academy of fine arts “prof. Asen Diamandiev” – Plovdiv
– Bozhana Pavlova – performer and teacher at the “Johann Josef Fux” Conservatory of Music – Graz, Austria
– Boyan Doychev – performer and teacher at a children’s music school in the city of Varna “Center for young artists”
– Georgi Dimitrov – Jojo – outstanding performer, winner of prestigious competitions – Bulgaria
– Nikolay Mihaylov – teacher at “Panayot Pipkov” National School of Arts – Pleven/Artistic Director of Summer Guitar Academy
– Stefanos Dimitriou – teacher at “Panayot Pipkov” National School of Arts – Pleven
– Milena Gramova-Mihaylova – teacher at “Panayot Pipkov” National School of Arts – Pleven
– Konstantin Kuchev – performer and teacher in the city of Sofia
– Hristo Neychev – teacher at the National Academy of Music “prof. Pancho Vladigerov” – Sofia

Conditions for participation:
– Registration takes place through the academy’s website until the capacity of the event is exhausted. No advance payment is required.
– On the day of arrival, each participant is required to provide the following documents:
*declaration of consent from a parent (for persons under 18); Forms will be sent by email after successful registration.
*personal data protection declaration (GDPR); Forms will be sent by email after successful registration.
– Payment is made on the day of arrival.

PRICES (The final price for participation is formed based on your choice):
Basic package “Active participation with accommodation and food” (price BGN 490) Includes:
– 6 nights in “Tourist House” Pleven + breakfast, lunch and dinner;
– organized transport for all events with a transport company + the possibility of meeting and sending from the central station and bus station;
– participation in “Guitar Ensemble” with different teachers;
– participation in one of the following optional courses: “Improvisation”; “Composition”; “Harmony – a practical course for playing chords”; “Prima vista – reading notes at first sight”; “Electric guitar for classical guitarists”;
– participation in the courses: “Technical exercises” and “Creative exercises for rhythm” with different teachers;
– participation in the course “Creative Music Making” with Konstantin Kuchev;
– participation in the workshop “Interpretation of a solo piece”;
– participation in at least 2 organized concerts;
– organized sports events: “gymnastics and traditional Bulgarian dances”, football; fishing; billiards;  etc.;
– organized camping trip near the city of Pleven;
– professional audio/video recording of the ensemble concerts + photos;

You can add additional courses and/or master classes with teachers of your choice to the basic package. Additional courses are paid for separately as follows:
-package: additional optional course (BGN 90 per course): You can choose: “Improvisation”; “Composition”; “Harmony – a practical course for playing chords”; “Prima vista – sheet music reading at a glance”; “Electric guitar for classical guitarists”. The additional course must be different from the selected course in the main package. For example: if in the main package you specified a course in ” Improvisation”, then the choice for the additional one should be between “Composition”, “Harmony – practical course for playing chords”, “Prima Vista” and “Electric guitar for classical guitarists”.
-package: master classes/individual lessons (40 BGN/ 45 minutes with a teacher of your choice. In the form, indicate the number of classes and teachers with whom you wish to work individually)
Additional packages:
– package: anniversary souvenirs (30 BGN) (T-shirt with the logo of the Summer Guitar Academy, made in the size you want; pen; quill; badge, etc.)
-package: audio/video recording of the solo concert + photos (20 BGN)
Packages for accompanying/parents of academy participants:
It is recommended that children under 10 years of age attend the event with a companion.
Package “Passive participation (only for companions)” (price BGN 320) Includes:
– 6 nights in “Tourist House” Pleven + breakfast, lunch and dinner;
– organized transport for all events with a transport company + the possibility of meeting and sending from the central train station and bus station;