Art. 1. The Aprom Association of Brescia promotes the advanced guitar course called “Seicorde Academy”, which will be held this year in Brescia from Wednesday 4th to Sunday 8th September 2024.
Art. 2. Participation in Seicorde Academy courses is open to actual students and auditors, of any nationality, without age limits.
Art. 3. Active students must attach to the application a short CV, a recent color photograph and a photocopy of a valid identity document.
Art. 4. Active students will be able to carry out the four individual courses, scheduled for each teacher, with the professors Andrea Dieci and Giulio Tampalini for the entire period. They will also have free access to any planned concerts. Listening students will be able to freely participate in all educational and concert activities that will take place during the courses.
Art. 5. Each individual lesson will last 50 minutes. Lessons will begin on Wednesday 4 September at 9.00 am and will end on Sunday 8 September at 6.00 pm. The daily timetable of the courses will be as follows: 9.00-13.00; 2.30pm-7.00pm. The definitive calendar of lessons will be communicated by September 2, 2024.
Art. 6. Students who request it will be able to follow the seminar “How to tackle a concert career by playing the guitar”, divided into two meetings, held by the journalist Filippo Michelangeli, director of Suonare news and Amadeus. The cost of the Seminar is 50.00 euros.
Art. 7. To register for the courses you must complete the online registration form with your details (name, surname, address, place and data of birth, level of studies).
Art. 8. Minors registered must attach written authorization, complete with email and telephone number, from both parents.
Art. 9. In the event of photographic, radio, television, web recordings and recordings during the course or concerts, participants are not entitled to any financial compensation. By enrolling in the course you also sign a release for the free use of their images and recordings by the organization to document and promote musical activities relating to the Seicorde Academy. For minors, authorization is granted by a parent or guardian.
Art. 10. The registration fee of 50.00 euros plus the participation fee for the course as Members of 350.00 euros (100.00 euros for Auditors) must be paid at the same time as sending the application, no later than Wednesday 31st July 2024 by bank transfer to the account held in the name of Aprom Music Promotion Association – BCC Brescia bank account Iban IT24W0869211204025000254445 BIC SWIFT CCRTIT2TH00 specifying in the reason for payment “Seicorde Academy” and the name and surname of the participant. Students who wish to participate in Filippo Michelangeli’s Seminar must indicate this in the registration form and pay an extra fee of 50.00 euros.
Art. 11. For the stay during the days of the Seicorde Academy, students are advised to book their room via online platforms, taking into account the distance from the centre. Lunch and dinner have an agreement with the Seicorde Academy at the Cafè Ristorante Floriam, in Piazza Loggia.
Art. 12. There is a maximum number of 24 active students. In the event of requests exceeding availability, the organization will admit candidates based on the order in which applications are received (receipt of the online registration form is proof).
Art. 13. The final concert of the students of the Seicorde Academy will take place on Sunday 8 September 2024.
Art. 14. Registrants must show up on September 4, 2024 at h. 9.00 at the course venue. It will be possible to arrive the evening before the start of the course, agreeing on the methods and costs with the management.
Art. 15. All members, both active and auditors, who have attended at least 70% of the lessons will be issued a diploma of participation.
Art. 16. The registration fee will be refunded only in the event of cancellation of the course.
Art. 17. The best active students, up to a maximum of six, upon the unquestionable judgment of a commission made up of Andrea Dieci, Giulio Tampalini, chaired by Filippo Michelangeli, will be offered the possibility of being presented in a CD attached to the monthly Suonare news in 2025. The recordings must be made at your own expense in a professional manner and the regulation for the delivery of the recordings will be communicated later. Nothing will be due for the use of the aforementioned recordings. The commission will also award two concert prizes for four students offered by the Marziali Music Festival of Seveso (Milan) and the Aprom Association of Brescia, two scholarships offered by the La Passione di Yara Association of Bergamo and a scholarship offered by the Curci Editions.
Art. 18. The organization declines all responsibility for any damage to people or things during the event.
Art. 19. If the course is canceled due to reasons of force majeure, for example a worsening of the health emergency that prevents any type of travel, even for study or work reasons, the registration and attendance fees will be fully refunded.
Art. 20. Participation in the advanced guitar courses of the Seicorde Academy entails the unconditional acceptance of this regulation.
Art. 21. In case of disagreements on the interpretation of the translation, the Italian text is authentic.