classical guitar academy
Classical Guitar Academy is Derbyshire’s premier classical guitar studio,
specialising in the retail of the world’s finest classical guitars. We also run
a highly successful classical guitar school, with pupils coming to us from all
over the UK both in person and remotely to enjoy our lessons, workshops and
performance classes. Our History In the beginning… Classical Guitar Academy was
founded in 2015 by Ed Peczek. A student of the classical guitar for many years,
Ed has been dedicated to the classical guitar since 1997. His passion for the
instrument defined his formative years, attending lessons at Stafford Classical
Guitar Centre with Adrian Copley and Selina Madeley. This enthusiasm for the
classical guitar continued throughout childhood and it was clear from then on
that the instrument would be central to his future. Ed Peczek Despite officially
being founded in 2015, the idea for the business was formed many years earlier
while Ed was studying at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. As one of the UK’s
leading music conservatoires, the provision of a superior programme of study was
truly inspiring. However as a conservatoire, these classes were only available
to students of the institution. Given that the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
only accepted two to three new students per academic year, the reach of this
excellent programme seemed very limited. It was then, the idea for Classical
Guitar Academy was born. The concept driving Classical Guitar Academy is the
provision of a conservatoire standard programme of study to anyone and everyone
who would like access to it. Classical Guitar Academy came into being during
late Spring of 2015. Ed hired a room by the hour at the now defunct ‘Voicebox’
in Derby, teaching private lessons a couple days a week while juggling
peripatetic work and other private lessons in Staffordshire. Despite some very
long hours and a lot of driving between neighbouring counties, Classical Guitar
Academy was starting to gain traction in Derbyshire. As CGA’s reputation grew,
so did the business. By 2016, Classical Guitar Academy was in a strong enough
position to support its own dedicated studio.
