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EDUCATION

Since 1977, he works as a guitar teacher only at Pera Güzel Sanatlar and he holds the position as the Chairman of Guitar Department since 1990 and he continues to train many students together with his two assistants Doruk Okuyucu and Hakan Kamalı.

In 4 years education program, he trains his students beginning with healthy guitar playing, history of guitar, history of flamenko, and basic right and left hand exercises and advances on flamenco, classical and South American guitar playing depending on the student’s wishes and abilities.

Moreover since 2004, within the context of European Union (EU) Leonardo da Vinci Education Project, he has been nominated to choose the students who are successful and who can meet the conditions, in order to take master class training during summer with famous guitarists at Amor De Dios, Madrid which is Pera’s sister school.

Pera Güzel Sanatlar has been nominated as the examination center for Thames Valley University College of Music and Ilgaz Benekay also prepares his classical guitar students who are willing to take the test in order to receive a certificate of this school. Also he, himself is one of the graduates of Thames Valley University .

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