美国吉他基金会成立于1973年，是美国最重要的吉他协会之一，是一个通过表演、教育、研究等方法，激发创作激情，提升古典吉他演奏水平的国际性组织。这个组织有40年的历史，是一个在美国弦乐教师协会赞助下创办的非盈利性组织。该协会每年举办一届国际古典吉他比赛，现在已经成为世界上最著名的比赛之一，并且每年在美国举办大约50场音乐会。美国吉他基金会青少年比赛面向全世界18周岁以下的吉他弹奏爱好者开放，与各地吉他弹奏家们同台竞技，于吉他琴弦上展现音乐风采。
2016年美国吉他基金会协会青少年国际比赛将于2016年6与20日-6月25日日举行，欢迎来自世界各地优秀的青少年选手踊跃参与！
比赛类别：吉他
比赛地点：美国，科罗拉多州（丹佛大都会州立学院）
比赛时间：2016年6月20日 - 2016年6月25日 （共计6天）
报名截止时间：2016年5月1日
备注：
报名资料需要至少5-10个工作日通过国际快递到达境外组委会进行审核，建议选手提前15个工作日报送资料到中国华夏文化集团兰乔圣菲文化传播，以免延误
参赛要求：面向18周岁及以下的吉他青少年艺术家开放，以2016年6月25日为界，不限国籍
参赛选手按照年龄段分为以下两个组别：
l 高级组：年龄15-18岁；
l 初级组：年龄14岁及以下。
备注：
ü 比赛优先录取各小组报名资料完整的前45名选手；
ü 参赛选手仅代表个人参赛，不得以专业音乐机构的代表身份参赛；
ü 历届比赛的一等奖获得者不得报名参加与往届相同的组别。
参赛曲目：
1. PRELIMINARY ROUND REQUIREMENTS FOR BOTH DIVISIONS
June 24: performance before a panel of three (3) judges for each division. This round will be closed to the public and no observers are allowed.
Each candidate must perform the following pieces and they may be performed in any order:
Required piece
Free Choice of 4-7 minutes length
All pieces must be performed from memory.
Each competitor is allotted a 12-minute performance slot in this round and a performance may be stopped by the judges if the player is not near completion of the music after 12 minutes of playing. Tuning or pausing between the selections is not included in the timing. All competitors must perform on a nylon string, classical guitar. Four (4) competitors from this round will advance to the Final Round. Announcement of the four (4) competitors to advance will be made Saturday evening at the beginning of the featured concert.
2. FINAL ROUND REQUIREMENTS FOR SENIOR DIVISION
June 25: 1:30 - 3:30 pm: Performance order for this round will be determined by a Lottery-numerical order draw. The four (4) candidates will perform before the same panel of three (3) judges. This round will be open to the public.
All finalists are required to perform a minimum of two (2) works of contrasting styles (by different composers) not to exceed a total of fifteen (15) minutes. They may be performed in any order. No works by Villa-Lobos (whether or not they were played in the Preliminary Round) may be included in the Final Round, but other works from the Preliminary Round may be repeated.
All pieces must be memorized. All performers will be stopped at a total of 15 minutes playing time. Tuning or pausing between the selections is not included in the timing. Announcement of the winners will be made at 4:00 pm.
FINAL ROUND REQUIREMENTS FOR JUNIOR DIVISION
June 25: 9:30-11:30 am: Performance order for this round will be determined by a Lottery-numerical order draw. The four (4) candidates will perform before the same panel of three (3) judges and will be open to the public.
All finalists are required to perform a minimum of two (2) works of contrasting styles (by different composers) not to exceed a total of twelve (12) minutes. They may be performed in any order. No works by Villa-Lobos (whether or not they were played in the Preliminary Round) may be included in the Final Round, but other works from the Preliminary Round may be repeated.
All pieces must be performed from memory. All performers will be stopped at a total of 12 minutes playing time.
Tuning or pausing between the selections is not included in the timing. Announcement of the winners will be made at 4:00 pm.
评委组成：具体评审团成员名单待公布
备注：
ü 比赛艺术总监为Martha Masters；
ü 比赛评审团由国际著名音乐家团队组成；
ü 评审团通过投票决定前四名晋级决赛的选手，如果出现平局，评审团会对平局选手进行再次投票；
ü 决赛中，评审团将根据选手所获票数选出一/二/三/四等获奖选手，如果出现平局，评审团会对平局进行再次投票，决赛中不允许出现平局结果。
ü 评审团的决定是最终的，不容置疑。
奖项设置：
1. 主要奖项：
1）高级组：15-18岁
一等奖：2000美元 + 2015全额奖学金
二等奖：1000美元
三等奖：750美元
四等奖：500美元
2）初级组：14岁及以下
一等奖：1000美元
二等奖：750美元
三等奖：500美元
四等奖：250美元
2. 其他奖项：
除主要奖项以外，还将授予获奖选手如下物质奖励：
1) D'Addario, Savarez, 以及Augustine赞助的吉他琴弦
2) GSP 奖励的礼品兑换券或者邮寄的吉他琴弦
3) KLING-ON 产品
备注：
ü 所有国际获奖者均需依法缴纳30%联邦所得税；美国获奖者将发行IRS-1099；
ü 所有赠送的礼品均有赞助商提供，组委会将尽全力颁发所有声明的奖项，但是如果赞助商未提供相应礼品支持，组委会将不承担任何安全责任。
