Zornitsa Dimitrova
Education
2001 – Bachelor's degree in Applied Linguistics, St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo
2003 – Bachelor's degree in Music Pedagogy, St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo
2005 – Master's degree in Music Education Pedagogy, St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo
2017 – PhD in Music Education Methodology, dissertation on "Baroque Music in Classical Singing Training", St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo
Work experience
2002–2008 – Chorus artist at the State Opera – Stara Zagora.
2008–2019 – Chorus artist at the Gena Dimitrova Municipal Choir – Pleven
2012 – 2018 – Honorary lecturer at the Music Department of St. St. Cyril and Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo
2020 – Senior Assistant Professor. Institute for Art Studies. Sofia.
Specializations
2004 – 2007 Opera Studio at the State Opera – Stara Zagora by Prof. Ressa Koleva, Bulgaria
Year of joining the Institute of Art Studies
2020 – Senior Assistant Professor
Publications
Studies and articles:
Dimitrova, Z. A look at the secular vocal music of XVII-XVIII century through the prism of the Baroque idea of style. In: PROCEEDINGS OF UNIVERSITY OF RUSE, volume 55, book 6.3, 2016, 98-102.
Dimitrova, Z. Style Approaches in Training Future Music Teachers and Their Reflection in Teaching Music as a General Education Subject. In: Contemporary Music Education and Upbringing. Second National Scientific Conference, St. Cyril and St. Methodius University Press, 2021, 111-120.
Dimitrova, Z. Guido Adler’s Concept of Musical Style in the Context of his Theoretical Views and the Knowledge of Style Accumulated over Centuries. In: Bulgarian musicology, 4, 2022, 61-81.
Dimitrova, Z. The musical style in the music curricula. Ideas for an integrative approach to the problem. In: Academic forum INTEGRAL MUSIC THEORY 9/2022, National Academy of Music „Prof. Pancho Vladigerov“ 2022, 274-284.
Dimitrova, Z. Genre parameters of the musical style. – In: Academic Forum INTEGRAL MUSIC THEORY 10/2023, National Academy of Music „Prof. Pancho Vladigerov“, 2023, 163-180.
Dimitrova, Z. In Search of Bulgarianness… Lubomir Pipkov’s Solo Songs. – In: Bulgarian Musicology, 2, 2024, 50-79.
Dimitrova, Z. The Reception of Guido Adler’s “Der Stil in der Musik” in Bulgarian Musicology at the Beginning of the Twentieth Centurye. In: Bulgarian Musicology, 2, 2025, 50-66.
Representative participation in conferences:
Participated with papers in various national and international scientific forums in Bulgaria.
Main areas of scientific research:
Theory of music style, vocal music, vocal techniques and interpretation, integrative approaches to music education in general and professional education, history of music.
Related activities:
Editing and translation
