martedì 2 aprile 2013

2th: Here you can find infomations about the Courses of Undergraduate, Masters Degrees, in English Language



Early Music: Harpsichord – Viola da Gamba

Pre-baccalaureate Course
A program for those who do not yet possess the pre-requisites necessary for an Undergraduate University Degree Program or a Masters Program.
The length of the program varies, according to the individual needs of each student.  Along with the study of their principal instrument, students will participate in music theory and analysis, ear-training, harmony, music history, and choral singing courses  
More information regarding the new Pre-baccalaureate Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/corsi-pre-accademici.asp

Three-year Undergraduate Degree
Along with the study of technique and the most significant repertoire (solo, chamber music, and orchestral ensembles) courses in ensemble music for voice and ancient instruments, and the theory and practice of figured bass are required.  Further studies include improvisation, methods and repertoire of the organ and ancient keyboards, composition, history and technology of the instrument, the study of treatises on methods, and conducting of vocal and instrumental ensembles.  Courses in acoustics, information technology for music, expressive techniques and body awareness and the study of a European language are also required. 
The degree program trains students for employment as soloists, in chamber music groups, in chamber orchestras, symphony orchestras, and orchestras for musical theater/opera, and as coaches for singers of the repertoire.
More information regarding Undergraduate Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/triennio-conservatorio.asp

Two–year Masters Program
Along with the study of repertoire and technique, two more courses per year are requirements:  vocal and instrumental chamber music, clavichord, organology, fortepiano (for harpsichordists) and viola consort (for violists).
Additional courses offered during the first year include ancient music styles, Gregorian Chant, rhetorical analysis, communication techniques and music management, show business law and legislation, figured bass practices, vocal and instrumental conducting, and vocal technique for instrumentalists. Laboratories in Renaissance and Baroque Dance, tuning and tempering, improvisation and composition, and bibliography and library science are also offered.
The Conservatory possesses three instruments, two mechanical and one electric, which are available to students.
More information regarding the Harp Masters Program may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/biennio-conservatorio.asp


There is one harpsichord class and one viola da gamba class at the Luca Marenzio Conservatory, in which students from the pre-baccalaureate, undergraduate and Masters program take part.  However,  the Conservatory boasts a faculty with a wide range of repertoire and experience who are able to meet the specific needs of each individual student.

One-year Specialization Course
Along with the study of instrumental techniques and repertoire, students are free to attend all courses and Labs offered in the Degree Programs.  They will not participate in exams, but will be awarded a Certificate of Participation.
More information regarding One-year Specialization Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/corsi-perfezionamento.asp

 Brass:  Trumpet, Trombone, Horn

Pre-baccalaureate Course
A program for those who do not yet possess the pre-requisites necessary for an Undergraduate University Degree Program or a Masters Program and desire to prepare themselves for admission to the Undergraduate Degree Program.
The length of the program varies, according to the individual needs of each student.
Students will be admitted to the course based on the results of an aptitude test, or an audition. 
More information regarding the new Pre-baccalaureate Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/corsi-pre-accademici.asp

Three-year Undergraduate Degree
Courses common to the curriculum of all wind instruments are:  music theory and analysis, ear training, music history, piano, and choral music.  Along with the study of the theory and the repertoire of one’s instrument, chamber music, ensemble music for winds, and orchestral formation.  Further studies include literature, history and technology of the instrument, conducting wind instrument orchestras, and the study of forms, systems, the language and the history of music, show business law and legislation, and the repertoire of another instrument of the family.   Courses in acoustics, information technology for music, expressive techniques and body awareness and the study of a European language are also required. 
The degree program trains students for employment as soloists, in chamber music groups, in chamber orchestras, symphony orchestras, orchestras for musical theater/opera, and wind ensembles.
More information regarding Undergraduate Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/triennio-conservatorio.asp


Two-year Masters Program

Trumpet
Study of trumpet technique, repertoire, vocal and instrumental ensemble and chamber music, wind ensembles
                                                              
Trombone
Study of trombone technique, repertoire, vocal and instrumental ensemble and chamber music, wind ensembles.

Horn
(or Ancient Horn)
Four subjects are required in the first year, after students have chosen between horn and ancient horn:  technique and repertoire, a second instrument from the horn family (natural-French horn, Romantic horn, tenor, bass or Wagner tuba), ancient horn (classical or baroque), second instrument from the ancient horn family (classical or baroque natural horn, two or three-valve Romantic horn), history and analysis of didactic methods for the horn (obligatory for both programs), and history and technology of the horn (obligatory for both programs). There are three obligatory courses the second year (having chosen between horn and ancient horn): technique and repertoire, a second instrument from the horn family (natural-French horn, Romantic horn, tenor, bass or Wagner tuba), ancient horn II (classical or baroque), second instrument from the ancient horn family II(classical or baroque natural horn, two or three-valve Romantic horn), and history and technology of the horn II (obligatory for both programs).
More information regarding the Woods Masters Program may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/biennio-conservatorio.asp

One-year Specialization Course
Along with the study of instrumental techniques and repertoire, students are free to attend all courses and Labs offered in the Degree Programs.  They will not participate in exams, but will be awarded a Certificate of Participation.
More information regarding One-year Specialization Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/corsi-perfezionamento.asp


  
Choral Music and Conducting

Pre-baccalaureate Course .
A program for those who do not yet possess the pre-requisites necessary for an Undergraduate University Degree Program or a Masters Program.
The length of the program varies, according to the individual needs of each student.
Along with the necessary basics of harmony, choral conducting and vocal technique, piano and organ accompaniment are fundamental to the preparation of future choral conductors.
More information regarding the new Pre-baccalaureate Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/corsi-pre-accademici.asp. It should be underlined that great importance is given to the acquisition of a thorough preparation for the study of vocal practices, choral conducting and the accompaniment of choral groups at the piano or the organ.

Three-year Undergraduate Degree
Requirements of the course include the following theoretical/analytical/practical disciplines:  theory, rhythm and perception of music, history of music and of poetry for music, and choral rehearsing. Although basics, these courses take on a special significance for choral conductors, in particular poetry for music and choral rehearsing. 
Courses specific to the discipline include choral composition, choral conducting and score reading.  Choral conducting is studied for the three years, and the other subjects for two.
Additional courses are dedicated to the acquisition of a profound knowledge of the voice and vocal techniques, and the use of the voice in the various styles and repertoires.
Other disciplines include subjects pertinent to modern music studies: acoustics, computer techniques, and body awareness (particularly important for the choral conductor’s capacity to express and to inspire expressiveness in choral singers.)
Students are encouraged to choose electives which are most practically applicable towards present and future career choices (liturgical, folk, ancient, contemporary music, musical theater, and operatic-symphonic repertoire).
The three-year undergraduate program prepares students for possible careers as conductors of choirs, chorales, chamber music groups symphonic vocal groups, and musical theater groups.
More information regarding Undergraduate Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/triennio-conservatorio.asp

Two –year Masters Program
Basics of the course are dedicated to the acquisition of a profound musical culture, with particular emphasis on musical theater.
Courses specific to the discipline are pertinent to the preparation of the future conductor or composer of choral music for a professional career and include repertoires which require the participation of single or numerous instrumentalists or vocalists. Participants may also explore new sectors such as multi-media.
Students are encouraged to choose electives which are most practically applicable towards present and future career choices; possibilities range from Gregorian chant to ancient music, from musical theater to the use of texts in choral composition, from ethnomusicology to music management.
The Masters Program prepares students for careers as Choral Conductors in Musical Theater or for Multi-media Productions, Conductors of Early Music or Contemporary Music chamber groups, or Church Choir conductors
More information regarding the Masters Program in Choral Conducting may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/biennio-conservatorio.asp

                                                                                              

One-year Specialization Course
Along with the study of vocal technique and repertoire, students are free to attend all courses and labs offered in the Degree Programs.  They will not participate in exams, but will be awarded a Certificate of Participation.
More information regarding One-Year Specialization Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/corsi-perfezionamento.asp





Conducting

Pre-baccalaureate Course
A program for those who do not yet possess the pre-requisites necessary for an Undergraduate University Degree Program or a Masters Program.
The length of the program varies, according to the individual needs of each student, their needs and their predisposition to conducting.  Along with basic courses, students will participate in music theory, ear-training, harmony, analysis, music history and choral music. 
More information regarding the new Pre-baccalaureate Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/corsi-pre-accademici.asp

Three-year Undergraduate Degree
 Along with the study of the conducting techniques and of orchestral repertoire, practical/theoretical courses in ear-training, analysis of compositional forms, music history, literature for music, and philosophy of music are required.  Disciplines which characterize the course are: harmonic systems, counterpoint techniques, and score reading.  Additional courses include instrumentation and orchestration, choral language and formation, and history of musical theory. Courses in acoustics, information technology for music, expressive techniques and body awareness and the study of a European language are also required. 
The degree program trains students for employment as conductors in chamber music groups, in chamber orchestras, symphony orchestras, orchestras for musical theater/opera, and wind ensembles.
More information regarding Undergraduate Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/triennio-conservatorio.asp

One-year Specialization Course
Along with the study of symphonic/vocal techniques and repertoire, students are free to attend all courses and Labs offered in the Degree Programs.  They will not participate in exams, but will be awarded a Certificate of Participation.
More information regarding One-year Specialization Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/corsi-perfezionamento.asp



Harp

Pre-baccalaureate Course
A program for those who do not yet possess the pre-requisites necessary for an Undergraduate University Degree Program or a Masters Program.
The length of the program varies, according to the individual needs of each student.  Along with the study of their principal instrument, students will participate in piano, music theory and analysis, ear-training, and laboratories of vocal and instrumental ensemble music. 
More information regarding the new Pre-baccalaureate Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/corsi-pre-accademici.asp


Three-year Undergraduate Degree
Basic required courses are:  music theory and analysis, ear training, music history, composition, piano, and choral music.  Along with the study of the theory and the repertoire of one’s instrument, chamber music and orchestral formation are required.  Further studies include piano, harp-duo, literature, history and technology of the instrument, and the study of modern interpretive techniques.  Courses in acoustics, information technology for music, expressive techniques and body awareness and the study of a European language are also required. 
The degree program trains students for employment as soloists, in chamber music groups, in chamber orchestras, symphony orchestras, and orchestras for musical theater/opera.
The three-year undergraduate degree is a necessary prerequisite for the Masters Program, therefore students should take this into consideration when choosing their elective courses
More information regarding Undergraduate Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/triennio-conservatorio.asp


Two–year Masters Program
The Masters Program is dedicated to the formation of professional musicians with a wide range of skills in all of the various areas of the music field, from composition to the use of new technologies applied to music. Today’s cultural panorama requires standards of higher education which prepare musicians for the new marketplace; they must be highly specialized, and versatile at the same time in order to function in today’s ever-changing musical world.
Required courses are:  instrumental technique and repertoire, vocal and instrumental ensemble and chamber music, technique and repertoire for harp duo. Additional courses include orchestral technique and repertoire, communication techniques and music management, show business law and legislation, figured bass practices, orchestra lab, and body control techniques.
More information regarding the Harp Masters Program may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/biennio-conservatorio.asp



One-year Specialization Course
Along with the study of instrumental techniques and repertoire, students are free to attend all courses and Labs offered in the Degree Programs.  They will not participate in exams, but will be awarded a Certificate of Participation.
More information regarding One-year Specialization Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/corsi-perfezionamento.asp

Organ

Pre-baccalaureate Course
A program for those who do not yet possess the pre-requisites necessary for an Undergraduate University Degree Program or a Masters Program.
The length of the program varies, according to the individual needs of each student.  Along with the study of their principal instrument, students will participate in piano, music theory and analysis, ear-training, and laboratories of vocal and instrumental ensemble music. 
More information regarding the new Pre-baccalaureate Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/corsi-pre-accademici.asp

Three-year Undergraduate Degree
Along with the study of organ technique, repertoire, chamber music and composition are required.  Further studies include improvisation, methods, Medieval Christian Chant, tuning and tempering, liturgy, history and technology of the instrument, choral conducting, and sight-reading.  Courses in acoustics, information technology for music, expressive techniques and body awareness and the study of a European language are also required. 
The degree program trains students for employment as soloists, in chamber music groups, in chamber orchestras, symphony orchestras, and orchestras for musical theater/opera.
More information regarding Undergraduate Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/triennio-conservatorio.asp

Two–year Masters Program
(or Ancient Organ)
Along with the study of organ repertoire and technique, harpsichord, and vocal and instrumental ensemble and chamber music are requirements.  The Ancient Organ curriculum includes courses in Ancient Organ techniques.
Additional courses include organology, Gregorian Chant, communication techniques and music management, show business law and legislation, figured bass practices, architecture, iconography, and history of the art of the period.  Laboratories in tempering and tuning, ancient notation, transcription, improvisation and composition for the harpsichord/organ, and cataloging of historic organs are also offered.
The Conservatory possesses three instruments, two mechanical and one electric, which are available to students.
More information regarding the Harp Masters Program may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/biennio-conservatorio.asp

One-year Specialization Course
Along with the study of instrumental techniques and repertoire, students are free to attend all courses and Labs offered in the Degree Programs.  They will not participate in exams, but will be awarded a Certificate of Participation.
More information regarding One-year Specialization Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/corsi-perfezionamento.asp




Percussion

Pre-baccalaureate Course
A program for those who do not yet possess the pre-requisites necessary for an Undergraduate University Degree Program or a Masters Program.
The length of the program varies, according to the individual needs of each student.  Along with the study of their principal instrument, students will participate in music theory and analysis, harmony, ear-training, music history, and choral music.
More information regarding the new Pre-baccalaureate Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/corsi-pre-accademici.asp

Three-year Undergraduate Degree
 Along with the study of the theory and the repertoire of percussion instruments, chamber music and orchestral formation are required.  Further studies include percussion ensemble techniques, orchestral accompanying, conducting of instrumental and vocal ensembles, composition, history and technology of percussion instruments, and music history.  Courses in acoustics, information technology for music, expressive techniques and body awareness and the study of a European language are also required. 
The degree program trains students for employment as soloists, in chamber music groups, in chamber orchestras, symphony orchestras, and orchestras for musical theater/opera.
More information regarding Undergraduate Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/triennio-conservatorio.asp


Two–year Masters Program
Required courses are: technique and repertoire of percussion instruments, contemporary music analysis, rhythm and sight-reading.  Additional courses include orchestral technique and repertoire for percussion instruments, as well as improvisation, composition, instrumentation, orchestration and ancient music laboratories.
More information regarding the Harp Masters Program may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/biennio-conservatorio.asp


One-year Specialization Course
Along with the study of instrumental techniques and repertoire, students are free to attend all courses and Labs offered in the Degree Programs.  They will not participate in exams, but will be awarded a Certificate of Participation.
More information regarding One-year Specialization Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/corsi-perfezionamento.asp

 

Piano

Pre-baccalaureate Course
A program for those who do not yet possess the pre-requisites necessary for an Undergraduate University Degree Program or a Masters Program.
The length of the program varies, according to the individual needs of each student.
Along with piano lessons, courses of music theory, ear-training, harmony, analysis, music history and choral music are requirements of the curriculum.
More information regarding the new Pre-baccalaureate Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/corsi-pre-accademici.asp

Three-year Undergraduate Degree
Along with the study of the piano repertoire (solo, chamber music, and concerto repertoire) and of the relative techniques, course in chamber music, accompanying, coaching, improvisation, technique and repertoire of the harpsichord and other antique instruments, composition, history and technology of the instrument, and piano literature are part of the curriculum. Courses in acoustics, technology for music, expressive techniques, and body awareness are also required, as well as the study of a European language.
The degree program trains students for employment as soloists, in chamber music groups, in chamber orchestras, symphony orchestras, and orchestras for musical theater/opera.
More information regarding Undergraduate Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/triennio-conservatorio.asp

Two-year Masters Degree
Along with the study of the piano repertoire, each year students are required to attend two more courses: ensemble and chamber music (vocal and instrumental), and Piano-Orchestral Repertoire (or the repertoire for four hands/two pianos). Students must  choose two more courses as well each year, the first from contemporary music, communication techniques and music management, show business law and legislation, figured bass techniques and orchestra laboratory I, improvisation and composition I, and body awareness techniques; the second from organ, transcription and elaboration techniques, figured bass techniques and orchestra laboratory II, improvisation and composition II, and music library studies.
More information regarding the Piano Masters Program may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/biennio-conservatorio.asp

There are at present 19 Piano classes (approximately 120-130 students) at the Luca Marenzio Conservatory – students from all of the above-mentioned courses participate.  Given the number of professors and the diversity of their experience and professional backgrounds, the Conservatory is able to meet the needs of students interested in all types of repertoire and to develop personalized study plans. 

One-year Specialization Course
Along with the study of instrumental techniques and repertoire, students are free to attend all courses and Labs offered in the Degree Programs.  They will not participate in exams, but will be awarded a Certificate of Participation.
More information regarding One-year Specialization Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/corsi-perfezionamento.asp



Strings: Violin, Viola, Cello, Double-bass

Pre-baccalaureate Course
A program for those who do not yet possess the pre-requisites necessary for an Undergraduate University Degree Program or a Masters Program.
The length of the program varies, according to the individual needs of each student.
Along with lessons regarding the principal instrument, piano lessons, courses in music theory, ear-training, harmony, analysis, music history, and laboratories in vocal and instrumental ensemble music are requirements of the curriculum.
More information regarding the new Pre-baccalaureate Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/corsi-pre-accademici.asp



Three-year Undergraduate Degree
This degree represents a new form of musical studies in Italy, within the context of higher education, characterized by mastery of methods, disciplines, and cultural awareness, which conforms to European Standards, and is designed to prepare students for professional careers. The Undergraduate Degree is a necessary prerequisite for admission to the Masters Program.  Some of the elective courses which are part of the undergraduate program curriculum should be chosen if the student desires to pursue a Masters Degree.
The fundamentals of the Strings program include music theory and analysis, ear training, analysis of compositional forms, music history, piano, and choral music.  Along with the study of one’s individual instrument and its repertoire, chamber music, orchestral music, string quartets, and ensemble music for string are also part of the curriculum. Further studies include advanced piano, orchestra formations, history and technology of the instrument, techniques of contemporary repertoire, orchestral styles and techniques, music history, and history of the construction of string instruments.  Acoustics, information technology for music, expressive techniques and body awareness and the study of a European language are also required. 
The degree program trains students for employment as soloists, in chamber music groups, in chamber orchestras, symphony orchestras, and orchestras for musical theater/opera.
More information regarding Undergraduate Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/triennio-conservatorio.asp

Two-year Masters Program
The objective of the Masters Program is to prepare musicians for careers as professionals through intensive and comprehensive training in all fields of technique, interpretation, composition, and the use of new technologies as applied to music.  Today’s Italian and International cultural panorama require highly qualified multi-talented musicians who are competent in all sectors of interpretation, composition, and the use of new technologies as applied to music.
Obligatory courses include: Study of the technique and repertoire of one’s instrument, chamber music, ensemble music for strings. The student may also choose additional courses from: theory and practice of the double-bass, chamber music techniques and repertoire, didactics of the instrument, communication techniques and music management, history of ancient and contemporary music, and Laboratories in orchestral formation, improvisation and composition, Baroque instruments, and stage direction. More information regarding the Strings Masters Program may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/biennio-conservatorio.asp


One-year Specialization Course
Along with the study of instrumental techniques and repertoire, students are free to attend all courses and Labs offered in the Degree Programs.  They will not participate in exams, but will be awarded a Certificate of Participation.
More information regarding One-year Specialization Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/corsi-perfezionamento.asp

 

Voice

Pre-baccalaureate Course .
A program for those who do not yet possess the pre-requisites necessary for an Undergraduate University Degree Program or a Masters Program.
The length of the program varies, according to the individual needs of each student.
Along with singing lessons, music theory, ear-training, harmony analysis, music history and choral music are requirements of the curriculum.
More information regarding the new Pre-baccalaureate Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/corsi-pre-accademici.asp

Three-year Undergraduate Degree
Along with the study of the vocal repertoire (operatic, symphonic, sacred and chamber music) and its relative techniques, courses in ear-training, analysis of musical forms, music history, accompanying, score interpretation, choral repertoire, musical drama, ensemble music, acting, history of the theater, acoustics, computer techniques, and one foreign European language are part of the curriculum. 
More information regarding Undergraduate Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/triennio-conservatorio.asp

Two-year Masters Degree
Along with the study of vocal technique and repertoire, each year students are required to choose two courses from: piano accompanying, acting, ensemble and chamber music, and conducting techniques.  Two more courses may be chosen each year from: Gregorian Chant, organ techniques, music management, show business law and legislation, music drama, computer programming language for music, and contemporary music studies. The student may also participate in one or two laboratories chosen from: improvisation and composition, piano, speech and hearing science, phonetics (German, French, Spanish or Italian), opera workshop, ornamentation, musical stage direction, computer programming language for music, and music library studies.
More information regarding the Voice Masters Program may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/biennio-conservatorio.asp

One-year Specialization Course
Along with the study of vocal technique and repertoire, students are free to attend all courses and labs offered in the Degree Programs.  They will not participate in exams, but will be awarded a Certificate of Participation.
More information regarding One-Year Specialization Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/corsi-perfezionamento.asp




Woods:  Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Oboe, Bassoon

Pre-baccalaureate Course
A program for those who do not yet possess the pre-requisites necessary for an Undergraduate University Degree Program or a Masters Program and desire to prepare themselves for admission to the Undergraduate Degree Program.
The length of the program varies, according to the individual needs of each student.
Students will be admitted to the course based on the results of an aptitude test, or an audition. 
More information regarding the new Pre-baccalaureate Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/corsi-pre-accademici.asp



Three-year Undergraduate Degree
Courses common to the curriculum of all wind instruments are:  music theory and analysis, ear training, music history, piano, and choral music.  Along with the study of the theory and the repertoire of one’s instrument, chamber music, ensemble music for winds, and orchestral formation.  Further studies include literature, history and technology of the instrument, conducting wind instrument orchestras, and the study of forms, systems, and the language and the history of music.  Courses in acoustics, information technology for music, expressive techniques and body awareness and the study of a European language are also required. 
The degree program trains students for employment as soloists, in chamber music groups, in chamber orchestras, symphony orchestras, orchestras for musical theater/opera, and wind ensembles.
More information regarding Undergraduate Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/triennio-conservatorio.asp


Two-year Masters Program

Flute
Study of flute technique, repertoire, vocal and instrumental ensemble and chamber music, wind ensembles
                                                              
Clarinet
Study of clarinet technique and repertoire, ensemble and chamber music.  The student must choose a course of study: performance, contemporary music practices, music education, or history of the instrument and its repertoire.

Saxophone
Study of saxophone technique and repertoire, ensemble and chamber music.  The student must choose a course of study: performance, contemporary music practices, music education, accompanying, or history of the instrument and its repertoire.

Oboe
Study of oboe technique and repertoire, ensemble and chamber music.  The student must choose a course of study:  Improvisation techniques, oboe technique and repertoire, orchestral and solo repertoire for oboe d’amore.

Bassoon
Study of bassoon technique and repertoire, ensemble and chamber music (vocal and instrumental) More information regarding the Woods Masters Program may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/biennio-conservatorio.asp


One-year Specialization Course
Along with the study of instrumental techniques and repertoire, students are free to attend all courses and Labs offered in the Degree Programs.  They will not participate in exams, but will be awarded a Certificate of Participation.
More information regarding One-year Specialization Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/corsi-perfezionamento.asp


Composition
Pre-baccalaureate Course .
A program for those who do not yet possess the pre-requisites necessary for an Undergraduate University Degree Program or a Masters Program.
The length of the program varies, according to the individual needs of each student.
Along with individual composition lessons, piano, score reading, music theory, ear-training, harmony analysis, music history, and choral singing are requirements of the curriculum.
More information regarding the new Pre-baccalaureate Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/corsi-pre-accademici.asp

Three-year Undergraduate Degree
 Along with the study of  composition, counterpoint, instrumentation and orchestration techniques, elaboration, transcription and arrangement, and analysis of forms, systems and musical language, the program includes courses in score reading, aesthetics of music, ear training, music history, literature and texts for music, organ, a European language, and laboratories in choral music, jazz harmony improvisation techniques, conducting instrumental and vocal ensembles, acoustics, information technology for music, expressive techniques and body awareness.            
More information regarding Undergraduate Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/triennio-conservatorio.asp

Two-Year Masters Program
(or Masters Degree in Composition for the Theater)
Along with the study of composition, instrumentation and orchestration, techniques, practices, and musical language of the twentieth century, composition for the theater-multimedia I-II, Celtic Music, musical dramaturgy, poetry for music, spectral phonological analysis, conducting techniques, a foreign language, information technology and electrical acoustics for the theater, cinema and art installation, Gregorian Chant styles and techniques, ethnomusicology, and two laboratories selected from scenography, broken concert (Celtic ensemble music), adaptation or composition of texts, popular musical instruments, phonetics (German, French, Spanish and Italian), sound direction, and musical theater direction are also required.
During the first year students are required to attend courses in history and analysis of repertoire I, and a course chosen from history and aesthetics of musical theater or of jazz, and during the second year history and analysis of repertoire II
More information regarding the Composition Masters Program may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/biennio-conservatorio.asp

One-year Specialization Course
Along with the study of composition technique and repertoire, students are free to attend all courses and labs offered in the Degree Programs.  They will not participate in exams, but will be awarded a Certificate of Participation.
More information regarding One-Year Specialization Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/corsi-perfezionamento.asp


Guitar

Pre-baccalaureate Course .
A program for those who do not yet possess the pre-requisites necessary for an Undergraduate University Degree Program or a Masters Program.
The length of the program varies, according to the individual needs of each student.
Along with individual guitar lessons, piano, sight reading, music theory, ear-training, harmony analysis, music history, and vocal and instrumental ensemble laboratories are requirements of the curriculum.
More information regarding the new Pre-baccalaureate Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/corsi-pre-accademici.asp


Three-year Undergraduate Degree
The program represents a new formula for higher education aimed at preparing musicians who are highly trained in methods, disciplines and culture, and are qualified to meet the demands of a changing professional world, in accordance with European Standards.  The three-year undergraduate program is a prerequisite for admission to the two-year Masters Program. Certain subjects studied during the undergraduate program (some electives, and therefore highly recommended)  will be studied more profoundly during the Masters Program.
Basic courses include ear training, analysis of compositional forms, music history, and choral formations.  Along with the study of guitar technique and repertoire for guitar and orchestra, techniques and repertoire of contemporary music, techniques and repertoire for guitar ensembles, history and technology of the instrument, and repertoire for strings and its transcription for guitar are also required subjects.  Additional subjects include acoustics, information technology for music, expressive techniques and body awareness, as well as the study of a European language.
The program trains students for professional careers as soloists, in chamber music groups, and in orchestras.                        
More information regarding Undergraduate Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/triennio-conservatorio.asp



Two-year Masters Program
The Masters Program produces highly-trained musicians who possess a profound understanding of the techniques and the repertoire of their instrument, as well as interpretational and compositional skills, and know-how of new technologies as applied to music.  Today’s cultural and professional panorama requires versatile musicians who are able to meet international standards. Obligatory courses include technique and repertoire of the guitar, vocal and instrumental chamber and ensemble music, and techniques and repertoire of guitar for orchestra. Students must also choose a course between transcription for guitar and critical review and fingering for guitar.  
More information regarding the Masters Program may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/triennio-conservatorio.asp

One-year Specialization Course
Along with the study of guitar technique and repertoire, students are free to attend all courses and labs offered in the Degree Programs.  They will not participate in exams, but will be awarded a Certificate of Participation.
More information regarding One-Year Specialization Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/corsi-perfezionamento.asp


Jazz

Three-year Undergraduate Degree
The Jazz Department offers Undergraduate Courses in electric bass, jazz percussion and drums, vocal jazz, jazz guitar, jazz double-bass, jazz piano, jazz saxophone, jaz trombone, jazz trumpet and jazz violin. Each course requires the study of technique and repertoire with a faculty member who specializes in that instrument (28 hours of individual lessons per academic year). The objective of the course is the preparation of complete jazz musicians who are able to play competently the music of the standard repertoire, to improvise as soloists and within the context of a group, and to produce arrangements for small and large groups. To this end, the student must attend courses involving jazz ensemble music, improvisational techniques, and jazz composition techniques. Among the basic courses (apart from those common to all the courses of study at the Conservatory, i.e. ear training, music history and music theory) history of jazz and piano for instrumental and vocal jazz accompaniment are required.  Other studies include acoustics, computer techniques, body awareness techniques, and one foreign European language, as well as filming and recording techniques, contemporary music rhythms, advanced ear training, and orchestral jazz.
The three-year Undergraduate Program prepares musicians for careers as jazz soloists, instrumentalists in jazz groups and orchestras, and composers and arrangers for jazz groups.
More information regarding Undergraduate Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/triennio-conservatorio.asp


Two-year masters Program
The program offers two areas of specialization:
a)     Instrumental/Improvisation Techniques
The objective of the course is the preparation of jazz instrumentalists/performers, with particular attention to improvisational techniques.  Obligatory courses include jazz performance techniques and jazz ensemble techniques, to which students must add an additional course chosen from composition and arrangement for jazz groups and contemporary composition techniques.
b)     Composition/Arrangement Techniques
The objective of the course is the preparation of composers and arrangers for small and large jazz ensembles. Obligatory courses include composition and arrangement for jazz groups and contemporary composition techniques, to which students must add an additional course chosen from jazz performance techniques and jazz ensemble techniques.

The obligatory subjects for all of the Masters Programs (i.e. history and analysis of the repertoire and computer techniques for music) are the same for both Jazz courses. A series of electives include history and aesthetics of music, history of musical theater, history of jazz, contemporary musical forms, techniques of instrumentation and orchestration, Big Band laboratory, vocal jazz laboratory, jazz piano practices, contemporary ensemble and video music laboratory.
Jazz students perform publicly in small ensembles or in orechstral groups in the Student Concert Series organized by the Conservatory.  The “Luca Marenzio Big Band” has been performing in various venues with celebrity guests since 2004..
More information regarding the Jazz Masters Program may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/biennio-conservatorio.asp


One-year Specialization Course
Along with the study of instrumental techniques and repertoire, students are free to attend all courses and Labs offered in the Degree Programs.  They will not participate in exams, but will be awarded a Certificate of Participation.
More information regarding One-year Specialization Courses may be found on our website: www.conservatorio.brescia.it/corsi-perfezionamento.asp