Free courses

Free courses 2008/2009 represent the extracurricular academic programme of PIAMS, and include different subjects divided into two distinct areas: Practical Music and Ambrosian Chant. These courses are run by qualified, highly experienced, well-known teachers and can be provided in innovative ways.

» Ambrosian Chant:

This curriculum offers an educational way related to the scientific research on the Ambrosian chant with a particular attention to the liturgical-musical, philological and musicological area.

Liturgical Ambrosian bibliology (Giacomo Baroffio, Marco Navoni)
General codicology (Simona Gavinelli)
Musical aesthetics (Massimo Venuti)
Interpretation of Ambrosian and Gregorian chant (Giorgio Merli)
Introduction to the Latin language (da definire)
Ambrosian institutions (Giordano Monzio Compagnoni)
Latin palaeography (Giordano Monzio Compagnoni, Fabio A. Lodato)
Renaissance Ambrosian polyphony (Diego Fratelli)
Scrittura musicale digitale* (Paolo M. Scipioni)
History of the Ambrosian chant (Giacomo Baroffio)
Treatises and medieval and Renaissance musical aesthetics (Massimo Venuti)

» Practical Music:

This curriculum offers an educational way, which provides specific practical musical skills – basic or advanced – both for composers and executers (cantors, directors, instrumentalists) at amateur or professional level, and for students and enthusiasts of musicological subjects.

Choir accompaniment (Alberto Malazzi)
Basso continuo (Paolo Premoli)
Choir direction (Marco Berrini)
Vocal training* (Margherita Tomasi)
Organ improvisation (Gilberto Sessantini)
Elementary organ building** (Leonardo Trotta)
Organ and organ composition (Alessandro La Ciacera, Paolo Premoli)
Perception, reading and analysis of the music* (Margherita Tomasi, Paolo Premoli)
Training to the Diploma in music theory and solfege (Paolo Premoli)
Tecnica vocale per maestri di coro* (Margherita Tomasi)

* With contributions from: SALM – Scuola per animatori liturgico-musicali, Milano
** With contributions from: ARCIDIOCESI DI MILANO, Servizio per la pastorale liturgica