Ministerial education (SALM)

The School for liturgical-musical animators is annexed to the Pontifical Ambrosian Institute of Sacred Music and provides a two-year course geared to the complete education of people in charge with a liturgical service mainly in the music, singing, proclamation and animation fields, for a competent performance of their own ministry in favour of the assemblies. Two specialized courses are active: Liturgical musicians / Music animators and for Readers / Commentators / Directors of celebration/ Liturgy leaders.

Each year includes Assisted teaching activity (A.t.a) for 126 hours of collective lessons in the main subjects of interest and 24 individual lessons of instrument or vocality. At the end of the prescribed course of studies, the Certificate of Liturgical animator in the chosen specialisation is issued. Near ordinary courses there are other complementary courses (PropeSALM, ProfiSALM, KinderSALM)

» Readers / Commentators / Directors of celebration

As the liturgical assembly can’t do without readers, the education of lay ministers for proclamation, animation and direction of assemblies is an unavoidable ecclesiastical need. The education programme aims to provide communities with instruments to give an adequate answer from the biblical, liturgical and technical point of view. The common educational path may be complemented by individual lessons of vocality or instrument (piano, organ, guitar, flute).

* Courses of own choice: Emotion and reading – Psalm singing
** Courses of own choice: Art and liturgy – Organ building
*** Vocality - Instrument (piano, organ, guitar, flute - optional)

The calendar of collective lessons will be communicated if courses run. Day and timetable of individual lessons will have to be agreed with the Secretary’s/Registrar’s office.

» Liturgical musicians / Music animators

As music is a fundamental element of the liturgical language, it is necessary, for a correct service to celebrating assemblies, not only to learn basic elements of the musical language, develop a ‘musical ear’, have the necessary instruments for a critical assessment of the repertoire, and use vocality or play an instrument, but also know the dynamics of liturgy. Individual lessons of vocality or instrument (piano, organ, guitar, flute) complement the common educational path.

* Courses of own choice: Emotion and reading – Psalm singing
** Courses of own choice: Art and liturgy – Organ building
*** Vocality - Instrument (piano, organ, guitar, flute - optional)

The calendar of collective lessons will be communicated if courses run. Day and timetable of individual lessons will have to be agreed with the Secretary’s/Registrar’s office.

» PropeSALM

Personalized preparatory courses of Music reading – Vocality – Instrument (piano, organ, guitar, flute) are planned for students who need a primary music education.
Teacher: Equipe SALM

 
Music reading:
annual course – 18 lessons of 1 hour each
(Day and timetable to be arranged)
registration and attendance fee: euro 315,00.   details for the payment »


 
Vocality / Instrument:
annual course – 24 individual lessons of 1 hour each
(Day and timetable to be agreed with the Secretary’s/Registrar’s office)
registration and attendance fee: euro 840,00.   details for the payment »

» ProfiSALM

For people wishing to improve their own education, there is the possibility to be admitted to individual specialization courses (Vocality / instrument) after the two-year programme SALM.
Teacher: Equipe SALM
annual course – individual lessons of 1 hour each
(Day and timetable to be agreed with the Secretary’s/Registrar’s office)
registration and attendance fee: euro 840,00.   details for the payment »

» KinderSALM (6-14 years of age)

Personalized music programme for children and teenagers (in pairs) which combines the study of the instrument or of the singing and the music reading.
Teacher: Equipe SALM
annual course – 24 individual lessons of 45 minutes each which include Music reading (15') and instrument practice or vocality (30')
(Day and timetable to be agreed with the Secretary’s/Registrar’s office)
registration and attendance fee: euro 420,00.   details for the payment »
The course requires a minimum of 2 students to run

» Short courses for pastoral workers

Short educational paths of 6 evening meetings (about 2 hours) are proposed to basic realities (parishes, pastoral units and community, deaneries, religious communities, …) to qualify and support the care and the activity of many ministers called upon to perform a task in the liturgical celebration. They have a personalized monographic structure and a theoretical-practical approach and are meant in particular for:

• liturgical groups / ministerial teams / parochial or interparochial staff;
• acolytes and altar servers (young-adult);
• readers and commentators;
• music ministers and singing animators (singers, psalmists, choir and assembly directors);
• educators and catechists.

For information and requests please contact the Secretary’s/Registrar’s office.