Preparatory music courses

The Preparatory music course is addressed both to people wishing to start to learn the music practice without any previous qualifications, and, as a support, to people who intend to enrol to PIAMS institutional courses or other structured education initiatives.
The two-year educational path is aimed to provide the student with the necessary skills to read the music and with a correct approach to the singing and/or to keyboard instruments, with particular attention to the progressive development of technical skills, the musical sensitivity, and sound control.

Each course year includes 24 instrument or singing lessons which are combined with 30 music reading lessons. It is possible to attend only the course of Music reading. For children (6-14 years of age) is planned instead a specific programme (Kindermusik). A final test (exam) is scheduled at the end of the two-year course to check the skills gained. Successful students will receive a certificate showing the score and its conversion in ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) credits according to European regulations.

» Music reading

The course is aimed at studying the rhythmic-melodic solfège and the music theory. Moreover, basic elements for musical analysis of scores will be provided, also for music practice. Two different levels of competence are proposed.
 
Teacher: Equipe PIAMS
annual course – 30 lessons of 2 hours each
(Day and timetable to be arranged - afternoon)
registration and attendance fee: euro 630,00.   details for the payment »
The course requires a minimum of 3 students to run

» Piano

The course is addressed to people wishing a basic musical approach. Through the elementary study of piano, the course aims to provide the student with a sufficient knowledge of the instrument, also in order to learn to play the organ.
 
Teacher: Equipe PIAMS
annual course – 24 individual lessons of 1 hour each + 30 lessons of Music reading of 2 hours each
(Individual lessons: day and timetable to be agreed with the Secretary’s/Registrar’s office)
registration and attendance fee: euro 1260,00.   details for the payment »
The course requires a minimum of 3 students to run

Music reading: see above

» Vocality

The course is aimed to foster students’ conscious approach to their own voice in order to know it and train it. In this way the development of the musical ear is benefited and the technical basis of the singing voice training are provided. All this permits to play pieces belonging to the repertoire of different ages and styles.
 
Teacher: Equipe PIAMS
annual course – 24 individual lessons of 1 hour each + 30 lessons of Music reading of 2 hours each
(Individual lessons: day and timetable to be agreed with the Secretary’s/Registrar’s office)
registration and attendance fee: euro 1260,00.   details for the payment »
The course requires a minimum of 3 students to run

Music reading: see above

» Gregorian / Ambrosian chant

The course aims to provide fundamental basis for a correct and conscious approach to the simplest musical forms of both repertoires. Mentions on notation forms of the oldest manuscripts are provided together with the essential and deep study of the current square notation.
 
Teacher: Equipe PIAMS
annual course – 24 individual lessons of 1 hour each + 30 lessons of Music reading of 2 hours each
(Day and timetable to be arranged - afternoon)
registration and attendance fee: euro 1050,00.   details for the payment »
The course requires a minimum of 3 students to run

Music reading: see above

» Kindermusik (6-14 years of age)

Personalized music programme for children and teenagers (in pairs) which combines the study of the instrument or of singing with 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