Teaching offer :: Pontifical Ambrosian Institute of Sacred Music

For 75 years the Pontifical Ambrosian Institute of Sacred Music (PIAMS) has been a research centre of academic nature with scientific, teaching and pastoral aims in the liturgical-musical area, which gives particular attention to the Ambrosian rite and chant. The Institute, founded in 1931 by the blessed cardinal A.I. Schuster, archbishop of Milan, was raised according to the rules by the Holy See in 1940 and nowadays is – similarly to the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music in Rome, which is consociated with – an Institute «ad instar facultatis» and it is authorized to confer university qualifications with canonical validity. These qualifications are recognized in all those countries, with which the Holy See has diplomatic relations.

» Higher education	The PIAMS institutes the higher education courses of Choir direction for the liturgy, Liturgical-musical Ambrosian philology, Organ for the liturgy, Periti d'organo. Their objective is to develop specific competences and abilities in the field of the music for the liturgy according to the ritual plans and the liturgical books of the post- Second Vatican Council era.
» 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.
» Additional Courses	Additional courses are support subjects which provide a useful preparation for liturgical-musical studies and an integration of the academic education: Introduction to the Latin language, Italian course, German course, Research methodology.
» Online courses	Some of the courses will be also and only available – on an experimental basis –through forms of e-learning oriented to the Web: Introduction to the Latin language, History of the Ambrosian chant.
» Intensive courses	Other courses of the academic programme 2007/2008 will be instead provided – always on an experimental basis – in an intensive form: Latin palaeography.
» Study weeks	During the academic year PIAMS promotes a series of study weeks in order to advance the liturgical-musical culture and the thinking on Ambrosian rite and chant. Each Week is thought for a limited number of students, with an amount reserved for foreigners.

Under the patronage of:

Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
UFFICIO LITURGICO NAZIONALE Pontificia Commissione per i Beni Culturali della Chiesa

Consolato generale di Germania - Milano
Istituto Italiano di Cultura - Berlino

Regione Lombardia
Provincia di Milano
Comune di Milano

Città di Castiglione Olona
Assessorato alla Cultura

With contributions from:

ARCIDIOCESI DI MILANO
Servizio per la pastorale liturgica SALM
SALM – Scuola per animatori liturgico-musicali
Milano

In connection with:

Università degli studi di Milano
Dipartimento di Storia dell'arte della musica e dello spettacolo
Sezione musica
ARCIDIOCESI DI MILANO
Coordinamento Centri Culturali Cattolici

We would like to thank:

Fondazione Cariplo

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Teaching offerAcademic year 2008/2009

Teaching offer
Academic year 2008/2009