Accompagnement - 1er Cycle
Information
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Cycle
1st Cycle
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Course's number of years
3 years
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ECTS
180
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Bachelor's degree
A partnership between the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris and Sorbonne-Université enables Conservatoire students who so wish, and who are admitted to the 1st cycle, to obtain, together with the Conservatoire's 1st cycle diploma, and subject to fulfilling the conditions for enrolment at the university, the Bachelor degree of Music and Musicology from Sorbonne-Université, including the Diplôme National Supérieur Professionnel de Musicien (DNSPM) from the CNSMDP, and validation at the university of four 26-hour courses, spread over four semesters, chosen from the "Domaines musicologiques" teaching units.
Students are free to choose at which stage of their studies at the Conservatoire (1st or 2nd cycle) they wish to begin this university course.
Registration and payment of university fees are required to follow the courses. -
Number of complementary disciplines to validate
0
Disciplines
Entrance exam
Accompaniment (undergraduate)
Opening date for registration : 10 October 2026
Exam dates : 1 et 2 février 2027
Visa
Non-EU candidates should apply for a short-stay “competition” visa in order to take part in the entrance examinations. If successful, this visa will then allow you to apply for a student visa. We strongly advise you not to apply for a tourist visa. More information here
French Language Level
Successful candidates who are not nationals of French-speaking countries must present upon first enrollment: a French language certificate (DELF or TCF) at level B1 or higher.
Audition
Admissibility
- Piano performance of one or more set pieces from the repertoire (announced on January 10).
- Sight-reading for solo piano, preceded by a 10-minute preparation in a practice room with piano.
- Real-pitch sight-reading of one or more excerpts of works written for transposing instruments in B-flat and D.
At their request, candidates holding a higher education diploma (undergraduate or graduate level) in piano from the CNSMD of Paris or Lyon, obtained within the past five years, or currently enrolled in a piano class at one of these two CNSMDs, are exempt from test no. 1.
No exemption is granted for tests no. 2 and no. 3.
Admission
- Sight-reading accompaniment of an instrumental work, followed by approximately ten minutes of rehearsal with the instrumentalist (10-minute preparation in a practice room with piano).
- Sight-reading accompaniment of another instrumental work (brief preparation in front of the jury, without piano).
Maximum age : 26