Accompagnement chorégraphique - 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
1
Disciplines
Entrance exam
Choreographic accompaniment (undergraduate)
Opening date for registration : 10 October 2026
NO AUDITION IN 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.
Declaration of Principal Instrument
Candidates must declare a principal instrument (piano or percussion) at the time of their application.
Audition
Admissibility
1. One required work (principal instrument*), set pieces announced January 10
2. One work of the candidate’s choice from List A (principal instrument*), set pieces announced January 10
For percussionists only:
3. One required work (on piano), set pieces announced January 10
4. One work (or excerpt) for solo piano of the candidate’s choice (maximum 4 minutes)**
For all candidates:
5. Sight-reading, preceded by a short preparation in a practice room***
* For percussionists, admissibility test no. 1 is performed on drums, and the list for test no. 2 includes works for drums and keyboard instruments.
** For test no. 4, the style of the work is at the candidate’s discretion (classical, romantic, 20th or 21st century repertoire, jazz standard, etc.).
*** For pianists, sight-reading is performed at the piano; for percussionists, it is performed on keyboard instruments.
Candidates holding a DNSPM in piano or percussion are exempt from tests 1 and 2.
Admission
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Improvisation based on a musical theme and/or given instructions (4–5 minutes)
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Directed improvisation exercises (10 minutes)
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Interview (5–10 minutes)
A 15-minute preparation in a practice room precedes the admission tests.
Directed Improvisation Test
The candidate must improvise according to constraints given live by a jury member. Evaluation focuses on:
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Ability to maintain a steady tempo
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Ability to modulate tempo (accelerate, slow down, progressively or suddenly)
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Ability to maintain a constrained rhythmic framework (irregular measures, emphasis on a specific beat, etc.)
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Ability to construct cycles with imposed bar structures
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Ability to create an inventive and contextually appropriate sonic imagination
Maximum age : 28