Artist diploma - Interpretation Creation - 3ème Cycle

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The Artist diploma - Interprétation Création programme is aimed at performers who are already fully trained in the 'classical' repertoires and techniques, and who have already acquired a taste for and knowledge of contemporary repertoires, techniques and writing.

A post-master's programme, the Artist Diploma - Interprétation Création is based on a strong group dynamic, making each year's intake a group dedicated to the collective development of its members. Collaboration, mutual aid and group work are at the heart of the training, which is also characterised by the importance given to experimentation and creativity.

Recruited by open competition every two years, the students make up the NEXT ensemble, an ensemble of fifteen to twenty performers, according to the following ideal nomenclature:

• one flute
• oboe
• one clarinet
• bassoon
• one saxophone
• a horn
• a trumpet
• a trombone or bass trombone
• a tuba
• one or two percussion instruments
• one or two pianos (playing keyboards)
• an accordion
• a harp
• a guitar*
• two violins
• a viola
• one cello
• a double bass
• up to two singers
• a computer music producer (see specific curriculum sheet)

*optional

The curriculum is based on :

• significant time spent in professional situations (productions, stage productions, work placements, academies, etc.) ;
• concentrated training periods spread over the two years (seminars, workshops, etc.), focusing on mediation, the history of twentieth ^{andtwenty-first} century music, an introduction to real-time sound and mixed composition techniques, and knowledge of the contemporary music ecosystem;
• an understanding of the creative process through regular work with composers and the Conservatoire's composition classes.

It offers balanced training in :

• directed ensemble music
• chamber music
• music for solo instrument
• mixed music.

The Ensemble Intercontemporain has a long-standing relationship with the Conservatoire de Paris, and is a privileged partner in this programme, enabling students to benefit from the expertise of its musicians.

Each year's class is placed under the patronage of a well-known figure from the world of the arts, who is responsible for :

• monitor the progress of the class;
• meet the students on the course and discuss their career plans with each of them;
• suggest opportunities for programmes, productions or partnerships.

The class is placed under the pedagogical and artistic authority of a teaching team set up by the Conservatoire management, including the head of the classical and contemporary instrumental disciplines department, the teacher responsible for instrumental practice and the class mentor.

Throughout their course, students have 10 hours of individual tuition with Conservatoire teachers and/or musicians from the Ensemble Intercontemporain of their choice.

Students undertake to take part in all the projects to which they are assigned. The Conservatoire also offers academies and courses reserved for students on the programme, with a view to supporting their professional integration.