Choreographic accompaniment - 1er Cycle

Information

  • Name

    Choreographic accompaniment

  • Cycle

    1st Cycle

  • Course's number of years

    3 years

  • Maximum duration

    3 years

    Students in the first and second years of the1st cycle who feel that they can complete the Diplôme de1er cycle supérieur at the end of the current school year may sit the final examination for the Diplôme de1er cycle supérieur at the end of the first or second year instead of the final examination; if they fail the examination and/or do not validate all the disciplines attached to the Diplôme de1er cycle supérieur, they must continue their studies in the upper year of the1st cycle and sit the final examination for the Diplôme de1er cycle supérieur again.

  • ECTS

    180

  • Delivered diploma

    Diplôme de1er cycle supérieur d'Accompagnement chorégraphique (1st cycle Advanced Diploma in Choreographic Accompaniment)

    The distinction (Très bien, Bien or Assez bien) qualifying the Diplôme de1er cycle supérieur is that awarded by the jury at the end of the final examination of the1er cycle supérieur.

    The Diplôme de1er cycle supérieur d'Accompagnement chorégraphique is also awarded to students who did not obtain a distinction in the final examination of the1st cycle supérieur but whose results in the 1st and2nd year examinations so permit, in accordance with the procedures described in Title I - article 5 of the study regulations.

  • Course objectives and content

    Training in the specific techniques of dance accompaniment.

    Preparation for a career as a pianist accompanying dance classes and choreographic performances.

    Practising improvisation within a framework structured by dance, for pianists of an excellent level who have practised improvisation.

    Development of the personal musical aesthetic of dance accompanists.

    Deciphering movement as a musical pattern.

    Analysis of the relationship between music and dance.

    Learning to improvise structured by a carrure or bodily proposal.

    Study of the dance repertoire.

    Placement in classical and contemporary dance classes.

    The Diplôme de1er cycle supérieur d'Accompagnement chorégraphique is awarded to students who have obtained all of the following awards :

    ECTS
    the1st cycle advanced certificate in choreographic accompaniment 134

    the 5 specific attestations :

    • attestation n° 1 - accompaniment at the beginning of a dance class
    • attestation n° 2 - accompanying a dance class
    • attestation n° 3 - workshop work
    • certificate no. 4 - personal project
    • certificate no. 5 - accompaniment of a repertoire class
    10
    analysis A or B 8
    introduction to the history of dance 8
    introduction to keyboard harmonisation A or B or introduction to writing A or B 8
    modern language 3
    practical aspects of the profession 1 and 2 1
    professional situations 4
    a certificate or attestation in a complementary optional subject of your choice*. 4

    * Students are strongly advised to opt for the 'Introduction to improvisation' option.

  • French language certificate

    B1

  • 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

  • Choreographic accompaniment (Discipline principale - 134 ECTS)

    Read more
  • Practical aspects of the business 2 (Discipline complémentaire imposée - 0 ECTS)

    Read more
  • Practical aspects of the job 1 (Discipline complémentaire imposée - 0 ECTS)

    Read more
  • Introduction to the history of dance (Discipline complémentaire imposée - 8 ECTS)

    Read more
  • Music analysis A (Discipline complémentaire imposée - 8 ECTS)

    Read more
  • Introduction to writing A (Discipline complémentaire imposée - 8 ECTS)

    Read more
  • Keyboard harmonization A (Discipline complémentaire imposée - 8 ECTS)

    Read more
  • Modern language (Discipline complémentaire imposée - 3 ECTS)

    Read more
  • Work experience - 1st cycle (Discipline complémentaire imposée - 4 ECTS)

    Read more

Entrance exam

Choreographic accompaniment (1st cycle)

Opening date for registration :  10 October 2024

Closing date for registration :  11 October 2024

Exam dates : Pas de concours pour la session 2025

Description :

Eligibility

  1. piano performance of a compulsory piece from the repertoire, posted on 10 January ;
  2. piano performance of a piece from the repertoire to be chosen from list A, to be posted on 10 January;
  3. a free improvisation on a musical, literary or choreographic theme (possibly with dancer(s)).

At their request, candidates holding a1st or2nd cycle higher piano diploma from the Paris or Lyon CNSMDs obtained less than five years previously, or currently studying piano at one of the two CNSMDs, may be exempted from tests1 and 2.

Admission

  1. sight-reading of a piece from the ballet repertoire ;
  2. accompaniment of one or more dancers in classical or contemporary choreographic works lasting approximately 15 minutes.

Candidates who are successful in the competition for entry to the1st cycle supérieur and who are not nationals of French-speaking countries must present, before 30 June preceding their first enrolment at the Conservatoire, a certificate issued by a body approved by the French government attesting to a level of French at least equal to B1 on the Council of Europe's scale of common reference levels.

Maximum age : 28