ECMAster - 2ème Cycle

ECMAster

2nd Cycle

2 years

2 years

120

Diplôme de^2e cycle supérieur de Musique de chambre conferring the grade of Master

Introduction

The following higher music education establishments

• Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris (CNSMDP)
• Scuola de Musica di Fiesole Onlus Foundation (SMF)
• Koninklijk Conservatorium, Den Haag (KC)
• Lietuvos muzikos ir teatro akademija, Vilnius (LMTA)
• Norges musikkhogskole, Oslo (NMH)
• Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester (RNCM)
• Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien (mdw)

in cooperation with the European Chamber Music Academy (ECMA), an association of European music universities, conservatoires and festivals in the field of chamber music, offer a joint European postgraduate programme in chamber music.

As part of the ECMA programme, the partner institutions organise regular sessions throughout the year in different European cities. Renowned professors are invited to work intensively with selected young professional ensembles, who receive extensive training through conferences, round tables and interdisciplinary workshops. ECMA constantly revisits the treasures of our cultural heritage and reveals the performing traditions of the vast chamber music repertoire from the eighteenth to the twenty-first century. This approach is based on cross-disciplinary research into philosophy and the musical language of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, as well as direct contact and collaboration with contemporary composers to help develop a new potential for interpretation of the highest quality. Exposure to Europe's diverse cultural and heritage environments helps to broaden horizons and deepen understanding of the music. By building networks with concert and festival producers and strongly supporting cooperation for public dissemination, ECMA also helps young chamber music groups to get the best possible start in professional life.

ECMA's partner institutions share a similar vision and intend to contribute, through music, to a society and a future greatly enhanced by the arts.

The general description of the programme applies to all partner institutions which, in offering this European Master's programme in chamber music, have adopted their own characteristics on the basis of this general description and in accordance with national regulations.

General description of the programme

The European Chamber Music Master Programme is a two-year programme designed to train independent and innovative chamber music students to meet the high professional standards expected on tomorrow's music scene.

Key aspects of the programme include the development of the artistic intentions and abilities of each member of the selected ensembles as chamber musicians. It also focuses on each individual's capacity for artistic expression within the group and the quality of their instrumental skills. The programme covers rehearsal and performance of a full repertoire.

The ensemble's area of interest and performance choices are deepened and challenged through research and reflective practice.

The European Chamber Music Master is a joint programme, with a common description and structure applicable to all institutions.

Students take all the courses in semesters 1 and 4 at their home institution and in semesters 2 and 3 at two different host institutions. Exchange semesters at partner institutions and intensive programmes (ECMA sessions) are compulsory in this Master's programme. The order of rotation is as follows

1. home institution
2. Fiesole, Manchester, Oslo or Vienna
3. Paris, The Hague or Vilnius
4. home institution

Pedagogical objectives

• Ability to realise and convey artistic intentions as a chamber musician with an assertive personality
• Acquisition of a high level of technical ability on the principal instrument
• Acquisition of an advanced level of performance and ensemble skills
• Acquisition of the autonomy to take on demanding artistic challenges and to initiate and implement a variety of projects
• Acquisition of the ability to contribute to innovation and advancement in the field of chamber music and to understand the demands of musical life and the music industry
• Acquire the ability to apply new knowledge to broaden academic, artistic and creative perspectives
• Acquisition of the ability to develop new knowledge through independent artistic research activity
• Acquire the ability to reflect on, discuss and present issues concerning music as an art form and its functions in a societal context
• Acquire knowledge and critical awareness of ethical standards and issues of a musical and professional nature
• Acquisition of the ability to demonstrate social responsibility by sharing the values of (chamber) music with a wider audience in artistic, educational and social contexts
• Acquisition of skills in dealing with the social aspects encountered in the work of a chamber music ensemble
• Acquisition of the ability to present knowledge of improvisational patterns and processes and to apply these in a chamber music environment
• Acquire the ability to use specific technologies to enable the creation, dissemination and/or performance of music appropriate to chamber music.
• Acquisition of the ability to play a leading role in collaborative activity in a multidisciplinary setting
• Acquire the ability to identify and use a wide range of repertoire to inform the practice and development of the chamber music ensemble.

Entry requirements

The programme is open to ensembles that have passed the chamber music and string quartet entrance examinations.

The programme is open to the following instrumental ensembles

• string quartets
• piano trios
• string trios
• piano quartets
• wind quintets
• brass quintets
• saxophone quartets
• other ensembles with an original repertoire of sufficient scope, with the approval of the home and host establishments.

All ensembles must comprise a minimum of three and a maximum of five musicians. Larger ensembles may be accepted, with the agreement of the home institution, the host institutions and the programme council.

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