Saxophone - 1er Cycle
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Name
Saxophone
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Cycle
1st Cycle
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Course's number of years
3 years
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Maximum duration
3 years
Students in the first and second years of the1st cycle who feel that they can complete the DNSPM at the end of the current academic year may sit the DNSPM final exam at the end of the first or second year instead of the final exam; if they fail the exam and/or are unable to validate all the disciplines attached to the DNSPM, they must continue their studies in the next year of the1st cycle and sit the DNSPM final exam again.
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ECTS
180
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Delivered diploma
National Higher Professional Diploma for Musicians (DNSPM)
The distinction (Très bien, Bien or Assez bien) qualifying the DNSPM is that awarded by the jury at the end of the DNSPM final examination.
The DNSPM in Saxophone is also awarded to students who did not obtain a distinction in the DNSPM final examination but whose results in the first and second year examinations allow them to do so, in accordance with the procedures described in Title I - article 5 of the study regulations.
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Course objectives and content
Advanced training for instrumentalists :
- development of artistic sensitivity and individual and collective technical mastery ;
- broad cultural training in both practical and theoretical fields (complementary disciplines);
- awareness of the professional context.
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French language certificate
B1
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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.
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Number of complementary disciplines to validate
1
Disciplines
Entrance exam
Saxophone (undergraduate)
Opening date for registration : 10 October 2025
Closing date for registration : 14 November 2025
Exam dates : Répétitions admissibilité : les samedi 21 et dimanche 22 février 2026 Admissibilité (1er tour) : les lundi 23 et mardi 24 février 2026 Répétitions admission : le mercredi 25 février 2026 Admission (2e tour) : du jeudi 26 (inclus) au samedi 28 (inclus) février 2026
Important: Non-EU candidates must 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. You should not apply for a tourist visa. More information here
Admissibility
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Joachim Andersen: one study from the Twenty-Four Grand Studies, Op. 15, arranged for saxophone by Jean-Jacques Léger, Billaudot edition, set pieces announced January 10
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One work of the candidate’s choice from List A, set pieces announced October 10
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One work of the candidate’s choice from List B, performed on the saxophone (any type), set pieces announced October 10
Admission
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One required work, set pieces announced December 10
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One short work, set pieces announced January 10
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One work of the candidate’s choice from List C, set pieces announced October 10
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Sight-reading
Depending on the duration of the program, the jury reserves the right to interrupt the candidate.
The CNSMDP provides the candidate with an accompanist.
Candidates admitted to the first-cycle entrance audition who are not nationals of French-speaking countries must provide, before June 30 preceding their first enrollment at the Conservatoire, a certificate issued by an organization approved by the French government attesting to a French level of at least B1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Maximum age : 24