Vocal accompaniment - 2ème Cycle
Information
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Name
Vocal accompaniment
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Cycle
2nd Cycle
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Course's number of years
2 years
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Maximum duration
2 years, with one hour of lessons per week with the teacher and 3/4 of an hour with the assistant.
A 3rd year may be considered provided that:
- a request is made before the end of the 1st term of the 2nd year ;
- all the complementary and optional subjects have been completed in 2 years, with the 3rd year only being granted to follow the main subject;
- have received a favourable opinion from a committee comprising the school headmaster, the head of department and the teacher of the main subject. -
ECTS
120
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Delivered diploma
Diplôme de fin de 2e cycle supérieur valant grade de Master
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Course objectives and content
Development of artistic personality ;
Ability to design and perform a recital independently;
Ability to develop and express reflections on one's artistic practice;
Development of the ability to enter professional life;
Acquisition of techniques specific to vocal accompaniment in one-to-one lessons or in small groups, with the aim of developing the student's independence in a professional situation;
Work in duet with a singer on the Lied, mélodie and oratorio repertoire; -
French language certificate
Candidates admitted to the competitive entrance examination for the 2nd cycle 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, then, before 10 December following their first enrolment at the Conservatoire, a certificate issued by a body recognised by the French government attesting to a level of French at least equal to B2 on the Council of Europe's scale of common reference levels.
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Number of complementary disciplines to validate
1
Disciplines
Entrance exam
Vocal accompaniment (2nd cycle)
Opening date for registration : 10 October 2023
Closing date for registration : 15 November 2023
Age limit: under 29 on1 October 2024
(born after1/10/1995)
Pre-selection, file review :
This cycle is open to candidates who meet one of the following criteria:
- holder of a Diplôme national supérieur professionnel de musicien (DNSPM) or an equivalent 1st cycle higher education diploma from a foreign country
- holder of a diploma from the Paris or Lyon CNSMDs
- a student in 2nd cycle studies in piano accompaniment or voice direction at the CNSMD in Paris or Lyon.
Candidates are shortlisted by an internal jury on the basis of an examination of their application. The application must include :
- a copy of the required diploma ;
- a curriculum vitae.
Candidates who do not obtain the full required diploma until the end of the school year may take the competitive entrance exam by submitting a certificate of schooling specifying their situation. If they are successful in the competitive entrance examination, they will not be granted final admission until they have presented the full diploma required, no later than 30 September of their first school year. Otherwise, they will lose the benefit of their admission.
Eligibility :
Procedure
- Performance from memory on the piano of one or more compulsory works from the repertoire 4 weeks before the date of the test, i.e. Monday 18 December 2023 (published on the Conservatoire website: www.conservatoiredeparis.fr);
- deciphering (preceded by a dressing room) of a piano piece.
Candidates who meet one of the following criteria may, at their request, be exempted from eligibility:
- holders of a 1st cycle diploma in accompaniment from the Paris or Lyon CNSMDs
- holders of a 2nd cycle diploma in piano, piano accompaniment or voice direction
- student enrolled in the 2nd cycle of piano accompaniment or voice conducting at the CNSMDP.
Dates
Eligibility and admission: from 15 to 17 January 2024.
Invitation
An invitation will be sent to candidates.
Present
The tests will be held in person at the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris.
Admission :
Procedure
- sight-reading (preceded by a dressing room) of the accompaniment to a melody or aria with a singer, followed by a short work with the partner in the spirit of chamber music, then a second performance of the piece;
- accompaniment of a melody (without prior rehearsal with the singer), the title of which will be announced 7 days in advance, i.e. on Monday 8 January 2024 (publication on the Conservatoire website: www.conservatoiredeparis.fr);
- sight-reading of a piano piece with short preparation before the jury;
- reduction of a score for choir, preceded by a dressing room;
- interview in French on the candidate's motivations.
Dates
Eligibility and admission: from 15 to 17 January 2024.
Invitation
An invitation will be sent to candidates.
Present
The tests will take place in person at the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris.
Language certificate
Candidates admitted.es au concours d'entrée en 2e cycle supérieur qui ne sont pas ressortissants d'Etats francophones devront présenter avant le 30 juin précédant leur première inscription au Conservatoire, un certificat émanant d'un organisme agréé par le gouvernement français attestant d'un niveau en langue française au moins égal à B1 dans l'échelle des niveaux communs de référence du Conseil de l'Europe, before 10 December following their first enrolment at the Conservatoire, a certificate issued by an organisation recognised by the French government attesting to a level of French at least equal to B2 on the Council of Europe's scale of common reference levels.
Maximum age : 29