Music analysis B

In particular, musical analysis should enable students to:

- acquire a genuine understanding of all the works covered in class, in a variety of styles, periods and genres;

- develop autonomy (listening skills, historical, technical and methodological knowledge) in relating theoretical knowledge to musical practice;

- Gradually acquire mastery of an analytical and stylistic discourse (terminology and concepts) put into perspective with historical and aesthetic approaches;

- Study of works from the ^18th century to the present day: the great founding scores of the ^20th century, as well as key works from the contemporary repertoire, will be studied, particularly in close connection with the students' instrumental work and/or with the Conservatoire's annual programme.

- Relating the works studied to the students' own musical practice (comparing interpretations, instrumental work, etc.);

- Awareness of the main analytical methodologies applicable to the repertoires studied, as well as an introduction to documentary research.

- This course is compulsory for students on the Cycle supérieur d'Ecriture and the Cycle préparatoire de musicologie. It is one of the complementary disciplines required for the^2nd cycle advanced musicology diploma conferring a master's degree (see advanced musicology cycle course of study).

- This course is also open to all Conservatoire students with the Certificat d'Analyse musicale A mention Très Bien, or mention Bien on the advice of their teacher, if they wish to pursue a more in-depth course in analysis at the end of their undergraduate studies , subject to availability.

- To be exempted from this course, students must sit the exemption exam in September of the first year of their studies.

CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT

This is marked out of 40 and takes into account attendance, participation in lessons and marks obtained for various tasks carried out in class or at home throughout the course.

FINAL EXAMINATION

Written test: (duration: 4 hours)

- Score analysis with listening; work or fragment broadcast three times (marked out of 40)

The written exams serve as an end-of-first-year assessment (not taken into account in the final exam) for students taking the two-year certificate.

Oral test:

Dressing room preparation of an analysis of a work or an extract from a work in the repertoire from the ^18th to the ^21st century inclusive, lasting 3 to 10 minutes, without score and after individual listening (marked out of 40).

Dressing room: 60 minutes and performance time: 20 minutes maximum, including a minimum of 5 minutes presentation (the candidate may use written notes). In the remaining time, the jury may ask the candidate questions about his/her musical culture or written tests.

The certificate as a whole is marked out of 120.

The grade of the certificate is determined according to the following scale (based on an average of 20 points):
from 12 to less than 14, the certificate is awarded with an Assez Bien grade
from 14 to less than 16, certificate obtained with distinction
From 16 upwards, the certificate is awarded with a Very Good grade.

Obtaining the Certificate with a distinction of Very Good or Good at the end-of-year session gives access to the Theoretical and Applied Analysis class (on application to the Head of Department and subject to availability). The September make-up session excludes this possibility.

A make-up session (written and oral tests) is organised in September. It is open, with the teacher's agreement, only to students who did not obtain the Certificat B at the June session.

Holders of the Certificat B (with honours) are exempt from semesters 1 and 3 of the applied musical culture programme in the CA diploma course (cf. the programme of the Pedagogy Department), subject to their success in the competitive entrance examination for postgraduate teaching.

Certificate B make-up and exemption examination

This examination is open to new students entering the Conservatoire for whom the syllabus requires level B in Analysis, as well as to current students who did not obtain the Certificate at the June session. It is not open to students wishing to improve their grade. The content of this examination is identical to that of the final examination for this Certificate (see below).

Written tests: duration: 4 hours

Oral test: 60-minute dressing room; 20-minute oral passage.

Students who obtain a "Bien" or "Très Bien" in this examination have acquired Certificate B and are exempt from the course.

1 year (3 hours per week) or 2 years in exceptional circumstances