Sight-reading wood

Situated at the crossroads between music education, chamber music, instrumental and orchestral classes, the woodwind sight-reading class aims to :

• to acquire the quick reflexes needed to apply solfeggio, musical and instrumental knowledge to a new score, and above all to quickly grasp its musical content so as to give a true interpretation;
• It is also the first, decisive stage in learning to play as part of a group, thanks to ensemble sight-reading, which immediately encourages the development of the ability to listen to one's partners.

Both individual and collective, the course emphasises the concepts that are essential to ensemble playing: accuracy, rhythmic precision, nuances and flexibility of tone.

Compulsory for all students on the^1st cycle of the Flute, Haubtois/English Horn, Clarinet, French Bassoon, German Bassoon and Saxophone courses, from the ^1st year.

Final exam

1. a sight-reading with accompaniment, taken from the repertoire ;
2. a sight-reading written especially for the examination, with or without accompaniment, including a transposition for the clarinets and saxophones (to the higher and ½ tone lower for the clarinets, to the higher major sixth and higher tone for the saxophones);
3. a sight reading of an excerpt from the orchestral repertoire.

The test is preceded by a 10-minute practice session with the instrument.

An examination session is held at the end of each semester.

Validation of the discipline is possible from the end of the third semester of study.

3 to 6 semesters