Violin

Deepening of technical skills (etudes, scales, etc.).

Development of artistic sensitivity and knowledge of different styles through study of the repertoire (from Baroque to contemporary).

^1st YEAR HIGH SCHOOL

^1st year examination

1. scales and arpeggios, four compulsory keys ;
2. one or two movements of a concerto in the "classical" style (Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Joseph Haydn, etc.), compulsory;
3. a compulsory etude ;
4. a work by Johann Sebastian Bach chosen from a compulsory list.

Papers 1 and 4 are posted two months before the test.

Papers 2 and 3 are posted six weeks before the examination.

Year² exam

1. one or two movements of a sonata of your choice ;
2. your choice of one of Niccolai Paganini's twenty-four caprices op. 1;
3. one compulsory concerto movement, posted six weeks before the exam ;
4. three compulsory orchestral excerpts from the list of "violin orchestral excerpts", posted six weeks before the examination.

DNSPM final examination

Public recital

Duration: 30 minutes maximum

1. a compulsory concertante work, posted two months before the examination ;
2. a programme of your choice, in agreement with the teacher (approximately 15 minutes);
3. a contemporary work to be chosen from a compulsory list; posted two months before the examination.

The^1st cycle violin certificate is awarded to students who pass the DNSPM final exam.

The certificate is awarded on the basis of the jury's decision at the end of the DNSPM final examination.

^2nd higher cycle

^1st year recital

Non-public recital

Duration: 45 minutes maximum

1. a concerto from the repertoire, in its entirety ;
2. a sonata or partita by Johann Sebastian Bach ;
3. a contemporary work of your choice, in agreement with the teacher;
4. one of the twenty-four caprices op. 1 by Niccolai Paganini or a short virtuoso piece to be chosen from the list;
5. an oral commentary by the jury after deliberation.

The whole programme is chosen at the beginning of the school year in agreement with the teacher.

List of virtuoso pieces⁽ round 4)

The entire programme is subdivided into two sub-programmes, A and B, each lasting a maximum of 45 minutes:

The final examination will include one of the two programmes, chosen by lot three weeks before the examination.

For reasons of length, the Director reserves the right to withdraw part of the programme three weeks before the examination.

^2nd year recital

Public recital

Duration: 50 minutes maximum

Free programme

The Violin Prize is awarded to the student who has won a prize in each of the two^2nd year recitals.

The mention for the Violin Prize is the mention awarded by the jury for the free recital in the^2nd year of the^2nd cycle.

Throughout the course