How authors' societies work, rights associated with recording, arranging, adapting or distributing musical works, structures linked to record production and audiovisual music production, types of contract: this series of lectures and meetings led by professionals will help students acquire the legal and financial fundamentals of their future profession.

Against a backdrop of profound change in the cultural industries, this series of meetings and lectures aims to present the ways in which music is produced, distributed and disseminated today, as well as the diversity of possible statutes, regimes and support schemes, so that the most appropriate can be chosen for each project. Through discussions with professionals who are committed to providing practical, concrete information, students explore the various stages involved in setting up a company or association, as well as the difficulties and skills required to get started.

The aim of this course is to provide students with a basic knowledge of the evolution of musical languages, forms and genres, as well as the tools for critical and sensitive reflection required for artistic direction. The approach of the course, which combines a wide range of historical, analytical, cultural and social points of entry, aims to put the Western repertoire of the written tradition into perspective in all its many dimensions.

"What does an interpretation mean, and to what extent does it respect the score? These are the questions raised by this course, which aims to provide the analytical and communication tools needed to define and share the artistic direction of a recording.