This course combines theoretical knowledge of musicology (musical analysis, music history, organology, etc.) and related disciplines (art history, literature, sociology, etc.) with practical skills in both the written (programme notes, concert or recording reviews, exhibition design and production, etc.) and spoken (concert presentations or concert-readings, lecture-workshops, interviews, radio broadcasts, etc.) domains.) and oral skills (concert presentations or concert-readings, lecture-workshops, interviews, radio broadcasts, etc.) in order to prepare students professionally for careers in the transmission of musical culture to a variety of audiences and individuals (apart from music teaching).

Transmitting a message about live music that is accessible to a non-specialist audience is what this course is all about, enabling students to understand the social issues involved in transmitting music to a variety of audiences. On completion of this course, they will be able to envisage a career as a musician with mediation skills through the acquisition of effective methods adapted to different audiences. They will be able to run a music workshop in schools, in the local community or in the health and disability sector, as well as designing and implementing a concert presentation adapted to a given venue and audience.

Professionalization training spread over the^1st and^2nd postgraduate cycles, consisting of practical workshops and plenary lectures on the following themes:

APM1: health (prevention of musculoskeletal disorders, hearing risks, sexist and sexual violence, managing performance anxiety)

APM2: audiences and projects (digital issues, mediation, stage presence; designing, building and defending an artistic project)

APM3: rights and finance (public and private funding and the legal framework for the musician's profession)

APM4: solidarity initiatives (working in sectors far removed from music)