In addition to their studies, instrumentalists can take an introduction to the fortepiano, providing a stylistic and technical complement to their main discipline.

The course is devoted to the study of historical piano playing on original and facsimile instruments: German, Viennese and French pianofortes (1770-1900) and an introduction to the clavichord. It combines practice in musical performance and specific techniques with research into the repertoires and interpretation of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, as well as the creation of new repertoires. Students are made aware of the professional context through off-site projects, visits to collections of pianofortes, restorers' workshops and museums. They also take part in cross-disciplinary projects with other classes (composition classes, instrumental disciplines, FSMS, etc.).