Through the comparative analysis of recordings and the creation of basic mixes, this course trains the ear in technical listening. By the end of the course, students will have mastered the vocabulary of sound analysis and its technical characteristics. They will be able to qualify a sound recording objectively in terms of both spectral and spatial representation.

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)