This course invites students to become contemporaries of historical composers by performing their works on the instruments of their time, so as to gain a better understanding of the issues at stake and the driving forces behind them. By exploring the evolution of the double bass from the late Renaissance to the Romantic period, the performers discover and affirm their affinities and singular talent for a particular style or speciality. After completing this course, bassists can work as soloists, continuo players in an ensemble or orchestral instrumentalists.

This course invites students to become contemporaries of historical composers by performing their works on the instruments of their time, so as to gain a better understanding of the issues at stake and the driving forces behind them. By exploring the evolution of the double bass from the late Renaissance to the Romantic period, the performers discover and affirm their affinities and singular talent for a particular style or speciality. After completing this course, bassists can work as soloists, continuo players in an ensemble or orchestral instrumentalists.

Through exploration of the instrument's repertoire, historical perspective and in-depth technical work, this course aims to develop mastery of the instrument and a critical approach to interpretation. Particular attention is paid to listening to one's body, in order to prevent the aches and pains associated with playing the instrument. The face-to-face teaching approach allows for personalised learning, helping each student to reach his or her full potential.

Rock, pop, soul, rhythm & blues, blues, jazz rock, world, funk, punk, grunge, Motown or even Stax... First of all, in the form of listening workshops, this course revisits the heritage of electro-amplified or contemporary music, in the light of the context that made it essential. Then, through practical work, from the making to the production of an album, as well as lectures from key players in the music industry, it aims to illustrate the constraints specific to music production in the field of contemporary music, as well as providing the keys to cultivating one's aesthetic sense and singular identity.

Based around sound recording, mixing and production sessions, and courses combining practical exercises and masterclasses, this course trains students to become producers of contemporary music. Students deepen their knowledge of a wide range of sound creation tools, cultivate their aesthetic sense of recorded repertoires, and acquire a solid command of demo and mixing.