Viola Course – Propaedeutic

Established pursuant to Ministerial Decree 382/2018, these are statutory courses aimed at the acquisition of the skills necessary for students to gain access, after passing the entrance examination, to the Level I Academic Diploma Courses (Three-year course). The duration of the Propaedeutic Courses will not exceed three years.

 

At the end of the propaedeutic course, at the student’s request, a certificate will be issued attesting to the study programme carried out, the achievement of the training objectives, the tests passed and the duration of the course itself.

Propaedeutic system

Programmes

The transition from one year to the next occurs automatically.

Propaedeutic Admission

  1. Performance of a scale and its two-octave or three-octave arpeggio of the candidate’s choice.
  2. KREUTZER from the “42 Etudes”: Performance of an etude chosen by the commission among two presented.
  3. F. MAZAS from the “30 Etudes op. 36” performance of an etude chosen by the candidate.
  4. Performance of a Double String Etude chosen by the candidate from the following methods: Polo, Sitt, Trott, Hofmann.
  5. Performance of an Early Sonata or a piece with piano accompaniment.

For information on admissions, please visit the “Registration” page

The detailed timetable for the admission examinations will be published in a separate notice.

Enrolment

For information on enrolment, please visit the “Registration” page

For information on enrolment, please visit ‘International > Foreign Students’.‘.

For information on enrolment, please visit the “Fees” page

Enrolment in years following the first

For information on enrolment renewal, please visit the “Registrarion” page of the websiste

For information on enrolment renewal, please visit the “Fees” page of the website

Lessons

The Academic Year begins on 1 November of each year and ends on 31 October of the following year. The academic calendar is issued by the Director, by resolution of the Academic Council, normally by 31 May.

Each training activity may entail different methods of conduct and interaction between students and lecturers. In particular, there may be individual face-to-face lessons, collective face-to-face lessons, practice lectures, laboratories, practical, distance and intensive activities, training courses, seminars, projects, artistic productions, reports and production of texts and hypertexts, including multimedia, guided or autonomous individual study activities, tutoring, self-assessment and other activities.

Examinations

All propaedeutic course examinations take place in the summer and autumn session

The Academic Year begins on 1 November of each year and ends on 31 October of the following year. The academic calendar is issued by the Director, by resolution of the Academic Council, normally by 31 May.

Each training activity may entail different methods of conduct and interaction between students and lecturers. In particular, there may be individual face-to-face lessons, collective face-to-face lessons, practice lectures, laboratories, practical, distance and intensive activities, training courses, seminars, projects, artistic productions, reports and production of texts and hypertexts, including multimedia, guided or autonomous individual study activities, tutoring, self-assessment and other activities.

Students who wish to acquire the Propaedeutic certificate and do not intend to continue their studies with admission to Level I must book the examinations provided for in these regulations by the dates indicated by the teaching secretariat. Students who receive a negative result in the summer session may reapply in the autumn session for a re-examination.

The exams envisaged for the propaedeutic course that are fundamental for access to Level I are

– the final exam of the school of reference

– the certification exam of Rhythmic Theory and Musical Perception;

– the Elements of Harmony certification exam.

All further disciplines require eligibility.

The Propaedeutic Certificate is acquired only after taking all the examinations and aptitudes envisaged in one’s course of study.