Double Bass Course – Level I
Educational objectives
At the end of the studies related to the Level I Academic Diploma in Double Bass, students must have acquired the knowledge of techniques and specific skills to enable them to concretely fulfil their own artistic ideas. To this end, particular emphasis will be placed on the study of the most representative repertoire of the instrument – including ensemble playing – and of related performance practices, also with the aim of developing the student’s ability to interact within differently composed musical groups. These objectives are to be achieved also by favouring the development of the perceptive capacity of hearing and memorisation and with the acquisition of specific knowledge of the organisational, compositional and analytical models of music and their interaction. Specific care must be devoted to the acquisition of appropriate postural and emotional control techniques. At the end of the Three-year course, students must have acquired an in-depth knowledge of the stylistic, historical and general aesthetic aspects related to their specific address. Furthermore, with reference to the specificity of the individual courses, students must possess adequate skills in the field of improvisation. It is also an educational objective of the course to acquire adequate competences in the field of computer music as well as those related to a second European Community language.
Employment prospects
The course offers the student employment opportunities in the following areas:
- Solo instrumentalist
- Instrumentalist in chamber ensembles
- Instrumentalist in chamber orchestral ensembles
- Instrumentalist in symphony orchestral ensembles
- Instrumentalist in orchestral ensembles for musical theater
Admissions Level I
Enrolment
Enrolment in years following the first
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
There are three sessions per academic year: summer, autumn and extraordinary.
Students are obliged to book by the deadlines indicated by the Registrar’s Office.
Final Examinations
In order to obtain the qualification for Level I and Level II courses, students who have acquired the required credits must pass the final examination consisting in the writing of the dissertation (Thesis) and the practical test useful to ascertain the achievement of the qualifying educational objectives of the course of study.
Booking the final examination must be made compulsorily on one’s ISIDATA profile under the heading ‘Examinations’.
At the same time it will be compulsory to pay the βGraduation feeβ (by means of Pagopa service) of β¬30.00 by generating the payment by MAV through the ISIDATA platform under the heading ‘Fees’.
Bookings must be received in accordance with the following deadlines:
– 31 May (summer session);
– 31 August (autumn session);
– 31 January (winter session).
Students must have completed their studies at least 10 days before the final examination.
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It is compulsory to submit 1 hard copy and 1 PDF/A file of the Diploma Thesis to the secretary’s office no later than 10 days before the date of the final examination. Further hard copies (tot. 4 copies) must be handed in to the commission on the day of the final examination.
Specific provisions can be found in the “Thesis Regulations”.