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Interpretation Classical and Contemporary Music Curriculum

Orchestral Instruments

Speciality
Clarinet, Double Bass, Bassoon, Flute, Oboe, Saxophone, Trombone, French Horn, Trumpet, Tuba/Bombardino, Viola, Violin, Cello.

Subjects marked with an asterisk (*) are NOT offered every year. Please check the current schedules.

Subjects1st year2nd year3rd year4th year Total
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Culture, thinking and history (Core Classes)
Introduction to Music in Western Culture, History of Western Music and Introduction to Music in World Cultures
 6
 90 h
 3
 45 h
  
  
  
  
 9
 135 h
Professional Development  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 3
 45 h
 3
 45 h
Aesthetics of Music I, II
  
  
  
  
 4
 60 h
  
  
 4
60 h
Language and Techniques of Music (Core Classes)
Fundamentals of Musical Acoustics
  
  
 3
 22,5 h
  
  
  
  
 3
 22,5 h
Methodologies of Music Analysis
 4
 45 h
  
  
  
  
  
  
4
 45 h
General Ear Training 3
 45 h
  
  
  
  
  
  
3
 45 h
Fundamentals of Composition
 4
 45 h
  
  
  
  
  
  
4
 45 h
Instrument/ Voice (Mandatory Classes)
Main Instrument 1 to 8
24 37,5 h
24 37,5 h
 24
 37,5 h
  24
37,5 h
 96
150 h
Sources for Historically Informed Performance I and II 2
 22,5 h
 2
 22,5 h
  
  
  
  
4
 45 h
Additional instrumental training (Mandatory Classes)
Supplementary Instrument 1 to 6
 4
 15 h 4
 15 h
 4
 15 h
  
  
 12
 45 h
Improvisation and accompaniment I, II, III
 2
 22,5 h
 2
 22,5 h 2
 22,5 h
 6
67,5 h
Contemporary improvisation222,5 h222,5 h
Instrument Specific Repertoire *
  
  
  
  
 3
 45 h
  
  
 3
 45 h
Contemporary Music Repertoire and Techniques  
  
  
  
 2
 30 h
  
  
 2
 30 h
Seminar in Music Interpretation
  
  
  
  
  
  
 2
 30 h
 2
 30 h
Fundamentals of Performance Practice
  
  
  
  
 3
 45 h
  
  
 3
 45 h
Ensemble Music (Mandatory Classes)
Large ensembles 1 to 7 2
 45 h
 4
 90 h
  4
 90 h
  4
  90 h
 14
 315 h
Performance Ensembles 1 and 2
  
  
245 h 2
 45 h
4
 90 h
Orchestral practice 1 and 23 90 h
3 90 h
  
  
  
  
 6
 180 h
Chamber Music 1 to 106 45 h
 6
45 h
6 45 h
 6
45 h
 24
 225 h
Theory and history (Mandatory Classes)
Music Analysis
  
  
 3
 45 h
  
  
  
  
 3
 45 h
Music technology (Mandatory Classes)
Fundamentals of music technology
 
  
  2
 22,5 h
  
  
  
  
 2
 22,5 h
Audio recording techniques l
  
  
  2
 22,5 h
  
  
  
  
2
 22,5 h
Electives (Mandatory Classes)
Elective Credits  
  
  
  
  6
  90 h
 9
 135 h
 15
 225 h
Final Term Project (TFG)
Introduction to Research
  
  
  
  
 2
 30 h
  
  
 2
 30 h
Final Term Project  
  
  
  
  
  
 8
 15 h
8
 15 h
TOTAL60 502,5 h
60
547,5 h
60
510 h
60
487,5 h
240
2047,5 h