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The Master’s Degree in Advanced Artistic Studies in Jazz and Modern Music Performance and Composition “Barcelona Jazz Master” focuses on the artistic development of students with the utmost rigour and level of excellence.
The two specialisations offered by the programme are built around the student’s individual study project and their Final Master’s Project (TFM), which must revolve around a theme that they wish to explore in depth and which must be detailed in the admission process.
In the performance speciality, the TFM will consist of a written research project, a public concert, a recording in a professional studio and the post-production of a master record.
In the composition speciality, the TFM will consist of a written research paper and the preparation and performance of a public concert with the interpretation of the work or set of works written by the student for a specific instrumentation.
The written work must be fully linked to the practical part.
This master’s degree can be completed in a single academic year or in a maximum of three.
To be admitted to the Barcelona Jazz Master’s you must have a higher education degree.
This qualification may consist of:
An official higher degree in musical artistic education issued in Spain.
An official bachelor’s degree or its equivalent, issued by an institution of the European Higher Education Area, which allows access to master’s degree courses in the country of issue.
A degree from systems outside the European Higher Education Area without the need for official recognition of their qualifications (see specific cases), subject to verification by the competent educational administration that the qualification accredits an equivalent level of training. Access by this route does not, under any circumstances, validate the qualification provided.
1. Audiovisual portfolio
For the interpretation specialty:Video with three pieces between 15 and 20 minutes long in total (or three videos, with each of the pieces separately) where the applicant’s artistic identity is shown through own arrangements or own compositions. The recording must be less than one year old and must not contain any editing.The applicant’s face and hands must be visible.The pieces may be solo or with accompaniment. In the case of polyphonic instruments (guitar and piano), at least one piece must be solo.
For the composition specialty:Video with three pieces between 15 and 20 minutes long in total (or three videos, with each of the pieces separately) where the applicant’s artistic identity is shown through own compositions.Music score of each piece, using a musical notation program.
2. Motivation letter: brief personal presentation of the applicant, detailing his or her reasons for pursuing the master’s degree and his or her expectations.
3. Master’s research plan, which should include:
Introduction explaining the applicant’s artistic interests that he/she intends to work on in the master’s program and mentioning some of the artists he/she has as a reference.
Careful and complete description and justification of the research topic to be developed during the master’s degree.
Approach to the methodology to be used.
Estimation of how the completion of the master’s degree can help the applicant in his or her artistic and professional future.
4. Resume, with basic personal information, photograph, academic, professional and language proficiency data.
5. Copy of ID card / passport
6. Copy of higher education degree
The admission procedure has two phases:
Phase 1: assessmentThe following documents will be assessed by the selection board:
1. The audiovisual portfolio
In the interpretation specialty:– The technical instrumental level.– The quality in the interpretation of the works.– Phrasing, creativity and coherence in improvisation.– Knowledge of jazz language.– Interaction and musical communication with the group.– Tempo and rhythmic precision.
In the composition specialty:– Creativity and musicality in the compositions.– Harmonic, melodic and rhythmic originality.– Formal coherence.– Mastery of compositional and musical resources.– Mastery of instrumentation.
2. The motivation letter
3. The Master’s research plan
If the selection board considers that the applicant has a good profile, he/she will be invited to phase 2, which is carried out telematically..
Phase 2: Test and interview
1. Written test (online), consisting of:
Harmonic and melodic transcription of a fragment.
Harmonic analysis of a fragment and say the associated scales.
Performance of a 5-voice spread over a given progression.
2. Interview (online), where the board may ask for a verbal explanation of some elements described in the documentation of the admission process or aspects that the board has not been able to see in the documentation submitted. On the other hand, the applicant will be able to raise any doubts he/she may have about the master’s degree..
The curriculum is focused on excellence in the interpretative and compositional field through a deep work with the instrument, creativity, ensemble dynamics and external commissions. It also allows contact and deepening in one of the autochthonous styles, such as flamenco, through elective subjects.
The general objective of the Artistic Master’s Degree in Advanced Studies in Jazz and Modern Music is to train professionals with a high degree of specialisation.
Specifically, the master’s degree aims to:
Promote in each student a process of continuous and high quality artistic development.
Provide the necessary tools to deepen musical research.
Encourage the development of students and their consolidation as musicians, expanding and integrating the intellectual, emotional and physical resources that will be reflected in the practice of musical excellence, and planning and implementing personal projects.
To provide an environment of learning and reflection that allows the student’s potential to be recognised and developed in order to overcome limits.
The master’s degree is aimed at students who want to:
Develop their artistic identity and research and deepen their knowledge of a topic of importance to the musical artistic community.
Access advanced training and professional specialisation in the field of performance and musical composition in Jazz and Modern Music.
Prepare for entry into the professional world of work at the highest level and acquire the knowledge, flexibility, imagination and assessment tools necessary to contribute to the development of a professional practice in today’s artistic life.
The Master’s is taught by professors from the Department of Jazz and Modern Music and by external teachers with a recognized artistic and professional background.
Coordination : Lluc Casares and Néstor Giménez
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