Educational goals
Students completing required courses for the second level Academic Diploma in Horn will have acquired the technical ability and specific competences that will allow them to express their interpretative personality. To meet this goal, students will study closely the performance techniques and repertoire that are most representative of their instrument. They will also learn to play in ensembles composed of various instruments. Aural training, memorization and specific knowledge related to the organizational, compositional and analytical concepts of music, and their interaction, will also be studied. Considerable attention will be paid to the student’s acquisition of proper emotional and postural control. Upon completion of the two-year degree, students will have attained in-depth knowledge of the general stylistic, historical and aesthetic aspects related to their specific area. In addition, they will be able to carry out improvisation and will possess adequate skills in the use of computer technology for music. The ability to use a second European Union language will also be obtained.
Employment prospects
The skills developed in the chosen course of education enable students to gain access to the world of work on the basis of an education in line with European standards, offering employment prospects in various fields such as:
– Solo and/or chamber concert musician
– Orchestra professor
– Musical assistant in various contests
– Employee at recording companies and music publishers
– Teacher
– Cultural employee in the music sphere
Entrance Examination Program
1) Performance of Concerto n. 3 KV 447 by Mozart.
2) Performance of one etude drawn on the spot among the following:
– De Angelis, metodo parte 2a, etude n. 15
– J. F. Gallay, dai 12 grandi studi, etude n. 4
– O. Franz, dai 10 studi da concerto, etude n. 2
– E. Muller, metodo parte 2a, etude n. 2
– F. Bartolini, etude n. 106
– F. Bartolini, etude n. 107
3) Performance of 5 orchestra extracts chosen by the candidate among Metodo Fontana, passi difficili e a solo.
4) Performance of two music pieces with handhorn technique: Beethoven Sonata op.17 (first 45 measures) and one chosen by the candidate.
5) Sight-reading of a medium-level difficulty music piece chosen by the commission.
The commission reserves the right to interrupt the audition at any moment.
Look at the other Second Cycle Academic Programmes (Master Level, EQF Level: 7) courses
