Educational goals
Students completing required courses for the first level Academic Diploma in Singing will have acquired the technical and cultural competences that will allow them to express their interpretative personality. To meet this goal, students will study closely an overall vocal repertoire (opera, symphony, sacred, chamber) and its related techniques so that they will also learn to sing in ensembles composed of various elements. 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 three-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
Il corso offre allo studente possibilità di impiego nei seguenti ambiti:
– Canto per il repertorio lirico
– Canto per il repertorio cameristico
– Canto in formazioni corali da camera
– Canto in formazioni corali sinfoniche
– Canto in formazioni corali liriche
Entrance Examination Program
PRESELECTION
In order to apply to the BACHELOR COURSE at the RCM, candidates need to pass a preselection test based on a video, full body, with NO interruptions between musical pieces and NO editing (otherwise it will not be considered). Short rest breaks are allowed without interrupting the video recording.
After a brief presentation of the candidate in ITALIAN language the video must include:
1) One opera aria in Italian language performed by heart.
2) One piece chosen from the program required for the in-person singing exam.
The OPERA ARIAS shall be performed BY HEART.
The video must be uploaded on YOUTUBE and the link must be sent to the secretariat through this form:
https://forms.gle/yhXAFQJuePqWBtm1A
Based on the material sent, the candidates declared eligible will have the right to participate in the entrance exam which will take place in person at the Conservatory.
ENTRANCE EXAM
Test 1 checks vocal skills and candidate’s music experience. Test 2 verifies theory and musical culture knowledge.
Test 1
1) Performance by heart of one aria from the opera repertoire chosen by the commission between TWO presented.
2) Performance of one musical piece from the chamber music repertoire (lied, melodia, romanza) or from the sacred music repertoire.
3) Performance of one classical study chosen by the commission between TWO presented among the following collections or others of equal difficulty level: G. Concone 25 lessons op. 10, H. Panofka 24 vocalises op. 81, G. Seidler L’arte del cantare (The Art of Singing).
4) Sight-reading of a short piece chosen by the commission.
5) Motivational interview in ITALIAN language.
The commission reserves the right to interrupt the audition at any moment.
Test 2 (Theory, rhythmic, music perception)
1) Sight-reading solfège, with syllables, on the treble clef. Difficulty level: complex rhythmics appropriate to the instrumental or vocal repertoire up until the 1900s.
2) Sight-reading solfège, with syllables, on the seven clefs. Medium difficulty
3) Sight-singing of a melodic solfège. Short modulations and transposition (one note up or down).
4) Music dictation of a short melody with accidentals.
5) General music theory questions.
N.B. candidates will be exempted from the latter test if awarderd with one of the following:
TRPM (Theory, rhythmic, music perception) final certification of pre-college courses (Propedeutico) issued by Conservatorio Rossini;
TRPM level A certification of preparatory courses (Preaccademico) issued by Conservatorio Rossini;
TRPM level A certification of preparatory courses (Preaccademico) issued by one of Conservatorio Rossini’s certified partner schools;
“Licenza di Solfeggio” (instrument specialization) certification of old-degree system (vecchio ordinamento) issued by any Italian recognized Institution;
High school diploma issued by any Liceo Musicale recognized by Conservatorio Rossini. The exemption will be given for diplomas issued from a.a. 2020/2021 on to candidates that had passed an exam with a commission appointed by the Liceo and completed by Conservatorio Rossini’s Director or one of his/her delegates.
Test 2 (Piano practice)
1) Performance of two studies of difficulty not inferior to Czernyana 1 (from n.25 on), Beyer (from n. 75 on), or chosen from other collections and methods of equal difficulty level.
2) Performance of two pieces, of which one mandatorily by Bach or another Baroque composer (Telemann, Couperin, etc.)
N.B. candidates will be exempted from the latter test if awarderd with one of the following:
Piano pratice final certification of pre-college courses (Propedeutico) issued by Conservatorio Rossini;
Piano pratice level A certification of preparatory courses (Preaccademico) issued by Conservatorio Rossini;
Piano pratice level A certification of preparatory courses (Preaccademico) issued by one of Conservatorio Rossini’s certified partner schools;
“Licenza di Pianoforte complementare” or “Licenza di Lettura della partitura” (fourth-year or higher) certification of old-degree system (vecchio ordinamento) issued by any Italian recognized Institution.
Motivational interview.
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