Basso Tuba Secon Level Academic Diploma- Study plans and Educational structure

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Didactic Regulations of the 2nd Level Academic Diploma Course

Bass Tuba School – CODI/08

Career opportunities

Professional concert activity oriented toward performing as a soloist or in chamber and ensemble groups.

Characteristics of the Final Exam

The free concert programme is not identical to any programme previously performed in this examination. It lasts for approximately 30 minutes and features a soloist accompanied by either an instrumental or an orchestral ensemble.

Training Objectives.

At the end of the studies relating to the Second Level Academic Diploma in Bass Tuba, students must have acquired the knowledge of the techniques and specific skills that allow them to concretely realize their artistic idea. ; A good knowledge of instrumental/interpretative and improvisational styles and techniques related to them, as well as historical and contemporary jazz repertoire, enabling them to perform in a wide range of different contexts; These objectives must also be achieved by promoting the development of perceptual hearing and memorization skills and by acquiring specific knowledge related to the organizational, compositional and analytical models of music and their interaction. Special attention should be given to the acquisition of appropriate postural and emotional control techniques. At the end of the biennium, students should have acquired a thorough knowledge of stylistic, historical aesthetic aspects in general and in relation to their specific course. Furthermore, with reference to the specificity of the individual courses, the student must possess adequate skills related to the field of improvisation. It is also an educational objective of the course to acquire skills in music information technology as well as those related to a second community language

Qualifications and skills required for entry

Bachelor’s degree or a first-level academic degree or a Conservatory degree together with an upper secondary school diploma, or other qualification obtained abroad and recognized as suitable. It is also necessary that the preparation acquired be consistent with and appropriate for the second-level course.

Conditional admission may be sought by applicants who plan to earn the required degrees by the February-March session of the relevant academic year.

Entrance Examination

Possible pre-selection: performance of a piece of the candidate’s choice with a maximum duration of 10′.
The practical test, which the Board has the right to hear in its entirety or in part, comprises a performance, preferably from memory, of a solo concert programme of the candidate’s choice lasting approximately 30 minutes. The programme should be of a level of difficulty consistent with or greater than that required for the 1st Level Academic Diploma examination, and should include compositions from different historical periods. The candidate can include a composition for chamber ensemble in the aforementioned program.
Reading test: extemporaneous performance of a piece assigned by the Commission (maximum time allowed before the performance: 2 times the
duration of the piece).
Oral exam: the interview will focus on the training course already undertaken and on any professional orientations that have already emerged during the last years of
training in particular with reference to the interests of the specific address.
Evaluation of the candidate’s resume.

First year

Analysis Methodologies

Course year: 1 – Credits: 6 – Hours of lessons: 36 – Group lesson – Form of verification: Eligibility test.

Exam program:
Discussion of a written paper concerning the analysis of a work belonging to the solo repertoire, with piano or orchestra of the instrument studied, to be agreed with the teacher during the lessons. In this paper, to be delivered to the Secretariat at least five days before the exam, the student must make direct reference to the methodologies and topics covered by the teacher during the lessons. The student will also be required to respond orally on the entire program carried out in class.

Performance practices and repertoires (for Bass, Tuba and piano) I

Course year: 1 – Credits: 6 – Hours of lessons: 15 – Individual lesson – Form of assessment: Exam.

Exam program:
Performance of a concert program, agreed with the teacher, of at least 25 minutes including works from the post-romantic to the modern period.

Performance practices and repertoires (Solo and for Bass, Tuba and orchestra) I

Course year: 1 – Credits: 12 – Hours of lessons: 30 – Individual lesson – Form of assessment: Exam.

Exam program:
Performance preferably from memory of a concert program of the solo repertoire, agreed with the teacher, of at least 30 minutes including works from the post-romantic and modern period as well as at least one movement of a concerto for Bass Tuba and orchestra taken from the aforementioned periods.

Chamber Music I

Course year: 1 – Credits: 6 – Hours of lessons: 20 – Group lesson – Form of assessment: Exam.

Exam program:
Performance of a program approved by the teacher lasting not less than 15 minutes, including a minimum of two compositions from different historical periods. The program may include transcriptions only and exclusively in the absence of original repertoire.
The execution of the program can be integrated through a multimedia thesis (production of an audio or audiovisual recording) agreed with the Professor and delivered to the Teaching Office within ten days before the exam. This supplement must be considered optional, in addition to the minutes provided for the exam.
The candidate, for the formation of the chamber group, must make use of students within the Institute who also attend other classes and, in case of impossibility, also of any external collaborators of his trust and at his own expense.

Ensemble music for winds I

Course year: 1 – Credits: 6 – Hours of lessons: 20 – Group lesson – Form of assessment: Eligibility check.

Study program:
From the wind literature of the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Modern and Contemporary periods, compositions, originals or arrangements, useful for an adequate training course of the student, will be identified. In the presence of particular needs, the choice will be adapted to the various needs with the use of less frequented pieces and with the introduction of mixed ensembles, homogeneous groups, small instrumental groups to deal with the most significant literature for each instrument. The study program will be agreed between teachers and students especially on the basis of possible staff. For educational needs, pieces that also include other instruments besides winds such as piano, organ, percussion, etc., can also be included in the program.
The form of verification will be established by the teacher.

Orchestral formation I

Course year: 1 – Credits: 3 – Hours of lessons: 30 – Laboratory – Form of assessment: Eligibility check.

Study program:
Study of works for orchestra taken from the Baroque to the Contemporary repertoire as well as instrumental technique and performance practice for the acquisition of artistic and professional skills in the orchestral field.
The form of verification will be established by the teacher.

Techniques of expression and body awareness

Course year: 1 – Credits: 6 – Hours of lessons: 36 – Group lesson – Form of assessment: Exam.

Exam syllabus:

The exams will be carried out with the presentation, individual or collective, of a creation/improvisation of a vocal/musical movement which will then have to be argued from the mental genesis to its realization and motivate it in expressive details taking into account rhythm, movement and thought. The presentation may also be illustrated by a paper on the topics developed.

Student’s Elective Subject I

Course year: 1 – Credits: 6 – Hours of lessons: 36 – Form of verification: Eligibility check or Exam.

Subject and/or activity chosen by the student II

Course year: 1 – Credits: 6 – Hours of lessons: 36 – Form of verification: Eligibility check and/or Exam.
The activities will be evaluated on the basis of art. 13 of the Didactic Regulations of the 2nd level Academic Diploma Courses and related evaluation table (5h of activity/1 CFA)

EU Foreign Language I (English Language I)

Course year: 1 – Credits: 3 – Hours of lessons: 25 – Group lesson – Form of verification: Eligibility check.

Program:
The study program will be established by the teacher following an accurate student placement test and will be preparatory to the acquisition of the B1 level of English.
The form of final assessment will be established by the teacher and will cover the following language skills: Speaking, Reading, Listening and Writing.

Second year

Musical Semiography

Course year: 2 – Credits: 6 – Hours of lessons: 36 – Group lesson – Form of verification: Eligibility check.

Exam program:
Written test:
Resolution of ancient and modern particular musical semiographic signs, appropriately described, also with traditional musical graphic examples in a maximum time of 30 minutes.
Oral exam:
Disquisition on the history of semiography from its origins to the present day, with particular reference to the development of instrumental musical writing. The test will be related to the instrument characterizing the course chosen by the candidate.

Performance practices and repertoires (Solo and for Bass, Tuba and orchestra) II

Course year: 2 – Credits: 12 – Hours of lessons: 30 – Individual lesson – Form of assessment: Exam. Prerequisites: Performance practices and repertoires (Solo and for Bass Tuba and orchestra I)

Exam program:
Performance, preferably from memory, of a concert program of the solo repertoire, agreed with the teacher, of at least 40 minutes including works from the modern to the contemporary period as well as at least one movement of a concerto for Bass Tuba and orchestra taken from the aforementioned periods.

Performance Practices and Repertoires (for Bass, Tuba and Piano) II

Course year: 2 – Credits: 6 – Hours of lessons: 15 – Individual lesson – Form of assessment: Exam. Prerequisites: Performance practices and repertoires (for Bass Tuba and Piano I)

Exam program:
Performance of a concert program, agreed with the teacher, of at least 35 minutes including works from the modern to the contemporary period.

Chamber Music II

Course year: 2 – Credits: 6 – Hours of lessons: 20 – Group lesson – Form of assessment: Exam. Prerequisites: Chamber Music I

Exam program:
Performance of a program approved by the teacher lasting not less than 15 minutes, including a minimum of two compositions from different historical periods, which is different from the one presented for the exam of “Chamber Music I”. The program may include transcriptions only and exclusively in the absence of original repertoire.
The execution of the program can be integrated through a multimedia thesis (production of an audio or audiovisual recording) agreed with the Professor and delivered to the Teaching Office within ten days before the exam.

This supplement must be considered optional, in addition to the minutes provided for the exam.
The candidate, for the formation of the chamber group, must make use of students within the Institute who also attend other classes and, in case of impossibility, also of any external collaborators of his trust and at his own expense.

Wind ensemble music II

Course year: 2 – Credits: 6 – Hours of lessons: 20 – Group lesson – Form of assessment: Exam. Prerequisites: Ensemble music for winds I

Study program:
From the available literature on wind instruments from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Modern and Contemporary periods, including compositions, original works and arrangements, those pieces that are most useful for an adequate training of the student will be identified. In the event of specific requirements, the selection will be modified to align with the individual needs, incorporating less frequented pieces and introducing mixed ensembles, homogeneous groups, and small instrumental groups to address the most significant literature for each instrument. The study programme will be collaboratively determined between teachers and students, particularly with regard to potential ensembles. For instructional purposes, pieces may also be included in the programme that feature other instruments in addition to wind instruments, such as piano, organ, percussion, and so forth.

Exam syllabus:

Test 1) Performance of an important composition of the repertoire for wind ensemble. Alternatively, at least two significant pieces or tempos from different styles and historical periods.

Test 2) Concertation and performance of a time of an ensemble composition of medium difficulty chosen and assigned by the commission 24 hours before the exam. Alternatively, concertation of a particularly demanding and significant composition addressed in the study program.

Test 3) Hints of formal analysis of the scores addressed and discussion on the problems of the compositions performed.

Orchestral Formation II

Course year: 2 – Credits: 3 – Hours of lessons: 30 – Laboratory – Form of verification: Verification of suitability. Prerequisites: Orchestral formation I

Study of works for orchestra taken from the Baroque to the Contemporary repertoire as well as instrumental technique and performance practice for the acquisition of artistic and professional skills in the orchestral field.
The form of verification will be established by the teacher.

Music Informatics

Course year: 2 – Credits: 3 – Hours of lessons: 15 – Group lesson – Form of verification: Eligibility check.
At the end of the scheduled teaching hours, the teacher will express the judgment of suitability based on the verification, for each student, of attendance,

the performance of the theoretical and/or practical work, both collective and individual, required, the achievement of the set educational objectives.

Subject and/or activity chosen by the student III

Course year: 2 – Credits: 6 – Hours of lessons: 36 – Form of verification: Eligibility check or Exam.

The activities will be evaluated on the basis of art. 13 of the Didactic Regulations of the 2nd level Academic Diploma Courses and related evaluation table (5h of activity/1 CFA)

EU Foreign Language II (English Language II)

Course year: 2 – Credits: 3 – Hours of lessons: 25 – Group lesson – Form of assessment: Exam. Prerequisites: EU Foreign Language I (English Language I)

Study program:
Review of the grammatical structures of the first year;
The study program will be established by the teacher, will include the revision of the grammatical structures of the first year and will be preparatory to the acquisition of the B2 level of English.

Exam program:
Students will be tested on their skills and ability to take part in different types of interaction with the teacher with particular regard to the musical discipline.
The final exam form will be established by the teacher and will cover the following language skills: Speaking, Reading, Listening and Writing It will also understand the main points of a specific written question with various exercises (Quizlet: written questions, terms to be combined, multiple choice questions and true/false questions) of both Classical and Jazz Music Terminology, after acquiring knowledge of the Glossary of Terminology and specialized musical definitions.

Final exam

Course year: 2 – Credits: 9 – Hours of lessons: – – Form of assessment: Exam
Exam program:
Free concert program, not coinciding with another program performed entirely in previous exams, of about 30 minutes, as a soloist with instrumental or orchestral accompaniment

Subjects chosen by the student

History of costume and scenography

Course year: 1 or 2 – Credits: 6 – Hours of lessons: 36 – Group lesson – Form of verification: Eligibility check.

Test:
Presentation of a written paper on one or more topics covered during the course and concerning the history of entertainment, styles, costume, staging, furniture and theatrical make-up with particular reference to Opera and other forms of musical performance. The test must reveal the deepening of the notions acquired.

EU foreign language: German language

Course year: 1 or 2 – Credits: 6 – Hours of lessons: 36 – Group lesson – Form of verification: Eligibility check.

Test:
Written tests and/or questions and/or oral interview, or on the basis of appropriate certification presented, that the level of knowledge of the language acquired by the candidate is appropriate for the year.

Music pedagogy

Course year: 1 or 2 – Credits: 6 – Hours of lessons: 36 – Group lesson – Form of assessment: Exam.

Program:
The formation of personality and the role of the school curriculum in the musical didactic-educational project. The general methodological approach and its declination in the field of music. Music pedagogy in historical and modern methodologies. Emotional communication in music. The “Music” discipline in the National Indications of 2012 currently in force.
Ongoing verification: written test.
Final exam: Final oral discussion on the topics covered in the midterm test. The marks obtained in the ongoing tests contribute to the final grade.

Music Psychology

Course year: 1 or 2 – Credits: 6 – Hours of lessons: 36 – Group lesson – Form of assessment: Exam.

Program:
Emotional perception. Learning and Mental Structures: The Construction of the “Musical Vocabulary”. “Natural” listening and grouping mechanisms. Attention, memory, learning in music.
Ongoing test: written test.
Final examination: Final oral discussion on the topics covered in the mid-term test. The marks obtained in the ongoing tests contribute to the final grade.

Methodology of historical-musical investigation

Course year: 1 or 2 – Credits: 6 – Hours of lessons: 36 – Group lesson – Form of assessment: Exam. Ongoing verification: Open-ended questionnaire on the topics under study.

Final exam:
Oral interview on the topics studied and covered in the midterm test. The marks obtained in the ongoing tests contribute to the final grade.

Practice of ornamentation

Course year: 1 or 2 – Credits: 6 – Hours of lessons: 36 – Group lesson – Form of verification: Eligibility test.

Verification:
Present a short composition of your choice, taken from the instrumental baroque repertoire with reference to the candidate’s basic instrument, in particular a piece from Suites, Sonatas, Pieces, which presents a varied wealth of embellishments.
Extemporaneously perform a piece already adorned with embellishments, chosen by the teacher, for instrument (keyboards in general, bow, breath, pluck, etc.). To quibble about the ornamental stylistic diversity of French, German and Italian Baroque composers.

Fundamentals of composition

Course year: 1 or 2 – Credits: 6 – Hours of lessons: 36 – Group lesson – Form of verification: Eligibility check.

Program:
The composition of simple and figurative Chorales, as well as short pieces in ternary form and/or sonata-form for chamber ensembles to be agreed with the teacher at the beginning of the lessons, is aimed at developing compositional skills useful for a greater understanding of the artistic articulation of tonal language.

Test:
At the end of the scheduled teaching hours, the teacher will express the judgment of suitability based on the verification, for each student, of attendance, of the performance of the theoretical and/or practical work, both collective and individual, required, of the achievement of the set educational objectives.

Reading the score

Course year: 1 or 2 – Credits: 6 – Hours of lessons: 36 – Group lesson – Form of verification: Eligibility check.

Program:
Performing on the piano in extemporaneous a piece written in the ancient keys, transporting a piece to the piano a tone above or a tone below, performing and intoning an ancient aria at first sight. The aforementioned pieces and the ancient aria will be assigned by the teacher.

Te:
At the end of the scheduled teaching hours, the teacher will express the judgment of suitability also on the basis of the verification, for each student, of attendance, of the performance of the theoretical and/or practical work, both collective and individual, required, of the achievement of the set educational objectives.

Conducting instrumental and vocal groups

Course year: 1 or 2 – Credits: 6 – Hours of lessons: 36 – Group lesson – Form of verification: Eligibility check.

Verification:
Practical test – Demonstrate that you have learned the basic conducting technique and gestures – in relation to tempo, agogic, phrasing, breathing and crowns – by conducting the main simple and composed measures with the help of a chamber ensemble (instrumental and/or vocal) and/or a collaborating pianist.
Theory test – Discuss the topics covered during the course: historical elements on orchestral conducting; the relationship between the soloist and the conductor in the work of analysis and concertation of the score; the figure of the solo conductor in the concert repertoire; Notes on concertation in ensemble music.

Processing, transcription and arrangement

Course year: 1 or 2 – Credits: 6 – Hours of lessons: 36 – Group lesson – Form of verification: Eligibility check.

Program:
At the beginning of the lessons, the transcription will be agreed with the teacher, to be carried out with a guided work in class, of two pieces (one for solo instrument to be transcribed for chamber ensemble and the other for chamber ensemble to be reduced for solo instrument) that are of general interest to the group of attending students.

Extemporaneous reading techniques (Orchestral excerpts)

(reserved for orchestral instrument schools)
Course year: 1 or 2 – Credits: 6 – Hours of lessons: 36 – Group lesson – Form of verification: Eligibility check.

Program:
excerpts from the orchestral repertoire

All active collective or group subjects included in the curricular plans of the Two-Year Regulations of all Schools can also be chosen.

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