Singing Courses

After completing the degree programme, graduates of First Level in Singing will have developed technical skills and specific knowledge to such an extent that they will be able to plan and develop their own artistic ideas. To reach these goals, as well as to get the ability to interact within mixed musical groups, students will master the most representative repertoire – including ensemble repertoire and piano accompaniment – and the related performance practices; the aural perceptive and memorisation skills as well as the acquisition of specific and cross-sectional knowledge pertaining to the various compositional, analytical, and structural aspects of music;
emotional and postural control techniques; thorough knowledge of stylistic, historical, and general aesthetic aspects related to one’s specific field of study. 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

High School Diploma or other equivalent qualification obtained in a non-Italian school and recognized.

The first test tends to test the candidate’s instrumental/vocal skills and musical maturity, the second test the candidate’s theoretical knowledge and basic musical culture.
FIRST TEST.
Presentation of a program with a total duration of at least 15 minutes including at least one aria from the operatic repertoire and at least one piece from the chamber repertoire (lied, mélodie, romance). The committee reserves the right to discontinue the test at any time.
SECOND TEST.
1) The candidate should demonstrate mastery in the use of notation codes, knowledge of the basic elements of music theory, and the practice of fundamental skills related to listening and rhythmic and sung reading.
2) Assessment by oral interview of basic musical skills in Elements of Harmony and Analysis and History of Music.
MUSICAL, GENERAL AND MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEW
Notes: The committee has the right, for evaluation purposes, to select a part of the submitted program as well as to re-listen and/or interrupt the performance.
Exempted from the test are no. 5 aspirants already in possession of the relevant licenses obtained at the Institutions of Higher Musical Education referred to in Law 508/99.

Upon graduation, Level II Academic Graduates in Singing will have achieved: artistic personality and high professional level that enables them to realize and express their artistic concepts; a good
knowledge of instrumental/interpretive styles and techniques related to them, of historical as well as contemporary repertoire such that they can be produced in a wide range of different contexts; ability: to interpret with a figure
distinctive and personal music from the historical as well as contemporary repertoire; to adequately contribute with artistic professionalism both as a soloist and in chamber groups and orchestral ensembles; to
to further and independently develop one’s aesthetic tendencies in a particular area of specialization; to relate knowledge with practical skills to strengthen one’s artistic development; to represent in writing as well as verbally one’s artistic concepts; to undertake in an organized way artistic projects in new or unfamiliar contexts, including in staff with experts from other artistic areas, in the context of musical theater or world
productive. optionally among the elective subjects, the 24 CFAs essential for participation in the Competition for Teaching in Schools; adequate postural and emotional control techniques; adequate skills in musical computing as well as those related to a second community language.

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.

Possible pre-selection: performance of a piece of the candidate’s choice with a maximum duration of 10′.
Practical test (the committee is allowed to listen to all or part of the presented program):

1. Performance of 2 opera arias, drawn by lot, from 3 submitted by different composers from the classical to modern repertoire in original tonality and language, at least two of which have recitative.
2. Performance of 2 Chamber Arias in different Languages from classical to romantic repertoire. The candidate has the option of replacing one of them with a piece from the sacred repertoire or with a Scene and Aria from a concert taken from the
   aforementioned repertoire.
3. Give evidence of ability to accompany oneself on the piano in a Chamber or Opera Aria chosen by the candidate.
   The candidate may include a composition for chamber ensemble in the above program.
   Reading test: extemporaneous performance of a piece assigned by the committee (maximum time allowed before performance: 2 times the duration of the piece).

Oral test: the interview will focus on the training already undertaken and any professional orientations that have already emerged during the last years of training with particular reference to the interests of the specific address.
Evaluation of the candidate’s resume.