The Meaning of Academy

Is a series of studies in order to obtain a wide and open knowledge of a subject from all the perspectives and point of view, our effort is to avoid some superficial proposal of other teaching organizations.

The Purposes

To prepare not only good players with good technique, but also complete divulgators of popular traditions, important for a musical patrimony that deserve of being preserved.

Learning Path

First Year

 Instrument 1

Basic instrumental technique on main times - Harmonic sequences or first study of embellisments

Theory 1

Music Theory and solfeggio in treble clef on main times

Deepening 1

Basic organology and history of traditional instruments.

Second Year

 Instrument 2

Deepening on embellisments - Particulary times and accompaniment

Theory 2

Mixed solfeggios on manuscript sheet in treble key - Bass key and other keys - Singing Solfeggio

Deepening 2

History and Methods of traditional research - Guided listening (I)

Ensemble Music 1

Popular repertory for 2nd year students.

Third Year

 Instrument3

World repertory - Composition of harmonies for thirds and fourths

Theory 3

Difficult Mixed solfeggios on manuscript sheet in treble key - Solfeggios in all seven keys - Singing and Dictation

Deepening 3

History and Methods of traditional research - Guided listening (II)

Ensemble Music 2

Popular and reinassence repertory for 3nd year students.

The student at the end of the path in holding a very good instrumental technique, a solid theoric basis and an ensemble pratice more than enough to let him intereact well with other musicians, then a cultural base useful to integrate his/her skills and to set off them in all contextes (concert, workshop, lesson, etc.)

Addresses

Traditional

Piedmontese and French traditional music, with some proper trespassing to european and world repertory.

For: all instruments and singing

Typical Course: Diatonic Accordion

Celtic

Celtic and Anglosaxon music and the relationships with italian traditional music.

For: all instruments and singing

Typical Course: Celtic Singing

Ancient

Medieval, reinassence and baroque music, european repertory from an italian point of view.

For: all instruments (except accordion and ocarina) and singing

Typical Course: Hurdy-Gurdy

Customized

Repertory, geographic area, historical period of more interest for the student, after a number of basic lessons onboth technique and other repertories.

For: all instruments and singing

Typical Course: Setting to Modern Singing