High Quality Further Musical Training
The PESMD Bordeaux Aquitaine, a unique higher education establishment of Dance and Music in the Aquitaine region, provides advanced level, high quality training, allowing the students to become teachers, perfect their instrumental technique, to pursue musical research, and to develop their general musical knowledge.
The lessons are linked in such a way that the students can benefit from multidisciplinary learning and gain a complete and wide-ranging education whilst engaging in group and solo creativity.
Furthermore, the PESMD Bordeaux Aquitaine prepares its students for their future life as a professional musician. They do this through, for example, preparing students for job interviews which are carried out by local councils, and teaching them how to run educational projects in accordance with the organisation of the school policy.
By combining different paths, such as teaching activities, and public concerts put on by students, the training allows for meetings between performers, composers, musicologists and researchers.
THE DNSPM POSSIBLE COURSES
We give our students the option of following multiple courses simultaneously.
- The national higher diploma of the professional musician (DNSPM) / Degree in Musicology
- DNSPM / State Diploma (DE) / Degree in Musicology
- DNSPM / University Diploma of Visiting Musician (DUMI) / Degree in Musicology
- DNSPM / DE / DUMI* / Degree in Musicology
*In association with the IFMI – the Institute of Training for Independent Teachers – Toulouse Jean Jaures University
Livret de l'Etudiant du Département Musique 2015-2016
Music courses
THE DNSPM
The PESMD Bordeaux Aquitaine offers training towards the National Higher Diploma of the Professional Musician (DNSPM). This diploma can be taken alongside the State Diploma of Music Teacher Training (DE), and the Musicology Degree at Bordeaux University Montaigne.
In the second year, the students will have the opportunity to integrate the State Diploma of Music Teacher Training, alongside the curriculum of the DNSPM.
The DNSPM is open within classical or modern music to the following instruments: violin, viola, cello, double bass, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, english horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, percussion, harp, piano, guitar, accordion.
List of PESMD tutors
Optional Classes
To improve their chances of gaining employment, or for professional retraining, the training curriculum for the DE has been organised with the DNSPM curriculum.
Moreover, the curriculum of the DNSPM has been devised with the University of Bordeaux Montaigne and Bordeaux Conservatoire, allows them to consider more options at the end of their first year, for those students interested in the music teacher training curriculum:
- A DNSPM and a DE simultaneously, after the opinion of a teaching committee, and a specific entrance exam at the end of the first year.
- A DNSPM over three years and a DE taken in a fourth year, after the opinion of a teaching committee, and a specific entrance exam for the DE at the end of the first or second year.
THE STRUCTURE OF THE COURSE
- The Higher National Diploma of Music Teacher
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Unit 1: Higher Artistic Practices
- Teacher – led group rehearsals
- Individual lessons on voice or instrument
- Master classes on voice or instrument
- Unsupervised group classes -
Unit 2: Musical Knowledge
- Music history and analysis -
Unit 3: Complementary Artistic Practices
- Writing
- Music and sound technology
- Physical Practices and the prevention of injuries linked with an instrumental or vocal practice.
- Extra instrument, voice, dance or theatre -
Unit 4: Foreign Language
- English
- Accompanying
- The stages of carrying out a personal music project
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Optional Courses (training for the State Diploma) from the second year:
- Tutoring/Mentoring
- Workshop in teaching practices
- Teaching studies
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
On application (link to pre-register for courses here) stating the possession of a:
- Baccalaureate (or equivalent)
- Diploma of Music Studies or a Gold Medal (or equivalent) awarded by a regional or departmental conservatoire
- Cost per year:
€400 + €33 compulsory membership fee (social security not included)
DEPOSIT DEADLINE FOR THE RETURN OF THE MUSIC APPLICATION PAPERS
Saturday, 18th March, 2017 (postmarked before or on) address to the music department: Departement Musique – Pole d'Enseignement Superieur de la Musique et de la Danse – 19 Rue Monthyon – 33800 Bordeaux.
The candidates are selected following an entry examination:
> Written tests (not eliminatory) : Saturday, 7th April, 2017
> Oral tests are from the 22th to the 30th of April 2017:
Instrumental Exam (morning):
- Performance of works or sections of works. The programme chosen by the candidate must consist of three works in a different style. The panel chooses works or fragments of works within this program (duration 20 minutes), this test is eliminatory.
For the candidates remaining after the instrumental exam (afternoon):
- Individual sight – reading (5 minutes in room). The piano accompaniment is provided.
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Interview with the panel (duration 10 to 20 minutes).
STATE DIPLOMA OF MUSIC TEACHER
Since September 2015, the State Diploma of Music Teacher is aimed for the further disciplines : instrumental and vocal discipline, classical or modern, musical teaching, popular music, traditional music, jazz, ensemble conducting and accompaniment.
This course can be taken alongside the Musicology Degree from the University Bordeaux Montaigne.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
On the application of the candidate (link to pre-register for courses: here) stating the possession of a:
- Baccalaureate (or equivalent)
- Diploma of Music Studies or a Gold Medal (or equivalent) awarded by a regional or departmental conservatoire
- Cost per year:
€400 + €33 compulsory membership fee (social security not included)
DEPOSIT DEADLINE FOR THE RETURN OF THE MUSIC APPLICATION PAPERS
Application for State Diploma only (excluding DNSPM) for disciplines: instrumental and vocal discipline, classical or modern, musical teaching, popular music, traditional music, jazz, ensemble conducting and accompaniment..
Saturday, 18th March, 2017 (postmarked before or on) address to the music department: Departement Musique – Pole d'Enseignement Superieur de la Musique et de la Danse – 19 Rue Monthyon – 33800 Bordeaux.
(Link to pre-register for course to access the application form here)
The candidates are selected following an entry examination:
Written tests (not eliminatory): Saturday, 7th April, 2017
Morning:
- Text Commentary (duration 3 hours). The text to comment will be chosen in the areas for education, philosophy or art.
Afternoon:
- For instrumental and vocal discipline, musical teaching, ensemble conducting and accompaniment: Listening commentary and music analysis including for each work an audition and reading-analysis without musical score (a theme statement will be required) and a analysis with score (duration 4 hours).
- For candidates in jazz, popular music and traditional music: Listening commentary. A theme statement will be required for jazz discipline. (duration 3 hours)
Listening tests: From Saturday, 22th April, to Sunday, 30th April, 2017
Morning:
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Performance of works or sections of works. The program chosen by the candidate must consist of three works in a different style. The panel choose works or fragments of works within this program (duration 20 minutes). For the candidates in musical training, one of the submitted works is a melody performed with the polyphonic instrument of their choice.
This test is eliminatory.
Afternoon:
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Sight-reading:
For candidates in accompaniment: individual vocal sight-reading test (5 minutes in room and refund of instrumental and/or vocal work given 10 days before)
For candidates in musical training: vocal sight-reading accompanied, a capella work sight-reading, piano sight-reading and rhythmic sight-reading (20 minutes in room and refund)
For candidates in jazz and popular music: instrumental sight-reading in a small training (10 minutes in room and 20 minutes on stage in front of panel and refund)
For candidates in traditional music: individual instrumental sight-reading (20 minutes of listening to a collectage and refund with variations)
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Interview with the panel (duration 10 to 20 minutes).
State Diploma Application File.pdf
BENEFITS OF THE COURSE
These courses which provide an important union between the curriculum of the DNSPM and the DE, maximises the chances for establishment in an arts job:
- By obtaining a diploma in performance jointly with a university degree, and eventually a State Diploma of Music Teacher, students will also be able to work towards becoming a ‘specialised artistic teaching assistant’
- The DNSPM also allows students to progress to studying a Masters in performance in any higher European establishment
- The DE allows to prepare the Certificate of Aptitude music teacher or to stand in concours to the public service of the Certificate of Aptitude for the professorship of secondary education music teacher
A DNSPM Diploma provides training for the following jobs or courses:
- Solo musician in the framework of concert programming (organised shows, festivals etc) in France and abroad
- Musician within permanent or temporary orchestras or ensembles
- Guest musician speaker at conferences or cultural events
- Teacher of specialised teachers and higher teaching in France and abroad (professor in a conservatoire, visiting musician in masterclasses, further training etc)
- Artistic Director, In charge of arts organisations
- Visiting artist for National Education
- Student in a new course for further teacher training; with the DUMI, or for further instrumental training
- Teacher of advanced musicians, continuing university studies or musical research
A DE Diploma provides training for the following jobs or courses:
- Musician
- Music Professor
- Territorial artistic teaching assistant
Download.pdf:
Textes_Généraux_JO_Fév2008_DNSPM.pdf
AnnexesBOn°165(janvier-février 2008)-Référentiel de compétences_DNSPM.pdf
Textes_Généraux JO_mai2011_DE Professeur_Musique.pdf
Référentiel de compétence professeur de musique 2011.pdf