Tromba jazz Biennio – Piani di studio e Ordinamento didattico

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Sezione A – Gestione Dati Generali

Scuola	SCUOLA DI JAZZ
Dipartimento	Descrizione Dipartimento NON DISPONIBILE
A1 – Denominazione del corso di studi	Diploma Accademico di Secondo Livello in TROMBA JAZZ

Sezione B – Gestione Piani di Studio

Tipologia d’attività	Area disciplinare	Settore (Gruppo)	Insegnamento	CFA	Ore Lezione/Studio	% Ore Lezione/CFA	Opzionale/Obbligatorio	Lezione	Verifica Profitto
Primo anno cfa: 60
Base	Discipline interpretative del jazz, delle musiche improvvisate e audiotattili	COMJ/09 – Pianoforte jazz	Pianoforte per strumenti e canto jazz	6	10/140 7%	7%	Obbligatorio	Individuale	Esame
Caratterizzante	Discipline compositive	CODC/04 – Composizione jazz	Tecniche compositive jazz 1	3	18/57 32%	24%	Obbligatorio	Teorico-pratica/collettiva	Idoneità
Caratterizzante	Discipline interpretative d’insieme	COMI/06 – Musica d’insieme jazz	Prassi esecutive e repertori jazz 1	6	20/130 15%	13%	Obbligatorio	D’insieme/gruppo	Esame
Caratterizzante	Discipline interpretative d’insieme	COMI/08 – Tecnica di improvvisazione musicale	Tecniche di improvvisazione musicale 1	3	18/57 32%	24%	Obbligatorio	Teorico-pratica/collettiva	Idoneità
Caratterizzante	Discipline interpretative del jazz, delle musiche improvvisate e audiotattili	COMJ/07 – Tromba jazz	Prassi esecutive e repertori 1	18	35/415 8%	8%	Obbligatorio	Individuale	Esame
Affini	Attività affini e integrative	CODD/07 – Tecniche di consapevolezza e di espressione corporea	Tecniche di espressione e consapevolezza corporea	6	36/114 32%	24%	Obbligatorio	Teorico-pratica/collettiva	Esame
Scelta studente	A scelta dello studente			6	36/114 32%	24%	Obbligatorio
Scelta studente	A scelta dello studente			6	36/114 32%	24%	Obbligatorio
Ulteriori attività formative	Ulteriori attività formative	COCM/03 – Strategia, progettazione, organizzazione e gestione dello spettacolo	Gestione di eventi culturali e di spettacoli dal vivo	3	18/57 32%	24%	Obbligatorio	Teorico-pratica/collettiva	Idoneità
Lingua straniera	Conoscenza lingua straniera	CODL/02 – Lingua straniera comunitaria	Lingua straniera comunitaria – Lingua inglese 1	3	25/50 50%	33%	Obbligatorio	Teorico-pratica/collettiva	Idoneità
Secondo anno cfa: 60
Base	Discipline musicologiche	CODM/06 – Storia del jazz, delle musiche improvvisate e audiotattili	Analisi delle forme compositive e performative del jazz	6	36/114 32%	24%	Obbligatorio	Teorico-pratica/collettiva	Idoneità
Caratterizzante	Discipline compositive	CODC/04 – Composizione jazz	Tecniche compositive jazz 2	3	18/57 32%	24%	Obbligatorio	Teorico-pratica/collettiva	Esame
Caratterizzante	Discipline interpretative d’insieme	COMI/06 – Musica d’insieme jazz	Prassi esecutive e repertori jazz 2	6	20/130 15%	13%	Obbligatorio	D’insieme/gruppo	Esame
Caratterizzante	Discipline interpretative d’insieme	COMI/08 – Tecnica di improvvisazione musicale	Tecniche di improvvisazione musicale 2	3	18/57 32%	24%	Obbligatorio	Teorico-pratica/collettiva	Esame
Caratterizzante	Discipline interpretative del jazz, delle musiche improvvisate e audiotattili	COMJ/07 – Tromba jazz	Prassi esecutive e repertori 2	18	35/415 8%	8%	Obbligatorio	Individuale	Esame
Affini	Attività affini e integrative	COME/05 – Informatica musicale	Informatica musicale	3	15/60 25%	20%	Obbligatorio	D’insieme/gruppo	Idoneità
Scelta studente	A scelta dello studente			6	36/114 32%	24%	Obbligatorio
Ulteriori attività formative	Ulteriori attività formative	CODC/05 – Orchestrazione e concertazione jazz	Direzione di orchestra jazz	3	18/57 32%	24%	Obbligatorio	Teorico-pratica/collettiva	Idoneità
Lingua straniera	Conoscenza lingua straniera	CODL/02 – Lingua straniera comunitaria	Lingua straniera comunitaria – Lingua inglese 2	3	25/50 50%	33%	Obbligatorio	Teorico-pratica/collettiva	Esame
Prova finale	Prova finale	COMJ/07 – Tromba jazz	Prova Finale	9		0%	Obbligatorio		Esame

Ordinamento

Attività	CFA totali	Area disciplinare	SAD	CFA totali	CFA primo anno	CFA secondo anno
Attività di Base	12	Discipline musicologiche Discipline interpretative del jazz, delle musiche improvvisate e audiotattili	CODM/06 – Storia del jazz, delle musiche improvvisate e audiotattili COMJ/09 – Pianoforte jazz	6 6	0 6	6 0
Attività Caratterizzanti	60	Discipline compositive Discipline interpretative d’insieme Discipline interpretative d’insieme Discipline interpretative del jazz, delle musiche improvvisate e audiotattili	CODC/04 – Composizione jazz COMI/06 – Musica d’insieme jazz COMI/08 – Tecnica di improvvisazione musicale COMJ/07 – Tromba jazz	6 12 6 36	3 6 3 18	3 6 3 18
Attività Affini e Integrative	9	Attività affini e integrative Attività affini e integrative	CODD/07 – Tecniche di consapevolezza e di espressione corporea COME/05 – Informatica musicale	6 3	6 0	0 3
A scelta dello studente	18	A scelta dello studente	–	18	12	6
Ulteriori attività formative	6	Ulteriori attività formative Ulteriori attività formative	COCM/03 – Strategia, progettazione, organizzazione e gestione dello spettacolo CODC/05 – Orchestrazione e concertazione jazz	3 3	3 0	0 3
Conoscenza lingua straniera	6	Conoscenza lingua straniera	CODL/02 – Lingua straniera comunitaria	6	3	3
Prova finale	9	Prova finale	COMJ/07 – Tromba jazz	9	0	9
Totale	120				60	60

Sezione C – Gestione Testi

C1 – Obiettivi Formativi
Al conseguimento del titolo i Diplomati Accademici di II livello in TROMBA JAZZ avranno acquisito: • personalità artistica e elevato livello professionale che consente loro di realizzare ed esprimere i propri concetti artistici; • una buona conoscenza di stili e tecniche strumentali/interpretative ed improvvisative ad essi relative, del repertorio jazzistico storico come contemporaneo, tale da consentire loro di prodursi in una vasta gamma di contesti differenti; • capacità: o di interpretare/improvvisare con una cifra distintiva e personale musiche del repertorio jazzistico storico come contemporaneo, nelle sue declinazioni di genere; o di fornire adeguatamente il proprio apporto con professionalità artistica sia in qualità di solista, che in gruppi/ formazioni/ big band; o di sviluppare ulteriormente e autonomamente le proprie tendenze estetiche in una particolare area di specializzazione; o di relazionare le conoscenze con abilità pratiche per rafforzare il proprio sviluppo artistico; o di rappresentare per iscritto come verbalmente i propri concetti artistici; o di intraprendere in modo organizzato progetti artistici in contesti nuovi o sconosciuti. • facoltativamente tra le materie a scelta, i 24 CFA indispensabili per la partecipazione al Concorso per l’insegnamento nelle Scuole; • adeguate tecniche di controllo posturale ed emozionale; • adeguate competenze nel campo dell’informatica musicale nonché quelle relative ad una seconda lingua comunitaria.
C2 – Prova Finale
Disciplinata dall’art. 11 del Regolamento didattico dei Corsi: 1.La prova finale ha la funzione di mettere in luce le competenze del candidato acquisite durante il corso. Lo studente è ammesso a sostenere la prova finale dopo avere maturato tutti gli altri crediti del proprio percorso formativo. 2. Se la prova finale riguarda una materia teorica o teorico-tecnica, l’elaborato (tesi scritta, supporto multi-mediale, ecc…) deve essere consegnato all’ Ufficio didattico almeno 20 giorni prima dell’esame, in quattro copie di cui almeno una controfirmata dai docenti relatori. 3. Se la prova finale è costituita da un’esecuzione musicale, il programma dell’esecuzione controfirmato dai docenti relatori deve essere consegnato all’ Ufficio didattico almeno 20 giorni prima dell’esame. 4. I docenti relatori devono essere titolari della materia afferente l’area disciplinare scelta per la prova finale in servizio presso l’Istituto ovvero esperti anche esterni. In caso di lavori a carattere multidisciplinare può essere prevista la partecipazione di uno o più correlatori anche esterni. 5. La Commissione della prova finale è formata da un numero dispari (almeno cinque) di docenti in servizio anche a contratto. Possono far parte della commissione anche esperti esterni all’ Istituto. La Commissione è presieduta dal Direttore o da un suo delegato, e deve comprendere il docente dell’area disciplinare scelta per la prova finale (relatore) e da almeno un docente di riferimento della Scuola frequentata. Le Commissioni sono costituite con decreto del Direttore, assicurando una trasversalità di rappresentanza ai diversi Dipartimenti. 6. Il voto finale non può essere inferiore alla media ponderata, rapportata a centodecimi, delle votazioni conseguite nell’intero percorso, con la seguente distribuzione: a) attività formative di base 10% b) attività formative caratterizzanti 80% c) attività formative affini o integrative d) attività formative a scelta e/o ulteriori 10% (c + d) Il calcolo della media tiene conto esclusivamente delle valutazioni espresse con votazione. La media ponderata dei voti può essere integrata dalla Commissione per un punteggio non superiore a 6/110. La Lode può essere conferita solo con giudizio unanime della predetta Commissione
C3 – Prospettive occupazionali
Il corso offre allo studente possibilità di impiego nei seguenti ambiti: – Strumentista solista jazz e popular - Strumentista in gruppi jazz e popular- Strumentista in formazioni orchestrali jazz e popular- Docente di Tromba Jazz e Musica d’insieme Jazz
C4 – Conoscenza e capacità di comprensione (knowledge and understanding)
I diplomati devono aver dimostrato conoscenze e capacità di comprensione che estendono e/o rafforzano quelle tipicamente associate al primo ciclo e consentono di elaborare e/o applicare idee originali, spesso in un contesto di ricerca.
C5 – Capacità di applicare conoscenza e comprensione (applying knowledge and understanding)
I diplomati devono essere capaci di applicare le loro conoscenze, capacità di comprensione e abilità nel risolvere problemi a tematiche nuove o non familiari, inserite in contesti più ampi (o interdisciplinari) connessi al proprio settore di studio.
C6 – Autonomia di giudizio (making judgements)
diplomati devono avere la capacità di integrare le conoscenze e gestire la complessità, nonché di formulare giudizi sulla base di informazioni limitate o incomplete, includendo la riflessione sulle responsabilità sociali ed etiche collegate all’applicazione delle loro conoscenze e giudizi.
C7 – Abilità comunicative (communication skills)
diplomati devono avere la capacità di integrare le conoscenze e gestire la complessità, nonché di formulare giudizi sulla base di informazioni limitate o incomplete, includendo la riflessione sulle responsabilità sociali ed etiche collegate all’applicazione delle loro conoscenze e giudizi.
C8 – Capacità di apprendimento (learning skills)
I diplomati devono aver sviluppato quelle capacità di apprendimento che consentano loro di continuare a studiare per lo più in modo auto-diretto o autonomo.

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Didactic Regulations of the 2nd Level Academic Diploma Course

Scuola di Jazz – COMJ/07

Career opportunities

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

Characteristics of the Final Exam

Free concert program, not identical to any program performed in previous exams, approximately 30 minutes in length, soloist with instrumental or orchestral accompaniment.

Training Objectives.

After completing the degree programme, graduates of Second Level in Jazz Trumpet will developed: An artistic personality and a high professional level that allows them to realize and express their own artistic concepts ; 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

1. Practical examination (the board has the right to listen to all or part of the program presented): performance, preferably from memory, of a solo concert program of the candidate’s choice, approximately 30 minutes in length, with a level of difficulty equal to or greater than that presented for the 1st Level Academic Diploma examination, including compositions from different historical periods or styles. The candidate may include in the aforementioned program a composition for ensembles/ensemble groups.
2. Reading test: extemporaneous performance of a piece assigned by the committee (maximum time allowed before performance: 2 times the duration of the piece).
3. 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.

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First year

Piano for jazz instruments and singing

Course year: 1 – Credits: 6 – Hours: 10 – Individual lesson – Assessment form: Exam.

Exam syllabus:

• – Prove that you know all the Seventh chords in all keys and their extensions through the category A and B positions.
• – Execution of a given progression by reading the theme song at first sight, respecting the harmonic link and the function of the dominant.
• – Performance (harmony only) respecting the harmonic link, the function of the dominant and the melody, of one of the 5 pieces studied at the choice of the commission, using the positions of category A and B “One handed voting”.

Tecniche compositive jazz 1 

Course year: 1 – Credits: 3 – Hours: 18 – Group lesson – Form of assessment: Verification of suitability.

Program of Study:

• – Insights into functional, modal and chromatic harmony.
• – Analysis of stylistic languages from RagTime to Cool Jazz.
• – Density of melodic rhythm and harmony as a function of a style.
• – Considerations for how to arrange and structure a song.
• – Melody construction techniques.
• – Invention of jazz themes in the forms: Blues, AABA song, ABAC song and BeBop form.
• – Creation of arrangements with block chords (4 narrow voices + doubling 8vb lead), with late parts (drop2, drop 3, drop 2 and 4), counterpoint with several voices.

Eligibility check. Invention of a melody with chord acronyms on a fragment given by the commission and its writing in full for soloist and rhythm.

Prassi esecutive e repertori jazz 1 

Course year: 1 – Credits: 6 – Hours: 20 – Group lesson – Assessment form: Exam.

Program of Study:

• Study of the rhythmic, melodic, harmonic and structural styles and language of jazz styles: From Dixieland to Bebop music. Peculiar characteristics of jazz: rhythm, theme, improvisation, harmony, structure.
• Swing (medium, up, fast, medium slow, ballad) and La Bossa Nova.
• The form and structure: the Blues, the Rhythm and Change, the standard Song and atypical standard forms.
• Harmonic and melodic analysis and performance of jazz repertoire from dixieland to bebop.
• Thematic study of historians from dixieland to bebop. The improvisation inherent in the repertoire studied: from Dixieland to BeBop.

Exam program: Presentation of a list of six pieces taken from the repertoire studied. Two of the six tracks must contain simple elements of arrangement by the candidate himself (intro, special, background, coda). The candidate will perform a piece of the commission’s choice and a piece of the commission’s choice.

Tecniche di improvvisazione musicale 1 

Course year: 1 – Credits: 3 – Hours: 18 – Group lesson – Assessment form: Assessment

Program:

• – Theoretical learning and practical implementation of the various improvisational techniques, with particular attention to the most current techniques.
• – Knowledge and practice, during the course of study, of the various approaches to improvisation; Modal Jazz, Using Space, Motif, Working with Different Scale, Improvising with Pentatonics, Intervallic Playng, Playing “Inside” and “Outside”, Bitonal Chords, Improvising over Bitonal Chords, Scale/Chord Relationship, Harmonic Substitutions, Free Improvisation, Triad Pairs, Coltrane Changes, etc. – Study of targeted pieces of the jazz tradition: Mainstream Jazz, Avant-Garde & Contemporary Jazz. The form of verification will be established by the teacher.

Prassi esecutive e repertori 1 

Course year: 1 – Credits: 18 – Hours: 35 – Individual lesson – Assessment form: Exam.

Program of Study:

• In-depth study of instrumental technique
• Technique and pronunciation studies from the methods: Niehaus, Mintzer, Viola, Bergonzi, Backer, Ricker, etc. Backer, Ricker, etc…
• In-depth study of improvisational technique and all major, minor (harmonic and melodic), hexatonal, diminished and augmented scales
• Study and performance of solos, transcribed by the student, from the repertoire of the most representative jazz trumpet players of high difficulty including
  harmonic-melodic-rhythmic analysis
• Study of complex and advanced patterns (refinement)
• Perfecting the performance of solos on harmonic progressions with high difficulty chord structures (modal, tonal, Coltrane, Changes,
  etc)
• Preparation of 10 songs to be hexagonized from memory ( medium-high difficulty)

Suggested bibliography:

A) Charles Colin: Advanced Lip flexibilities (ed. C. Colin); H. L. Clarke: Technical studies for the cornet (ed. C. Fischer); J. B. Arban’s: Complete Conservatore method
for trumpet (ed. C Fischer); Michael J.Gisondi (Bach for trumpet or cornet); Bai Lin Flexibilities, etc
B) Jerry Bergonzi: vol.2 Pentatonics, Jerry Bergonzi: vol.3 (ed. Advance Music); Jerry Bergonzi: vol.6 Developing a Jazz; David Baker: How To play Bebop vol. 3 (ed.
Curci Jazz) J. McNeil; C. Parker: Omnibook; Walt Weiskopf: The Augmented Scale In Jazz (ed. Aebersold); L. Niehaus (metodi vari); B. Mintzer (metodi vari); Ramon
Ricker: Pentatonic scales for jazz improvvisation (ed. Studio Publica- tions); Raccolte di trascrizioni di assoli (M. Davis, C. Brown, C. Baker, F.Hubbard, W.Shaw, L.
Morgan, T. Harrel, K. Wheeler ecc.); Raccolte di composizioni Jazz (Real Books, Hal Leonard, Aebersold, etc…)

Exam syllabus:

1)Performance from memory of two “Standard” pieces with Improvisation chosen by the committee from a list of 10 submitted by the student.
The student will be asked to perform the songs from memory, without accompaniment or recorded backing, at the discretion of the committee. The song list should contain compositions of different styles and avanza difficulty. Reference composers: Hubbard, Morgan, Parker, Monk, Davis, Brown, Mingus, Shaw, Coltrane, Shorter, Golson, Silver, Henderson and other composers agreed upon during the school year with the teacher. This rehearsal may be taken with the support of a jazz trio or with the use of backing tracks (Aebersold, Hal Leonad, IRealPro or
other)
2) Performance from memory of 1 solo transcribed by the student, chosen by the committee from 3 submitted by the candidate
3) First-sight reading of a complex jazz standard.
4) Performance of one study of the committee’s choice from the texts used during the year
5) Questions at the discretion of the committee on scales, arpeggios, harmonic progressions

Techniques of expression and body awareness

Course year: 1 – Credits: 6 – Hours: 36 – Group lesson – Assessment form: Exam.

Exam program: The exams will be carried out with the presentation, individual or collective, of a creation/improvisation of a vocal/musical movement that will then have to be argued from the mental genesis to its realization and motivated in the expressive details taking into account rhythm, movement and thought. The presentation can also be illustrated by a written paper on the topics elaborated.

Materia a scelta dello studente 1

Course year: 1 – Credits: 6 – Hours: 36 – Form of assessment: Assessment or Exam.

Materia e/o attività a scelta dello studente 2

Course year: 1 – Credits: 6 – Hours: 36 – Form of assessment: Assessment or Exam.

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

Management of cultural events and live entertainment

Course year: 1 – Credits: 3 – Hours: 18 – Group lesson – Form of assessment: Verification of suitability.

Program of Study:

• – Public and Private: funding, partnerships and collaborations
• -Associations
• – Certificates, Attestations and Artistic Titles
• – The S.I.A.E.: purposes, obligations, exemptions and safeguards.
• – The E. N.P.A.L.S: purposes, obligations, exemptions and safeguards.
• – Examples of production of a show: soloist, orchestra, opera and new languages

The course includes collaboration, promotion and assistance for a production of the ISSM “Arturo Toscanini”. The form of verification will be established by the teacher.

Lingua straniera comunitaria – Lingua inglese 1 

Course year: 1 – Credits: 3 – Hours: 25 – Group lesson – Form of assessment: Assessment of competence.

The study program will be established by the teacher following an accurate student entrance 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 concern the following language skills: Speaking, Reading, Listening and Writing.

Second year

Analysis of the compositional and performative forms of jazz

Course year: 2 – Credits: 6 – Hours: 36 – Group lesson – Form of assessment: Assessment of suitability.

Program: Primary concepts and historical-musicological foundations of the origins of Afro-American music, analysis of pre-jazz forms: work song, prisons song, gospel, spiritual, ragtime, blues. The advent of New Orleans style and dixieland. Development of the jazz language, the forms of improvisation of the twenties: Jelly Roll Morton, Joe King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, Duke Ellington.

Development of the jazz language and forms of improvisation in the 1930s. Swing Era and great orchestras, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, the new forms of virtuosity.

Development of the jazz language and forms of improvisation of the Forties, the great soloists in the pre-bebop era: Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Ben Webster. Revolution and advent of bebop. Analysis and forms of improvisation: Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk. Evolution and concept of standards, analysis of the American song. Development of the jazz language and forms of improvisation of cool jazz, west coast and third stream: Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan, Jimmi Giuffre.

Analysis of the forms of modern orchestral jazz: Stan Kenton, Gil Evans, George Russell. Analysis of shapes in hard bop: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus. Analysis of Bill Evans’ compositional language. Free jazz and Ornette Coleman. Avant-garde and interconnections with contemporary music: Edgard Varése, Pierre Boulez, Frank Zappa, development of European jazz, contemporaneity. The form of verification will be established by the teacher.

Tecniche compositive jazz 2 

Course year: 2 – Credits: 3 – Hours: 18 – Group lesson – Assessment form: Exam. Prerequisites: Jazz Compositional Techniques I

Program: Invention of jazz themes in the forms: modal, chromatic and open.

Creation of arrangements with block chords (4 narrow voices + doubling of 8vb leads), with late parts (drop2, drop 3, drop 2 and 4), counterpoint with several voices.

Exam: Written test and interview in front of the Commission.

Invention of a melody with chord acronyms on a fragment given by the commission and its writing in full for soloist and rhythm. Duration of the test: 8 hours.

Melodic and harmonic analysis of a piece given by the commission.

Prassi esecutive e repertori jazz 2 

Course year: 2 – Credits: 6 – Hours: 20 – Group lesson – Assessment form: Exam.

Prerequisites: Performance Practices and Jazz I Repertoires

Study program: Study of the rhythmic, melodic, harmonic and structural styles and language of jazz styles: from Hard-Bop to contemporary jazz music.

The Even-eights time (funk, afro, pop ballad, jazz-fusion, jazz-rock). Il Latin Jazz.

Thematic study of historical solos from hard bop to contemporary jazz. Improvisation inherent in the repertoire studied.

Exam program: Presentation of a list of six pieces from the repertoire studied. Two of the six tracks must contain simple elements of arrangement by the candidate himself (intro, special, background, coda). The candidate will perform a piece of the commission’s choice and a piece of the commission’s choice.

Tecniche di improvvisazione musicale 2 

Course year: 2 – Credits: 3 – Hours: 18 – Group lesson – Assessment form: Exam.

Prerequisites: Musical Improvisation Techniques I

Exam syllabus:

• – Performance of a piece chosen by the candidate among those required by the program with improvisation. The student can choose to perform the pieces in solo form or with the help of any accompanists.
• – Performance of a piece chosen by the commission among those obligatory in the program with improvisation.
• – Execution of a single historical, modern and/or contemporary one agreed in advance with the teacher and transcribed by the candidate. The exam requires the performance on the instrument, in sync with the original audio track and the extemporaneous analysis. The student will also have to prove knowledge of all the topics related to the year.

Prassi esecutive e repertori 2

Course year: 2 – Credits: 18 – Hours: 35 – Individual lesson – Assessment form: Exam.
Prerequisites: Performance Practices and Jazz Repertoires I

Program of Study:

• Tecnica strumentale e improvvisativa
• Reading, technique and pronunciation studies taken from the methods of Niehaus, Mintzer, Parker, Viola, Bergonzi, Backer, Ricker, McNeil, etc.
• Study and performance of solos, transcribed by the student, taken from the repertoire of great jazz musicians
• Patterns complessi e avanzati
• Solos on harmonic progressions with chord structures of high difficulty (tonal modal, Coltrane Changes, etc…)
• Improvisation on standards built on odd time signatures and on those in even time appropriately transformed into odd time
• Preparation of 20 songs to be performed from memory (medium-high difficulty)

Suggested bibliography:
A) James Stamp: Warm-ups + studies (ed. Bim); John Daniel: Special Studies; Charles Colin: Advanced Lip flexibilities (ed. C. Colin); H. L. Clarke:
Technical studies for the cornet (ed. C. Fischer); Michael J.Gisondi (Bach for trumpet or cornet); James Thompson: The Buzzing complete method
(ed. Bim); J. B. Arban’s: Complete Conservatore method for trumpet (ed. C Fischer); Allen Vizzuttti: Metodi vari; Scott Belck: Modern Flexibility
For Brass (ed. Meredith Music Resource); etc…
B) Jerry Coker: Patterns for Jazz; Jerry Bergonzi: vol.3 (ed. Advance Music); Nicolas Slonimsky: Thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns (ed.
Amico Publications); Raymond S. Kotwica & Joseph Viola: Chord Studies for trumpet (ed. Berklee); David Baker: How To play Bebop vol. 3 (ed.
Curci Jazz) J. McNeil: The art of jazz trumpet (ed. Paperback); C. Parker: Omnibook; Walt Weiskopf: The Augmented Scale In Jazz (ed. Aebersold);
L. Niehaus (metodi vari); B. Mintzer (metodi vari); Ramon Ricker: Pentatonic scales for jazz improvvisation (ed. Studio Publica- tions); F. D’Andrea
A. Zanchi: Enciclopedia delle Scale e degli Accordi (ed. Carish); Raccolte di trascrizioni di assoli (M. Davis, C. Brown, C. Baker, L. Morgan, T.
Harrel, K. Wheeler ecc.); Raccolte di composizioni Jazz (Real Books, Aebersold, etc…)

Exam syllabus:
1) Performance from memory of two “Standard” pieces chosen by the commission from a list of 20 presented by the student. At the discretion of the comitee,
student will be asked to perform the pieces from memory, without any accompaniment and without any recorded base. Student
must be able to perform the following structure of each piece: theme, walkinbass, scales and arpeggios (in quarters and eighths) throughout the
harmonic structure and improvisation The list of pieces must contain compositions of different styles and advanced difficulties. Reference composers:
Parker, Monk, Davis, Shaw, Evans, Brown, Mingus, Coltrane, Shorter, Golson, Silver, Henderson and other composers agreed upon during the year
with the teacher. This test can be taken with the support of or with the use of bases (Aebersold or other).
2) Performance from memory of 1 “Standard” piece chosen by the candidate in odd time (or suitably modified).
3) Performance from memory of 1 solo transcribed by the student, chosen by the commission from among 3 presented by the candidate
4) Sight reading of a complex jazz standard
5) Execution of a study of the committee’s choice based on the texts used during the year
6) Questions at the discretion of the commission on scales, arpeggios, harmonic progressions

Music Informatics

Course year: 2 – Credits: 3 – Hours: 15 – Group lesson – Form of assessment: Assessment of suitability.

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

Materia e/o attività a scelta dello studente 3

Course year: 2 – Credits: 6 – Hours: 36 – Form of assessment: Proficiency or Exam.

The activities will be evaluated according to art. 13 of the Didactic Regulations of 2nd level Academic Diploma Courses and related evaluation table

(5h of activity/1 CFA)

Conducting a jazz orchestra

Course year: 2 – Credits: 3 – Hours: 18 – Group lesson – Form of assessment: Assessment of suitability.

Program

Basic technique of direction: the setting of the arm and hand; the starting position. The three phases of the attack and the attack transient; breathing and the exact transmission of time; the gesture of staccato and legato; directorial schemes.

Study of the concertation of a score and conducting analysis (also at the piano) Practical work in ensembles and big bands (in number of hours to be agreed)

Eligibility Verification

Conducting and concertation (where possible with the institute’s orchestra) in a maximum time of 20 minutes of a piece orchestrated and arranged by the student for the ensemble previously agreed with the teacher or of a piece from the jazz repertoire/new languages studied and analyzed during the year. The passage on which the student will be examined will be studied by the student at least 7 days before the exam to be taken. Also demonstrate knowledge of the technical fundamentals of orchestral conducting.

Lingua straniera comunitaria – Lingua inglese 2 

Course year: 2 – Credits: 3 – Hours: 25 – Group lesson – Assessment form: Exam. Prerequisites: EU Foreign Language I (English Language I)

Study Program: Revision 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 syllabus: 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 form of exam will be established by the teacher and will cover the following language skills: Speaking, Reading, Listening and Writing

It will also include the main points of a specific written question with various exercises (Quizlet: written questions, terms to match, multiple-choice questions and true/false questions) of both Classical and Jazz Musical Terminology, after having acquired knowledge of the Glossary of Terminology and specialized musical definitions.

Final exam

Course year: 2 – Credits: 9 – Hours: – – Assessment form: Exam Exam syllabus:

Free concert program, not identical to any program performed in previous exams, approximately 30 minutes in length, soloist with instrumental or orchestral accompaniment.

Subjects chosen by the student

History of costume design and scenography

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

Verification: Presentation of a written paper on one or more topics covered during the course and concerning the history of the show, styles, costume, staging, furniture and theatrical make-up with particular reference to Opera and other forms of musical performance. The assessment must show an in-depth analysis of the notions acquired.

Community foreign language: German language

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

Verification: Test and/or written questions and/or oral interview, or on the basis of a suitable certification presented, that the level of knowledge of the language acquired by the candidate is adequate 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 the personality and the role of the school curriculum in the didactic-educational musical 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 2012 National Indications currently in force. Ongoing assessment: written test.

Final exam: Final oral discussion on the topics covered in the mid-term test. The final grade is based on the marks obtained in the ongoing tests.

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 assessment: written test.

Final examination: Final oral discussion on the topics covered in the mid-term test. The final grade is based on the marks obtained in the ongoing tests.

Methodology of historical-musical investigation

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

Ongoing assessment: Open-ended questionnaire on the topics under study.

Final exam: Oral interview on the topics studied and covered in the mid-term test. The final grade is based on the marks obtained in the ongoing tests.

Ornamentation Practice

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

Verification: Present a short composition of your choice, taken from the Baroque instrumental repertoire with reference to the candidate’s basic instrument, in particular a piece from Suites, Sonatas, Pieces, which presents a varied richness of embellishments.

Extemporaneously perform a piece already adorned with embellishments, chosen by the teacher, for each instrument (keyboards in general, wind bow, pluck, etc.). Discuss the ornamental stylistic differences 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 assessment: Assessment of suitability.

Program: The composition of simple and figurative choirs, 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.

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

Reading the score

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

Program: Perform an extemporaneous piece written in the old keys on the piano, transfer a piece to the piano a tone above or a tone below, perform and intone an ancient aria at first sight. The above pieces and the ancient aria will be assigned by the teacher.

Verification: 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 the attendance, of the performance of the theoretical and/or practical work, both collective and individual, of the achievement of the pre-established educational objectives.

Conducting instrumental and vocal groups

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

Verification: Practical test – Demonstrate that they have learned the conducting technique and the basic gestures – in relation to tempo, agogy, phrasing, breathing and crowns – 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 of 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 assessment: Assessment of suitability.

Program: At the beginning of the lessons, the teacher will agree on the transcription, 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.

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

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