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COMPOSITION AND FILM SCORING

BACHELOR OF MUSIC

Three-year Bachelor’s Degree in Composition. The educational path for preparing modern film music composers.

Strengthening composition techniques for image-based music, including documentaries, films, commercials, short films, and applied music in general. The program fosters creativity and technical compositional skills, offering a unique opportunity in Italy to work with musical ensembles ranging from string quartets to Beethovenian symphony orchestras for the performance and direction of students’ own scores.

Duration 3 years

Attendance Approximately 350 hours of classes per academic year, on a weekly basis

Where Rome

Language Italian/English

The course has a limited number of places, open to a maximum of 12 students coming from Saint Louis foundation courses or selected through audition.

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The study path follows a dual approach. One track leverages all the potential offered by music informatics, including virtual instruments, virtual orchestras, sequencing programs, and music editing for images. The other focuses on the practice of orchestration and conducting real orchestras, featuring strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, and soloists.

  • Study of 19th and 20th century internationl classical composers and contemporary composers for film music such as John Williams, Ennio Morricone, Alan Silvestri, Michael Nyman, Hans Zimmer and weekly implementation of sound projects.
  • Advanced study of piano as an instrument for composition, orchestration and extemporaneous reading of orchestral scores
  • Development of instrumental knowledge and orchestration techniquesfor film music, with resident orchestras performing their own scores each year.
  • Professional skills in the use of virtual and hybrid orchestras, sequencer recording, use of effects and mixing skills.
  • Deepening, through the study of various ensembles, music languages and the most important compositional techniques, to obtain the most suitable technical tools to optimally express the own musical creativity
  • Each student directs his or her own compositions in both studio and live settings
  • Writing original soundtracks in partnership with Italian and European filmmaking schools and training institutes

At the end of the three-year bachelor‘s degree program, students can continue their advanced studies in the master’s degree programs in Composition (Film Scoring) or Applied Music.

  • Composer of original music
  • Composer of applied music, for films and images
  • Orchestrator for small and large ensembles
  • Music producer in digital and mixed environments

Every year, Saint Louis provides Composition students with various orchestral formations, including a string quartet, a saxophone quintet, and a Beethoven-style orchestra, allowing them to perform and conduct their own compositions. This offers a unique experience for young composers.

Francesca Badalini docente Saint Louis Milano

Francesca Badalini

Alessandro Spoldi docente saint louis milano

Alessandro Spoldi

Jacopo Fiastri docente musica applicata saint louis

Jacopo Fiastri

vito lo re docente composizione e musica applicata saint louis milano

Vito Lo Re

Sergio Bachelet

Sergio Bachelet

SILVIO-RELANDINI

Silvio Relandini

Mario Gagliani

Mario Gagliani

Adriano Melchiorre

Adriano Melchiorre

Gianluca Podio

Gianluca Podio

David Logan

David Logan

Manuele La Puca

Manuel La Puca

Gilberto Bartoloni

Gilberto Bartoloni

Michele Braga

Michele Braga

Pasquale-Catalano

Pasquale Catalano

Paolo Vivaldi

Paolo Vivaldi

Fulci Ludovico

Ludovico Fulci

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    ACCORDION JAZZ

    INSIGHTS

    The professional Jazz ensembles represent an innovation introduced in Italy for the first time precisely at Saint Louis, with renowned instructors who not only direct the ensemble but also participate as soloists and instrumentalists. They provide an extraordinary growth opportunity as students can play and engage with an established artist, experience the development of a real repertoire, and perform alongside them in Italian clubs and festivals. Thus, they serve as an entry ticket into the professional world and a notable addition to one’s artistic resume.

    Students can choose their workshop instructor, and it’s also possible to participate in the workshop with their already-formed band to grow together.

    Each year, 30 different professional workshops are established. Here are a few examples:

    • Jazz Quartet, Quintet, Sextet with Rosario Giuliani: Bop and hard bop formations with the most representative Italian soloist.
    • Jazz Quartet with Ramberto Ciammarughi: Groups focused on jazz experimentation and exploration with the great Maestro Ramberto Ciammarughi.
    • Jazz Octet with Maurizio Giammarco: Jazz, fusion, be-bop, and beyond with the extraordinary Maurizio Giammarco, active on the Italian and international scene for over 40 years.
    • Jazz Tango with Javier Girotto: Mixed formations of 5-8 elements exploring the original repertoire of Javier Girotto and Astor Piazzolla.
    • Jazz Fusion with Umberto Fiorentino: The most contemporary jazz with an undisputed protagonist of Jazz.
    • Jazz Trio with Fabrizio Sferra: Trio workshops with the most prolific drummer for Italian Jazz, Fabrizio Sferra.

    Attendance is mandatory for at least 80% of the classes.

    • FULL-TIME ATTENDANCE: Classes are mostly held biweekly, on alternating weeks, except for the instrument/singing lesson, which can be scheduled by the student on a weekly or biweekly basis. Approximately 300 hours of classes per year.
    • PART-TIME ATTENDANCE: Students who cannot attend all the classes required by the study plan due to work or distance can customize their path by choosing how many subjects to attend each year. Part-time attendance may result in an extension of the study program beyond the standard 3 years.

    Large, resident orchestral formations featuring the most highly talented students, performing in theaters and festivals with internationally renowned artists:

    • Sax Ensemble with Rosario Giuliani: A 5-saxophone and rhythm section ensemble directed by Rosario Giuliani. The ensemble will focus on a repertoire dedicated to the genius of Charlie Parker, featuring his solos, excerpts from standards that were regularly part of his live performances, arranged for 5 voices, along with some original pieces by Rosario Giuliani himself.
    • Saint Louis Combo & Big Band directed by Antonio Solimene: A major orchestral experience that allows musicians to perform professionally at top venues and festivals across Italy, accompanying international artists on stage.
    • Storytellers Diary by Giovanni Candia: An ensemble blending electronic music and contemporary jazz, featuring a dialogue between electronic sounds and the improvisational and extemporaneous elements typical of jazz.
    • Latin Louis Combo directed by Natalio Mangalavite: A 16-piece ensemble performing jazz with South American and Caribbean rhythms.

    Create your personalized study plan by choosing from over 200 different courses offered by various departments at Saint Louis. This is a unique opportunity to broaden your skills and build your future as a professional capable of working in multiple sectors of the music business.

    • Jazz Department: Courses include jazz improvisation, jazz harmony, jazz arrangement for rhythm section and 5 horns, and big band arranging.
    • Popular Music Department: Courses include Music Management, choral writing, Black Music, Nu-Soul, pop orchestra writing, Digital Marketing, Konnakol, ethnic music, and Creative Writing.
    • Composition and Applied Music Department: Courses cover music for visual media, video game music, film music, commercial spot sound design, orchestration, traditional harmony, and contrapuntal techniques.
    • Electronic Music Department: Courses include electronic music, Live Electronics, Ableton, Reaktor, and Max for Live.
    • Sound Engineering Department: Courses include microphone techniques, mixing management, home studio management, and mastering.

    Admission tests are held in June and, for any remaining available spots, in September.

    1. Review the Study Plan and Admission Tests: Check that your preparation aligns with the required skills for each test by clicking on “Download Study Plan” to view the details.
    2. Prepare and Submit Video Clips for Pre-Selection: Record one or more videos featuring 5 pieces performed by you and your group (minimum trio), selected from the list provided under the Admission section of the Study Plan. The videos should be uploaded to YouTube or similar platforms and the links included in your application form.
    3. Complete and Submit the Application: Fill out the application form (by clicking the “Sign Up” button in the top right corner) and submit the links to your video clips. Applications for admission to the Bachelor’s and Master’s programs can be submitted from February 3 to April 30. Applications received after this period will be considered only if there are remaining available spots.
    4. Await Pre-Selection Results: Candidates who pass the pre-selection will be invited to the admission tests, which will take place in June and September.
    5. Attend the Admission Tests: The admission tests are conducted over two to three consecutive days. International candidates can sit the tests online.

    Since 2012, Saint Louis has participated in the Erasmus+ program, offering each bachelor’s and master’s degree student the opportunity to undertake mobility periods at other European and non-European Higher Musical Education Institutes for study or internship projects.

    Each student can benefit from a maximum of 12 months of study or internship abroad for each study cycle (12 months max during the bachelor’s, 12 months max during the master’s), choosing their destination from a wide and excellent range of foreign partners that Saint Louis has established and consolidated over time.

    Special international projects: European Jazz Contest, Italian Jazz on the Road, Italian Jazz C.R.E.A., Minus One – Italian Jazz on the Road to… Tbilisi, Body Sound DiVision.

    ACCORDION COMPOSIZIONE

    INSIGHTS

    Mandatory attendance of at least 80% of the lessons.

    • FULL-TIME ATTENDANCE: Lessons are mostly held biweekly, on alternate weeks, except for the instrument/vocal lessons which can be scheduled weekly or biweekly at the student’s discretion. Approximately 300 hours of lessons per academic year.
    • PART-TIME ATTENDANCE: Students who, due to work or distance, are unable to attend all the lessons outlined in the study plan can customize their path by choosing how many subjects to attend each year. Part-time attendance likely entails extending the course duration beyond 3 years.

    Construction of your personalized study plan by choosing from over 200 different courses from various departments of Saint Louis, offering a unique opportunity to expand your skills and build your future as a professional capable of operating in multiple sectors of the Music Business.

    • Jazz Department: Courses in jazz improvisation, jazz harmony, jazz arrangement for rhythm section and 5 winds, big band arrangement.
    • Popular Music Department: Courses in Music Management, choir writing, Black Music, Nu-Soul, pop orchestra writing, Digital Marketing, Konnakol, Ethnic Music, and Creative Writing.
    • Composition and Applied Music Department: Courses in music for images, video game music, film music, advertisement scoring, orchestration, traditional harmony, and counterpoint techniques.
    • Electronic Music Department: Courses in electronic music, Live Electronics, Ableton, Reaktor, Max for live.
    • Sound Engineering Department: Courses in microphone placement, mixing management, home studio management, Mastering.

    Admission tests are held in June and, for the remaining available spots in September.

    1. See the Study Plan and Admission Tests: Verify that your preparation aligns with the competencies required for the individual tests by clicking “download study plan”
    2. Fill out the Admission Application: You can submit your application for the admission exam to bachelor’s and master’s degree programs from February 3 to April 30 (by clicking on the “apply” button at the top right corner). Applications submitted afterward will be considered only based on the availability of remaining spots.
    3. Wait for the call and take the Admission Tests: The admission exam for the bachelor’s programs is divided into several tests designed to verify the candidate’s current competencies, reflecting the contents of Saint Louis’s entire Foundation program.

    Since 2012, Saint Louis has participated in the Erasmus+ program, offering each bachelor’s and master’s degree student the opportunity to undertake mobility periods at other European and non-European Higher Musical Education Institutes for study or internship projects.

    Each student can benefit from a maximum of 12 months of study or internship abroad for each study cycle (12 months max during the bachelor’s, 12 months max during the master’s), choosing their destination from a wide and excellent range of foreign partners that Saint Louis has established and consolidated over time.

    Special international projects: European Jazz Contest, Italian Jazz on the Road, Italian Jazz C.R.E.A., Minus One – Italian Jazz on the Road to… Tbilisi, Body Sound DiVision.

    ACCORDION TECNICO DEL SUONO

    INSIGHTS

    Attendance is mandatory for at least 80% of the classes.

    • FULL-TIME ATTENDANCE: Classes are mostly held biweekly, meaning every other week, except for instrument/vocal lessons, which can be arranged weekly or biweekly at the student’s discretion. Students will attend approximately 300 hours of classes per year.
    • PART-TIME ATTENDANCE: Students who cannot attend all scheduled classes due to work or distance can customize their study plan by selecting which courses to take each year. Part-time attendance may extend the duration of the program beyond the standard 3 years.

    Design your own customized study plan by choosing from over 200 different courses offered by various departments at Saint Louis. This unique opportunity allows you to expand your skills and build your future as a professional capable of working in multiple sectors of the Music Business.

    • Jazz Department: Courses in jazz improvisation, jazz harmony, jazz arranging for rhythm section and 5 woodwinds, and arrangement for big band.
    • Popular Music Department: Courses in Music Management, choral writing, Black Music, Nu-Soul, pop orchestra writing, Digital Marketing, Konnakol, Ethnic Music, and Creative Writing.
    • Composition and Applied Music Department: Courses in music for images, music for video games, film scoring, advertising jingle scoring, orchestration, traditional harmony, and counterpoint techniques.
    • Electronic Music Department: Courses in electronic music, Live Electronics, Ableton, Reaktor, and Max for Live.
    • Sound Engineering Department: Courses in microphone techniques, mixing management, home studio management, and Mastering.

    Admission exams are usually held in June, with additional sessions in September for any remaining available spots. International students can sit the admission tests online from February of the previous year until June the latest.

    1. Review the Study Plan and Admission Requirements: Ensure your preparation aligns with the required competencies for each exam by clicking “Download the study plan.”
    2. Submit Your Application: Applications for the entrance exams for both Bachelor’s and Master’s programs can be submitted from February 3rd to April 30th by clicking the “apply” button at the top right. Late applications will only be considered if there are remaining spots.
    3. Await Notification and Attend the Admission Exams: The entrance exams for the Bachelor’s programs consist of various tests designed to assess the candidate’s actual skills, reflecting the content of the entire foundation program at Saint Louis.

    Since 2012, Saint Louis has participated in the Erasmus+ program, offering each bachelor’s and master’s degree student the opportunity to undertake mobility periods at other European and non-European Higher Musical Education Institutes for study or internship projects.

    Each student can benefit from a maximum of 12 months of study or internship abroad for each study cycle (12 months max during the bachelor’s, 12 months max during the master’s), choosing their destination from a wide and excellent range of foreign partners that Saint Louis has established and consolidated over time.

    Special international projects: European Jazz Contest, Italian Jazz on the Road, Italian Jazz C.R.E.A., Minus One – Italian Jazz on the Road to… Tbilisi, Body Sound DiVision.

    ACCORDION POP

    INSIGHTS

    Mandatory attendance of at least 80% of the lessons.

    • FULL-TIME ATTENDANCE: Lessons are generally held biweekly, i.e., every other week, except for instrument/vocal lessons, which can be scheduled weekly or biweekly at the student’s discretion. Approximately 300 hours of lessons per year.
    • PART-TIME ATTENDANCE: Students who, due to work or distance, cannot attend all the lessons in the curriculum can customize their path by choosing how many subjects to attend each year. Part-time attendance likely means extending the course of study beyond the standard 3 years.

    Customize your own study plan by choosing from over 200 different courses offered by the various departments at Saint Louis. This unique opportunity allows you to broaden your skills and build your future as a professional capable of working in multiple sectors of the Music Business.

    • Jazz Department: Courses in jazz improvisation, jazz harmony, jazz arrangement for rhythm section and 5 winds, big band arrangement.
    • Popular Music Department: Courses in music management, choir writing, black music, Nu-Soul, pop orchestra writing, digital marketing, Konnakol, ethnic music, and creative writing.
    • Composition and Applied Music Department: Courses in music for images, video game music, film music, scoring for advertisements, orchestration, traditional harmony, and counterpoint techniques.
    • Electronic Music Department: Courses in electronic music, Live Electronics, Ableton, Reaktor, Max for Live.
    • Sound Engineering Department: Courses in microphone techniques, mixing management, home studio management, and mastering.

    Ensembles ranging from trios to large orchestras, with the instructor as both leader and member of the band, performing at festivals and clubs alongside renowned musicians such as Lello Panico, Michele Papadia, Dario Zeno, Dario Giacovelli, Vincenzo Presta, Andrea Rosatelli, Stefano Sabatini, Antonio Solimene, and Daniele Pomo.

    Large stable orchestral ensembles with the most highly talented students performing in theaters and festivals with internationally renowned artists. In recent years, special guests have included Beppe Vessicchio, Paolo Fresu, Fabrizio Bosso, Antonella Ruggiero (Matia Bazar), Diodato, Tullio De Piscopo, and Chiara Civello.

    • Pop Orchestra directed by Vincenzo Presta: An ensemble of over 20 members, including rhythm section, winds, strings, and voices, hosting major Italian and international pop artists.
    • Soul Train Revolution: Inspired by the famous American music program, Soul Train R-Evolution is a group of 20 musicians with a repertoire centered on ‘Black Music’ in its broadest sense, combining the traditions of Soul, Funk, Jazz, and African music with elements of Neo Soul, Gospel, Hip Hop, Fusion, and electronic music.
    • Latin Louis Combo directed by Natalio Mangalavite: A 16-piece ensemble with a jazz repertoire infused with South American and Caribbean rhythms.
    • Synth Louis: An experimental ensemble that pays tribute to electronic music, synthesizers, and electronic musical instruments in all their forms, open to instrumentalists, singers, drummers, and electronic musicians.
    • Progressive Rock directed by Daniele Pomo: The history of 1970s British and Italian Progressive Rock and contemporary Progressive Rock: from Genesis to PFM and the latest frontiers of Rock and beyond.
    • Twenty Guitars directed by Diego Cignitti: An ensemble composed exclusively of electric guitars, revisiting the repertoire of the great history of Italian and international Rock. 20 guitars that play, explode, harmonize, and interact, creating a whole new wall of sound.

    The admission tests are held in June, and for the remaining available spots, in September.

    1. See the Study Plan and Admission Tests: Ensure your preparation aligns with the required skills for the individual tests by clicking “download the study plan.”
    2. Create Pre-selection Videos: Record one or more videos containing 5 pieces, performed by you in a group (minimum trio), chosen from the list under the “Admission” section of the Study Plan and Admissions. The videos must be uploaded to YouTube or similar web platforms and indicated as links in the application form.
    3. Submit the Application Form: Click on the “apply” button at the top right and submit the links to the videos. You can apply for the admission exam for first and second-level academic courses from February 3 to April 30. Applications submitted later will only be considered based on the remaining available spots.
    4. Wait for the Call and Take the Admission Tests: The admission exam for the first-level three-year programs consists of several tests designed to verify the candidate’s actual skills, reflecting the entire pre-academic curriculum of Saint Louis.

    Since 2012, Saint Louis has participated in the Erasmus+ program, offering each bachelor’s and master’s degree student the opportunity to undertake mobility periods at other European and non-European Higher Musical Education Institutes for study or internship projects.

    Each student can benefit from a maximum of 12 months of study or internship abroad for each study cycle (12 months max during the bachelor’s, 12 months max during the master’s), choosing their destination from a wide and excellent range of foreign partners that Saint Louis has established and consolidated over time.

    Special international projects: European Jazz Contest, Italian Jazz on the Road, Italian Jazz C.R.E.A., Minus One – Italian Jazz on the Road to… Tbilisi, Body Sound DiVision.

    ACCORDION CANTO LIRICO

    INSIGHTS

    Mandatory attendance of at least 80% of the lessons.

    • FULL-TIME ATTENDANCE: Classes are held mostly on a biweekly basis, meaning every other week, except for the instrument/singing lesson, which can be scheduled weekly or biweekly at the student’s choice. Approximately 300 hours of lessons per year.
    • PART-TIME ATTENDANCE: Students who, due to work or distance, are unable to attend all the lessons provided by the curriculum can customize their path by choosing how many subjects to attend each year. Part-time attendance likely entails an extension of the course of study beyond 3 years.

    Building your customized study plan by choosing from over 200 courses offered by various departments at Saint Louis, is a unique opportunity to expand your skills and build your future as a professional musician capable of working in multiple sectors of the Music Business.

    • Jazz Department: Courses in jazz improvisation, jazz harmony, jazz arrangement for rhythm section and 5 horns, and big band arrangement.
    • Popular Music Department: Courses in Music Management, choir writing, Black Music, Nu-Soul, pop orchestra writing, Digital Marketing, Konnakol, Ethnic Music, Creative Writing.
    • Composition and Applied Music Department: Courses in music for images, music for video games, film music, soundtracking commercials, orchestration, traditional harmony, and counterpoint techniques.
    • Department of Electronic Music: Courses in electronic music, Live Electronics, Ableton, Reaktor, and Max for Live.
    • Sound Engineering Department: Courses in miking, mixing management, managing your own home studio, and Mastering.

    The multi-stylistic professional workshops represent an innovation introduced in Italy for the first time at Saint Louis, featuring renowned faculty members who not only direct ensembles but also participate as soloists and instrumentalists. These workshops offer an extraordinary growth opportunity as students can play and interact with an established artist, experience the creation of a real repertoire, and perform alongside them in Italian clubs and festivals. Therefore, they serve as a gateway to the professional world and an entry into the students’ artistic resumes.

    The Classical Guitar students will have the opportunity to develop and grow both as soloists and within traditional and unconventional ensembles. This unique experience allows for the fusion of styles in a dynamic and constantly evolving environment.

    • Large chamber music ensembles featuring the most talented students and professional musicians from the most important national orchestras.
    • Guitar ensemble: A group of classical guitar ensembles for the performance and analysis of pieces from the classical repertoire.
    • INK: A significant orchestral experience that allows guitarists to engage with the classical world of the symphony orchestra, performing original pieces written by composition students, on the stages of the Auditorium Parco della Musica and the Casa del Jazz.
    • Conducting: Workshops on performance practices in ensembles ranging from double quintets (winds and woodwinds) to the Beethovenian symphony orchestr

    Admission exams are usually held in June, with additional sessions in September for any remaining available spots. International students can sit the admission tests online from February of the previous year until June the latest.

    1. Review the Study Plan and Admission Requirements: Ensure your preparation aligns with the required competencies for each exam by clicking “Download the study plan.”
    2. Submit Your Application: Applications for the entrance exams for both Bachelor’s and Master’s programs can be submitted from February 3rd to April 30th by clicking the “apply” button at the top right. Late applications will only be considered if there are remaining spots.
    3. Await Notification and Attend the Admission Exams: The entrance exams for the Bachelor’s programs consist of various tests designed to assess the candidate’s actual skills, reflecting the content of the entire foundation program at Saint Louis.

    Since 2012, Saint Louis has participated in the Erasmus+ program, offering each bachelor’s and master’s degree student the opportunity to undertake mobility periods at other European and non-European Higher Musical Education Institutes for study or internship projects.

    Each student can benefit from a maximum of 12 months of study or internship abroad for each study cycle (12 months max during the bachelor’s, 12 months max during the master’s), choosing their destination from a wide and excellent range of foreign partners that Saint Louis has established and consolidated over time.

    Special international projects: European Jazz Contest, Italian Jazz on the Road, Italian Jazz C.R.E.A., Minus One – Italian Jazz on the Road to… Tbilisi, Body Sound DiVision.

    ACCORDION PIANO CLASSICO

    APPROFONDIMENTI

    Mandatory attendance of at least 80% of the lessons.

    • FULL-TIME ATTENDANCE: Classes are held mostly on a biweekly basis, meaning every other week, except for the instrument/singing lesson, which can be scheduled weekly or biweekly at the student’s choice. Approximately 300 hours of lessons per year.
    • PART-TIME ATTENDANCE: Students who, due to work or distance, are unable to attend all the lessons provided by the curriculum can customize their path by choosing how many subjects to attend each year. Part-time attendance likely entails an extension of the course of study beyond 3 years.

    Building your customized study plan by choosing from over 200 courses offered by various departments at Saint Louis, is a unique opportunity to expand your skills and build your future as a professional musician capable of working in multiple sectors of the Music Business.

    • Jazz Department: Courses in jazz improvisation, jazz harmony, jazz arrangement for rhythm section and 5 horns, and big band arrangement.
    • Popular Music Department: Courses in Music Management, choir writing, Black Music, Nu-Soul, pop orchestra writing, Digital Marketing, Konnakol, Ethnic Music, Creative Writing.
    • Composition and Applied Music Department: Courses in music for images, music for video games, film music, soundtracking commercials, orchestration, traditional harmony, and counterpoint techniques.
    • Department of Electronic Music: Courses in electronic music, Live Electronics, Ableton, Reaktor, and Max for Live.
    • Sound Engineering Department: Courses in miking, mixing management, managing your own home studio, and Mastering.

    The multi-stylistic professional workshops represent an innovation introduced in Italy for the first time at Saint Louis, featuring renowned faculty members who not only direct ensembles but also participate as soloists and instrumentalists. These workshops offer an extraordinary growth opportunity as students can play and interact with an established artist, experience the creation of a real repertoire, and perform alongside them in Italian clubs and festivals. Therefore, they serve as a gateway to the professional world and an entry into the students’ artistic resumes.

    The Classical Piano students will have the opportunity to develop and grow both as soloists and within traditional and unconventional ensembles. This unique experience allows for the fusion of styles in a dynamic and constantly evolving environment.

    • Large chamber music ensembles featuring the most talented students and professional musicians from the most important national orchestras.
    • Guitar ensemble: A group of classical guitar ensembles for the performance and analysis of pieces from the classical repertoire.
    • INK: A significant orchestral experience that allows guitarists to engage with the classical world of the symphony orchestra, performing original pieces written by composition students, on the stages of the Auditorium Parco della Musica and the Casa del Jazz.
    • Conducting: Workshops on performance practices in ensembles ranging from double quintets (winds and woodwinds) to the Beethovenian symphony orchestra

    Admission exams are usually held in June, with additional sessions in September for any remaining available spots. International students can sit the admission tests online from February of the previous year until June the latest.

    1. Review the Study Plan and Admission Requirements: Ensure your preparation aligns with the required competencies for each exam by clicking “Download the study plan.”
    2. Submit Your Application: Applications for the entrance exams for both Bachelor’s and Master’s programs can be submitted from February 3rd to April 30th by clicking the “apply” button at the top right. Late applications will only be considered if there are remaining spots.
    3. Await Notification and Attend the Admission Exams: The entrance exams for the Bachelor’s programs consist of various tests designed to assess the candidate’s actual skills, reflecting the content of the entire foundation program at Saint Louis.

    Dal 2012 il Saint Louis partecipa al programma Erasmus+ che offre la possibilità ad ogni studente di livello Accademico di realizzare dei periodi di mobilità in altri Istituti di Alta Formazione Musicale Europei ed Extra-Europei per progetti di studio o di tirocinio.

    Ogni studente potrà dunque usufruire di un massimo di 12 mesi di studio o tirocinio all’Estero per ogni ciclo di studio (12 mesi max nel triennio, 12 mesi max nel biennio), scegliendo la propria meta tra una ampia ed eccellente offerta di Partner esteri che il Saint Louis ha istituito e consolidato nel tempo.

    Progetti internazionali speciali: European Jazz Contest, Italian Jazz on the Road, Italian Jazz C.R.E.A”, Minus One – Italian Jazz on the Road to… Tbilisi, Body Sound DiVision.

    ACCORDION CHITARRA CLASSICA

    INSIGHTS

    Mandatory attendance of at least 80% of the lessons.

    • FULL-TIME ATTENDANCE: Classes are held mostly on a biweekly basis, meaning every other week, except for the instrument/singing lesson, which can be scheduled weekly or biweekly at the student’s choice. Approximately 300 hours of lessons per year.
    • PART-TIME ATTENDANCE: Students who, due to work or distance, are unable to attend all the lessons provided by the curriculum can customize their path by choosing how many subjects to attend each year. Part-time attendance likely entails an extension of the course of study beyond 3 years.

    Building your customized study plan by choosing from over 200 courses offered by various departments at Saint Louis, is a unique opportunity to expand your skills and build your future as a professional musician capable of working in multiple sectors of the Music Business.

    • Jazz Department: Courses in jazz improvisation, jazz harmony, jazz arrangement for rhythm section and 5 horns, and big band arrangement.
    • Popular Music Department: Courses in Music Management, choir writing, Black Music, Nu-Soul, pop orchestra writing, Digital Marketing, Konnakol, Ethnic Music, Creative Writing.
    • Composition and Applied Music Department: Courses in music for images, music for video games, film music, soundtracking commercials, orchestration, traditional harmony, and counterpoint techniques.
    • Department of Electronic Music: Courses in electronic music, Live Electronics, Ableton, Reaktor, and Max for Live.
    • Sound Engineering Department: Courses in miking, mixing management, managing your own home studio, and Mastering.

    The multi-stylistic professional workshops represent an innovation introduced in Italy for the first time at Saint Louis, featuring renowned faculty members who not only direct ensembles but also participate as soloists and instrumentalists. These workshops offer an extraordinary growth opportunity as students can play and interact with an established artist, experience the creation of a real repertoire, and perform alongside them in Italian clubs and festivals. Therefore, they serve as a gateway to the professional world and an entry into the students’ artistic resumes.

    The Classical Guitar students will have the opportunity to develop and grow both as soloists and within traditional and unconventional ensembles. This unique experience allows for the fusion of styles in a dynamic and constantly evolving environment.

    Large chamber music ensembles featuring the most talented students and professional musicians from the most important national orchestras.

    • Guitar ensemble: A group of classical guitar ensembles for the performance and analysis of pieces from the classical repertoire.
    • INK: A significant orchestral experience that allows guitarists to engage with the classical world of the symphony orchestra, performing original pieces written by composition students, on the stages of the Auditorium Parco della Musica and the Casa del Jazz.
    • Conducting: Workshops on performance practices in ensembles ranging from double quintets (winds and woodwinds) to the Beethovenian symphony orchestra.

    Admission tests are held in June, and for any remaining available spots, in September. International students can sit the admission tests online from February of the previous year until June at the latest.

    1. See the Study Plan and Admission Tests: Ensure that your preparation aligns with the required competencies for each test by clicking on the Study Plan.
    2. Fill out the application form: Applications for admission to the bachelor and master programs can be submitted from February 3 to April 30. Applications submitted after this date will be considered only based on the remaining available spots.
    3. Wait for the Call and Take the Admission Tests: The admission exams for bachelor’s degree programs consists of several tests designed to assess the candidate’s actual skills, reflecting the entire pre-academic curriculum of Saint Louis.

    Since 2012, Saint Louis has participated in the Erasmus+ program, offering each bachelor’s and master’s degree student the opportunity to undertake mobility periods at other European and non-European Higher Musical Education Institutes for study or internship projects.

    Each student can benefit from a maximum of 12 months of study or internship abroad for each study cycle (12 months max during the bachelor’s, 12 months max during the master’s), choosing their destination from a wide and excellent range of foreign partners that Saint Louis has established and consolidated over time.

    Special international projects: European Jazz Contest, Italian Jazz on the Road, Italian Jazz C.R.E.A., Minus One – Italian Jazz on the Road to… Tbilisi, Body Sound DiVision.

    ACCORDION MUSICA ELETTRONCIA

    INSIGHTS

    Mandatory attendance of at least 80% of classes.

    • FULL-TIME ATTENDANCE: Classes are mostly held bi-weekly, alternating weeks, except for the instrument/vocal lessons which can be scheduled weekly or bi-weekly at the student’s discretion. Approximately 300 hours of lessons per year.
    • PART-TIME ATTENDANCE: Students who, due to work or distance, cannot attend all the classes required by the study plan can customize their path by choosing how many courses to take each year. Part-time attendance may lead to an extension of the study period beyond the standard 3 years.

    Design your own customized study plan by choosing from over 200 different courses offered by the various departments of Saint Louis, providing a unique opportunity to broaden your skills and build your future as a professional capable of working in multiple sectors of the Music Business.

    • Jazz Department: Courses in jazz improvisation, jazz harmony, jazz arrangement for rhythm section and 5 horns, big band arrangement.
    • Popular Music Department: Courses in Music Management, choir writing, Black Music, Nu-Soul, pop orchestra writing, Digital Marketing, Konnakol, Ethnic Music, and Creative Writing.
    • Composition and Applied Music Department: Courses in music for images, video game music, film music, advertisement soundtracks, orchestration, traditional harmony, and counterpoint techniques.
    • Electronic Music Department: Courses in electronic music, Live Electronics, Ableton, Reaktor, Max for Live.
    • Sound Engineering Department: Courses in microphone techniques, mixing management, managing your home studio, and Mastering.

    Admission tests are held in June and, for the remaining available spots, in September.

    1. Consult the Study Plan and Admission Tests: Ensure that your preparation aligns with the skills required for each test by clicking on “download the study plan.”
    2. Fill out the Admission Application: You can apply for the entrance exam for bachelor’s and master’s degree courses from February 3rd to April 30th (by clicking the “sign up” button at the top right). Applications submitted after this period will be considered only based on the remaining available spots. 
    3. Wait for the Call and Take the Admission Tests: The entrance exam for the bachelor programs consists of various tests aimed at verifying the candidate’s actual skills, which exactly reflect the contents of the entire foundation course at Saint Louis.

    Since 2012, Saint Louis has participated in the Erasmus+ program, offering each bachelor’s and master’s degree student the opportunity to undertake mobility periods at other European and non-European Higher Musical Education Institutes for study or internship projects.

    Each student can benefit from a maximum of 12 months of study or internship abroad for each study cycle (12 months max during the bachelor’s, 12 months max during the master’s), choosing their destination from a wide and excellent range of foreign partners that Saint Louis has established and consolidated over time.

    Special international projects: European Jazz Contest, Italian Jazz on the Road, Italian Jazz C.R.E.A., Minus One – Italian Jazz on the Road to… Tbilisi, Body Sound DiVision.

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