	American School of Modern Music
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COMPLETE PROGRAM OF STUDY

First year: 7h30 per week
· Basic Harmony and Arranging
· Solfege/Ear Training
· Instrumental Sight-Reading
· Elective Course Option depending on each
individual case (1-3h): Instrument Lessons, Big Band

Second year: 8 hours per week
· Standard Jazz Harmony
· Solfege/Ear Training
· Instrumental Sight-Reading
· Repertoire Workshop
· Elective Course Option depending on each
individual case (1-5h): Instrument Lessons,
Improvisation Workshop, Big Band

Third Year: 8 hours per week
· Jazz Keyboard Harmony and Chord Dictation
· Solfege/Ear Training
· Introduction to Arranging and Scoring
· Improvisation Workshop
· Elective Course Option depending on each
individual case (1-3h): Big Band, Instrument Lessons

Fourth Year: 8 hours per week
· Modern Jazz Harmony
· Solfege/Ear Training
· Arranging
· Improvisation Workshop
· Elective Course Option depending on each
individual case (1-3h): Instrument Lessons

Fifth Year: 8 hours per week
· Arranging for Big Band - Large Ensemble Scoring
· Composition - Contemporary Music
· Conducting
· Improvisation Workshop

Course overview

ELECTIVE COURSES

These courses tend to be private instrument instruction given by members of the faculty. Priority is given to students who are enrolled at the American School and to those persons wishing to apply for future study at the school. Private instrument instruction, though listed as an option, is a requisite and indispensable element of full-time musical studies. To be able to meet the requirements of our program, private instrument lessons should be systematically scheduled during the first two years of study. They can be made mandatory as a condition of admission to the school, or mandated by the Faculty Council when instrumental proficiency is judged to be below standard.

PIANO - private lessons
PIANO FOR NON-PIANISTS
PIANO-ACCOMPANIMENT WORKSHOP
GUITAR - private lessons and group lessons
BASS - private lessons and group lessons
SAXOPHONE - private lessons
TROMBONE – private lessons. Technique, sound, breathing, flexibility, scales, arpegios, phrasing and articulation. Improvisation, répertoire, transcriptions, artistic sensiblity and proficiency . Price: 350 euros per trimester for ten 45 minute lessons.
DRUMS - private lessons and group lessons
VOICE - private lessons
ENSEMBLE and IMPROVISATION WORKSHOP
BIG BAND

PROGRAM OPTIONS

The options presented below will be proposed according to each individual case depending upon the entrance evaluation or general academic standing.

. Complete Program (5 years):
Diploma or Certificate.
. Semi-Accelerated Programs (4 years):
Diploma or Certificate.
. Partial Program (3 years):
Certificate.

OTHER PROGRAMS

The American School of Modern Music proposes a program for beginning students who wish to apply for the Complete Program at a future date. This beginner program is also available to those who simply wish to broaden their own musical knowledge. Upon completion the student can accede to 1st or 2nd year of the American School program.

Admission to the Preparatory Program
To enter into Preparatory Level I, II, or III, an evaluation takes place between the months of April and June or during the September registration period. There is no age limit and each student is evaluated on theory (oral and written), and instrumental performance.

The full Preparatory Program is three years.
The collective classes are held twice a week (day classes, evenings or Saturdays).
A public concert or mini-recital is held at the end of each term.

Preparatory Level I
- Introduction to Harmony and Ear Training
(2 hours per week)
- Sight-reading Workshop
(90 minutes per week)
- 1/2 hour Instrument Lesson
(30 lessons per year)
Price : 1590 Euros, registration fee included (4 hours per week)

Preparatory Level II
- Harmony/Composition and Ear Training
(2 hours per week)
- Improvisation and Sight-reading Workshop (2 hours per week)
- 1/2 hour Instrument Lesson
(30 lessons per year)
Price : 1670 Euros, registration fee included (4.5 hours per week)

Preparatory Level III
- Harmony/Composition and Ear Training
(2 hours per week)
- Improvisation and Sight-reading Workshop (2 hours per week)
- 1/2 hour Instrument Lesson
(30 lessons per year)
Price : 1670 Euros, registration fee included (4.5 hours per week)

Each student receives a student card and a Certificate of Matriculation.
The student has homework assignments and examinations and he or she will receive trimestrial grade reports.
Admission to the Complete Program of the American School of Modern Music will be determined by a jury that examines the student dossier and results of the final examination (written and performance).

Ensemble for Adults/Adolescents (Elective option)
2 hour Ensemble
Price : 560 Euros (registration fee included)

DIPLOMA

Gary Burton presents Diploma

Students who have completed one of the three programs of study (complete, semi-accelerated, accelerated) with a cumulative annual grade average of no less than "B minus" in each non-elective discipline will be eligible to perform for the Diploma Jury.

A portfolio of the student's major composition and arranging projects shall be presented in advance to the jury.

Each year the DIPLOMA JURY is presided by a renowned Jazz musician.