Piano
The tradition of excellence of the School’s piano classes has continued since their creation by Alfred Cortot. They train the great pianists of tomorrow by preparing them up to the Artist Diploma.
Singing
The School offers renowned singing classes, which train their students in all the particularities of the singing profession, from voice work according to styles and periods to stage presence.
Strings
The School’s string department (violin, viola, cello, double bass) allows its students to explore their practice as soloists, but also as chamber and ensemble musicians through its partnerships with professional orchestras.
Winds
The wind department offers a complete range of lessons for learning the flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, trumpet, and trombone with prestigious teachers
Harp
Under the direction of Nicolas Tulliez, Principal Harp of the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, the School’s harp class trains future musicians in solo recitals, chamber music and orchestral practice.
Guitar
The teaching of the school’s guitar classes focuses on the multiple historical and cultural influences of the instrument and prepares its students for the Artist Diploma.
Organ
La classe d’orgue de l’École permet aux élèves de se perfectionner sur un orgue d’exception dans l’église Saint-Étienne du Mont auprès de son organiste titulaire, Vincent Warnier.
Composition
As a forum for reflection on contemporary creation, the School’s composition classes enable musicians to reveal their creative sensibilities and to hear the fruit of their work every year thanks to a partnership with the Ensemble Variances.
Film Scoring
Sous l’impulsion de la compositrice Beatrice Thiriet, la classe de composition de musique de films de l’Ecole permet à des élèves aux profils diversifiés d’adapter leur pratique de la composition à l’image.
Orchestra conducting
Véritable vivier d’excellence, la classe de direction d’orchestre de Julien Masmondet permet aux élèves de travailler avec des musiciens d’orchestre professionnels, grâce à des partenariats avec l’ensemble Les Apaches, l’Orchestre Lamoureux, l’Orchestre de l’Opéra de Massy ou l’Orchestre de l’Opéra Comique, notamment.
Chamber Music
A chamber music class as a main discipline is open to students who hold at least a 1st cycle diploma in instrumental studies from the École normale de musique de Paris or a higher music education establishment.
Collaborative Pianist – Vocal Coach
This class is mainly designed to train pianists to accompany singers and to prepare them for the study of operatic roles, but also for reading techniques (polyphonic or orchestral).
Piano accompaniment
Cette classe prépare les élèves pianistes non seulement à l’accompagnement de chanteurs ou d’instrumentistes, mais aussi aux techniques de lecture polyphonique et orchestrale. Elle en fait des professionnels capables de s’adapter à des projets musicaux multiples.
Writing
Harmonie, contrepoint, fugue, orchestration.
Discipline hors cursus