Project Description
Choral Academy
Courses
COMPLETE PROGRAM FOR CONDUCTORS (Triennial):
First academic year: Ten (10) weekends in presence, for a total of 75 hours in addition to online and self-administered training activities, for a total of another 75 hours. In addition to these subjects there are 65 hours of choral repertoire and choir conducting with guest teachers (masterclasses) and AERCO teachers in preparation for lessons with guest teachers. The second and third academic years will be very similar to the first.
BASIC COURSE FOR CONDUCTORS (Annual):
Ten (10) weekends for those who have never followed anything specific about direction, on the same weekends as the School for Directors. Participation in the masterclasses of those enrolled in the basic course is as auditors.
EDUCATIONAL COURSE FOR SINGERS (Annual):
Each academic year: at least 10 face-to-face evening meetings, lasting 2.5 hours each, on subjects related to choral literacy (sung reading, vocalism, listening education, monographic seminars). Courses held in all provinces of the Region.
ADMINISTRATION, COMMUNICATION AND CHORAL MANAGEMENT COURSE (ACM) (Annual):
5 online training meetings (3 hours each) to manage a choral association.
Study Plan
The number of hours of each individual subject is indicated in the attached timetable.
Legend
P: Lesson in presence
O: Online lesson
A: Self-administered lesson
| Corso Base | 1° anno (triennio) | 2° anno (triennio) | 3° anno (triennio) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characterizing Activities | Modalità di Lezione | ||||
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Choral Conducting Technique |
P | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
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Vocality, Diction, Body Awareness |
P |
15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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Score Reading |
P | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
|
Composition and Choral Arrangement |
O | 15 | 15 | 25 | 25 |
|
Complementary training activities |
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Theory and Perception |
A | 15 | 15 | 25 | – |
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Semiography |
A | – | – | – | 20 |
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History of Choral Music |
A | – | – | 25 | 20 |
|
Introduction to Gregorian Chant |
O | – | 20 | – | – |
|
Music Notation Software |
O | – | 10 | – | – |
|
Management and Organization |
O | 15 | 15 | – | – |
|
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120 | 150 | 150 | 140 | |
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Choral and Master Repertoire with Guest Teachers and AERCO Teachers |
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1 – Children, Youth and School Chorality |
P |
6,5 Udit. |
6,5 | 6,5 | 6,5 |
|
2 – Children, Youth and School Chorality |
P |
6,5 Udit. |
6,5 | 6,5 | 6,5 |
|
3 – A choir for all (strategies for inclusion) |
P |
6,5 Udit. |
6,5 | 6,5 | 6,5 |
|
4 – Renaissance and Baroque Polyphony |
P |
6,5 Udit. |
6,5 | 6,5 | 6,5 |
|
5 – Popular Song |
P |
6,5 Udit. |
6,5 | 6,5 | 6,5 |
|
6 – Contemporary Repertoire |
P |
6,5 Udit. |
6,5 | 6,5 | 6,5 |
|
7 – Renaissance and Baroque Polyphony |
P |
6,5 Udit. |
6,5 | 6,5 | 6,5 |
|
8 – Chorality of the 19th and 20th centuries |
P |
6,5 Udit. |
6,5 | 6,5 | 6,5 |
|
9 – Choir and Baroque / Classical Orchestra |
P |
6,5 Udit. |
6,5 | 6,5 | 6,5 |
|
10 – Repertory of the Russian Tradition |
P |
6,5 Udit. |
6,5 | 6,5 | 6,5 |
|
65 |
65 | 65 | 65 | ||
|
TOTAL HOURS |
185 |
215 | 215 | 205 |
Schedule Lessons in attendance
DETAILED TIMETABLE OF LESSONS IN PRESENCE A.S. 2020-2021 – AERCO School of Directors
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Vocality, diction, body awareness (10:00 – 13:00) |
Reading the score (10:00 – 13:00) |
Technical Direction (15:00 – 19:30) |
|
|
Saturday 24/10/2020 |
3h | – |
4 h 30 min. |
|
Saturday 07/11/2020 |
3h | – | 4 h 30 min. |
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Saturday 21/11/2020 |
– | 3h | 4 h 30 min. |
|
Saturday 12/12/2020 |
– | 3h | 4 h 30 min. |
|
Saturday 16/01/2021 |
3h | – | 4 h 30 min. |
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Saturday 13/02/2021 |
3h | – | 4 h 30 min. |
|
Saturday 27/02/2021 |
– | 3h | 4 h 30 min. |
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Saturday 27/03/2021 |
– | 3h | 4 h 30 min. |
|
Sabato 10/04/2021 |
– | 3h | 4 h 30 min. |
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Saturday 24/04/2021 |
3h | – | 4 h 30 min. |
|
TOTAL HOURS |
15h | 15h | 45h |
|
Masterclass (9:00 – 13:00 | 15:00 – 17:30) |
Ore |
|
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Sunday 25/10/2020 |
Childhood, Youth and School Chorality |
6 h 30 min |
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Sunday 08/11/2020 |
Childhood, Youth and School Chorality |
6 h 30 min |
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Sunday 22/11/2020 |
A choir for all (strategies for inclusion) |
6 h 30 min |
|
Sunday 13/12/2020 |
Renaissance and Baroque polyphony |
6 h 30 min |
|
Sunday 17/01/2021 |
Popular song |
6 h 30 min |
|
Sunday 14/02/2021 |
Choral XIX and XX Century |
6 h 30 min |
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Sunday 28/02/2021 |
Renaissance and Baroque polyphony |
6 h 30 min |
|
Sunday 28/03/2021 |
Contemporary Repertoire |
6 h 30 min |
|
Sunday 11/04/2021 |
Baroque / Classical Choir and Orchestra |
6 h 30 min |
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Sunday 25/04/2021 |
Russian repertoire |
6 h 30 min |
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TOTAL HOURS | 65h |
Weekend
TYPES OF WEEKEND (incomplete routes for those who want to attend only some courses):
PROGRAMS 1: WHITE VOICES, YOUTH CHOIRS, SCHOOL CHORALITY: 3 meetings (1 – 2 – 3)
PROGRAMS 2: FROM THE RENAISSANCE TO THE BAROQUE: 3 meetings (4 – 7 – 9)
PROGRAMS 3: EIGHTH-TWENTIETH CENTURY AND CONTEMPORARY: 3 meetings (6 – 8 – 10)
PROGRAMS 4: ITALIAN AND OTHER CULTURAL POPULAR SONG: 3 meetings (1 – 5 – 10)
PROGRAMS 5: ADMINISTRATION, COMMUNICATION AND CHOIR MANAGEMENT (ACM): 5 online meetings of 3 hours each.
Possibility to sign up for a single dating path
Possibility to register for a single masterclass
Exams
END OF MATTER TEST
Following the regular attendance of at least 3 years at the AERCO Academy of Choral Singing (ACC) or 3 years at the Gregorian Singing School (SCG), students will have to take the final exam with the release of a Diploma of Merit. At the end of the attendance of each subject (face-to-face, online, self-administered), a small test will be held with an assigned grade.
Furthermore, in the end, for both academic courses there is the possibility of attending, at the end of the three-year period, a year or more of a master’s degree. Within the master, participants will attend the same courses as the three-year school in addition to the opportunity to activate research paths aimed at achieving the master itself.
