{"id":18875,"date":"2025-03-26T12:52:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T11:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sienajazz.it\/university\/second-level-academic-courses\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T12:34:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T11:34:48","slug":"masters-degree-courses","status":"publish","type":"university","link":"https:\/\/www.sienajazz.it\/en\/university\/masters-degree-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Master&#8217;s degree courses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Siena Jazz (by Ministerial Decree D.M. November 10, 2011, No. 193) offers Higher Artistic Education qualifications for the award of the Bachelor\u2019s Degree in:  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Electric Bass<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jazz Guitar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jazz Double Bass<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jazz Clarinet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jazz Saxophone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jazz Trumpet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jazz Trombone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jazz Piano<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jazz Drums and Percussion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jazz Voice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout the three-year program, students will have the opportunity to develop the necessary technical and theoretical skills to approach the jazz tradition repertoire, practiced both in small ensembles\u2014such as combo classes\u2014and in larger formations as the SJU Big Band. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the supervision of two instrumental music teachers \u2014 one focused on instrumental practice and the other on improvisation \u2014 a diverse and stimulating study path is designed. This provides students with the tools they need to become proficient performers and independent learners, focusing on reading, understanding, and performing jazz repertoire. <br>Additionally, the program emphasizes each student\u2019s expressive needs, encouraging personal artistic exploration beyond jazz and aiming to interconnect various areas of interest to develop an artistic identity that reflects each musician\u2019s uniqueness.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h3\"><strong><strong>Course Organization<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Courses follow a biweekly schedule with lessons held from Wednesday to Saturday, except in special cases (such as make-up classes or the SJU Stage events). <br>There are 16 sessions per Academic Year, ensuring a total of: <br>\u00b7 <strong>400<\/strong> hours in the 1st year <br>\u00b7 <strong>384<\/strong> hours in the 2nd and 3rd years <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study plan includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>32 hours of individual instrument lessons<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>128 hours of ensemble music, divided into two courses (64 hours of &#8220;Performance practice and repertoire&#8221; and 64 hours of &#8220;Improvisation on the instrument&#8221;) where each teacher leads the group as the leader of the training<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>64 hours of ensemble music as interplay workshops, divided into two courses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>64 hours of Ensemble Music as Research Laboratories, divided into two courses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>64 hours of musical improvisation workshops<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>32 hours of Ear Training (advanced course)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>32 hours of Analysis of Compositional Forms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Attendance is mandatory, and absences must not exceed 20% of total lesson hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h3\"><strong><strong>Professional Profile and Career Opportunities<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Earning the Bachelor\u2019s Degree allows access to Master\u2019s Degree courses, advanced training, and specialization programs. It also qualifies graduates for a range of professional roles in the music industry, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Strumentista solista jazz<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strumentista in gruppi jazz<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Orchestra musician<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Music teacher in non-professional schools;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Music teacher in professional schools;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Students can also choose from elective subjects, for which preferences can be expressed at the beginning of the Academic Year. 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