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Music – Musical Training, Choral and Instrumental Conducting

Degree

Applications

IPCB has an Office for Access to Higher Education, where all the information about access to higher education is provided. Below you will find some important information, as well as the office’s contact details.

Opening hours: Monday to Thursday – 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. || Friday – 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (closed in the afternoon)

About the Course

The Bachelor's Degree in Music, Music Education, Choral and Instrumental Conducting is structured in six semesters, over three academic years.
Its purpose is to train specialists to teach Music Education and Ensemble Practice in Vocational Schools and, at the same time, provide them with comprehensive personal and professional training in Choral Conducting.

It trains professionals to contribute to the educational, musical and cultural development of communities, promoting artistic and musical development and the development of experimental music.
It thus contributes to the cultural development of the region and the interior of the country.

Objectives

• To offer high-level music education in the area of performance, in which a fundamental focus on instrumental practice is complemented by the training of critical thinking, reflective capacity and the development of skills for making musical judgements;
• To offer students with proven skills and the capacity for further development the opportunity to increase their skills, showcase their creative abilities and thus develop their musical talent (in terms of maturity and individuality);

• Promote training for musical performance that takes into account the demands of the profession
• Create musicians who are able to contribute to the development of the profession and capable of participating in its future configuration through their initiatives, knowledge and practical skills.

Career Opportunities

• Teaching in the area of Music Education and Ensemble Practice

• Choir Conducting

• Socio-Cultural Animator

Curriculum

1st Academic Year

1st Semester

Curricular Units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Acoustics and Organology I 0 3
Musical Analysis I 81 3
History and Aesthetics of Music I 81 3
New Communication Systems in Music I 0 3
Option I 148 TP: 30 5.5
Instrumental Ensemble Practice I 135 TP: 45 5
Choral and Instrumental Conducting Techniques I 108 TP: 45 4

2nd Semester

Curricular Units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Acoustics and Organology II 0 3
Musical Analysis II 81 3
History and Aesthetics of Music II 0 3
New Communication Systems in Music II o 3
Option II 81 3
Instrumental Ensemble Practice II 81 3
Choral and Instrumental Conducting Techniques II 81 TP: 30 3

Annual

Curricular Units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Seminar I 27 S: 20 1
Choir I 27 S: 20 5
Musical Training I 27 S: 20 12

2nd Academic Year

1st Semester

Curricular Units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Musical Analysis III 81 3
Choral Conducting I 0 2
Ethnomusicology Studies I 81 3
History and Aesthetics of Music III 0 3
Instrumentation and Orchestration I 81 3
Option III 81 TP: 30 3
Instrumental Ensemble Practice III 81 T: 22 2
Vocal Technique I 108 TP: 45 2

2nd Semester

Curricular Units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Musical Analysis IV 81 3
Choral Conducting II 0 2
Ethnomusicology Studies II 0 3
History and Aesthetics of Music IV 81 3
Instrumentation and Orchestration II 135 TP: 30 3
Option IV 135 TP: 45 3
Instrumental Ensemble Practice IV 108 TP: 40 2
Vocal Technique II 81 TP: 30 2

Annual

Curricular Units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Seminar II 27 S: 20 1
Choir II 27 S: 20 5
Musical Training II 27 S: 20 12

3rd Academic Year

1st Semester

Curricular Units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Musical Analysis V 0 3
Direção Instrumental I 0 2
Fields of Research in Music 81 4
History of Music in Portugal I 0 3
Instrumentation and Orchestration III 81 3
Option V 81 TP: 30 3
Instrumental Ensemble Practice V 81 TP: 30 3

2nd Semester

Curricular Units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Musical Analysis VI 0 3
Instrumental Conducting II 0 2
History of Music in Portugal II 81 3
Instrumentation and Orchestration IV 0 3
Musical Notation and Interpretation 0 4
Option VI 324 TP: 30 3
Instrumental Ensemble Practice 81 TP: 30 3

Annual

Curricular Units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Seminar III 27 S: 20 1
Choir III 27 S: 20 5
Musical Training III 27 S: 20 12

Study plan

Teaching Staff

Guest Adjunct Professor, Specialist

Alexandra Trindade

Guest Adjunct Professor, Specialist

Alexandre Vilela

Guest Adjunct Professor, Specialist

António Pereira

“Adjunct Professor, Specialist

António Carrilho

Guest Adjunct Professor, Specialist

António Quítalo

Adjunct Professor, Specialist

Augusto Trindade

Guest Adjunct Professor, Specialist

Bruno Costa

Visiting Assistant Professor, PhD

Carlos Canhoto

Guest Adjunct Professor, PhD

Carolino Carreira

Adjunct Professor, Specialist

Custódio Castelo

Guest Adjunct Professor, Specialist

Ilídio Massacote

Guest Adjunct Professor, Master

João Paulo Janeiro

Guest Adjunct Professor, PhD

João Pedro Delgado

Guest Adjunct Professor, Specialist

Katharine Rawdon

Full Professor, PhD

Luisa Castilho

Professor Coordinator, PhD

Luísa Tender

Coordinating Professor, Specialist

Miguel Rocha

Assistant Professor, PhD

Miguel Carvalhinho

Guest Adjunct Professor, Specialist

Paulo Guerreiro

Guest Adjunct Professor, PhD

Paulo Bernardino

Assistant Professor, Specialist

Pedro Ladeira

Guest Assistant Professor

Tiago Coimbra

Invited Assistant, Master

Tiago Santos

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