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Music – Singing Variant

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, Singing Variant 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 Choir 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.
Thus contributing 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
Aural Training I 81 TP: 22 3
New Communication Systems in Music I 81 TP: 30 3
History and Aesthetics of Music I 81 T: 30 3
Musical Analysis I 81 TP: 30 3
Languages I 81 T: 30 3
Movement and Drama I 67 TP: 22 2.5

2nd Semester

Curricular Units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Aural Training II 81 TP: 22 3
New Communication Systems in Music II 81 TP: 30 3
History and Aesthetics of Music II 81 T: 30 3
Musical Analysis II 81 TP: 30 3
Languages II 81 T: 30 3
Movement and Drama II 67 TP: 22 2.5

Annual

Curricular Units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Seminar I 27 S: 20 1
Singing I 459 TP: 45 17
Chamber Music I 189 TP: 45 7

2nd Academic Year

1st Semester

Curricular Units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Musical Analysis III 0 3
Ethnomusicology Studies I 81 3
Aural Training III 81 3
Option I 0 3
History and Aesthetics of Music III 81 T: 30 3
Movement and Drama III 67 TP: 22 2.5

2nd Semester

Curricular Units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Aural Training IV 0 3
Ethnomusicology Studies II 81 3
Musical Analysis IV 81 3
History and Aesthetics of Music IV 81 T: 30 3
Movement and Drama IV 67 TP: 22 2.5
Option II 81 3

Annual

Curricular Units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Seminar II 27 S: 20 1
Singing II 459 TP: 45 17
Chamber Music II 189 TP: 45 7

3rd Academic Year

1st Semester

Curricular Units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Musical Analysis V 0 3
History of Music in Portugal I 81 T: 30 3
Movement and Drama V 81 TP: 22 3
Areas of Research in Music 108 T: 30 4
Option III 81 3

2nd Semester

Curricular Units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Musical Notation and Interpretation 108 TP: 30 4
History of Music in Portugal II 81 T: 30 3
Musical Analysis VI 81 TP: 30 3
Movement and Drama VI 81 TP: 22 3
Option IV 81 3

Annual

Curricular Units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Seminar III 27 S: 20 1
Singing III 540 TP: 45 20
Chamber Music III 189 TP: 45 7

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

Elisabete Matos

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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