Clarinet | Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
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Course Objectives and Duration

In-depth study of the main solo concertos and orchestral excerpts for clarinet. Particular attention will be given to the technique to improve the quality of the sound and the staccato.

The course is organized over a three-year period (exceptions may be permitted) with lessons scheduled, indicatively, between November and July.

The course is normally divided into monthly sessions, during which each student is entitled to 10 hours of individual lessons, 3 of which with the collaboration of a pianist, and to participate in collective activities organized during the academic year, including mock auditions and end-of-year concerts at the Auditorium Parco della Musica, and, for the most deserving, opportunities for involvement in the Academy’s artistic activities.

At the end of each year, a certificate of attendance will be issued, subject to regular participation in at least 60% of the scheduled lessons; at the end of the three-year period a Certificate of Merit will be issued from Santa Cecilia National Academy.

Confirmation for the following year (2st or 3nd)  takes place through the annual entrance examination.

Course Teacher

Alessandro Carbonare

First clarinet of the Santa Cecilia National Academy Orchestra since 2003. He lived in Paris, where for 15 years he held the position of First solo Clarinet at the Orchestra National de France. Still in the role of Principal Clarinet, he has also had important collaborations with the Berliner Philarmoniker, the Chicago Symphony, and the New York Philharmonic.
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Course structure

Admission
Amounts
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Admission

Admission requirements

  • The course is open to Italian and foreign citizens of any nationality no more than 30 years of age.
  • Candidates must be in possession of a Conservatory (old system) Diploma or a 1st or 2nd level Academic Diploma in Clarinet.

Exceptions to the aforementioned requirements may be allowed in exceptional cases, in the presence of particular and recognized artistic qualities and subject to evaluation and approval by the examination board.

The admission, as active students, is subject to passing an entrance exam according to the indications in the paragraph “Admission exams”.

Applications for admission

Applications for admission, written online by filling out the form at the following link: https://santacecilia.it/alta-formazione/form-di-iscrizione-corsi-di-perfezionamento, must be received no later than October 1st, 2024. Proof of the application having been successfully sent will consist of the e-mail sent by the Academy.

The following documents must be attached to the online application:

  • Diploma certificate;
  • Artistic curriculum with repertoire;
  • Photocopy of passport or identity document;
  • Exam program;
  • Proof of payment of the admission fee.

Admission exam program

  • DebussyPremiere Rapsodie  for clarinet and piano;
  • Orchestral excerpts: Beethoven Symphony n. 4 and Symphony n. 6.

Admission Exams

Entrance examinations will be held at the Academy’s headquarters at Via Vittoria 6 (Rome) the 21 October 2024.

The candidates shall appear at the examination bearing a valid identification document, as well as the musical material for their examination programme, including the scores for the pianist; the Academy will provide applicants with a piano accompanist.

The Academy will provide applicants with a piano accompanist.

The Examination Panel may ask the candidates to perform all or part of the programme. The results of the entrance exams will be communicated on the same day.

No supplementary exam session are foreseen.

Decisions made by Examination Panels are final and indisputable.

Amounts

For admission exam and attendance

  • € 50,00 admission exam;
  • € 1.200,00 annual frequency.

All payments can be made, indicating in the description “Clarinet Course”, by:

  • Postal payment
    c/c n° 30406003 in the name of the Santa Cecilia National Academy – Foundation
  • Bank transfer
    c/c n. 9872 in the name of the Santa Cecilia National Academy – Foundation
    Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (BNL) Agency n. 6340 of Rome, Via del Corso, 471
    IBAN: IT31 I 010 0503 2400 0000 0009 872
    SWIFT: BIC BNL IITRR
  • Paypal on the Foundation’s website (https://santacecilia.it/alta-formazione/paypal/)

 

The receipt of the payment for attendance should be sent to the academic office (Segreteria Didattica) before the start of classes.

Students in arrears with their course tuition and examination fees will not be admitted to lessons or to examinations.

Students may pay the attendance fee in two instalments of equal amount, the second of which is to be paid by no later than 01 March.

Withdrawal from the course shall not entitle the student to be refunded what was paid.

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Clarinet – Regulations 2024-2025

Information and contacts

Academic Office

Santa Cecilia National Academy – Foundation
Via Vittoria, 6 – 00187 Roma
Tel: +39 0632817.348 – 321 – 305
Fax: +39 0632817366
E-mail: didattica@santacecilia.it

All requests and communications to the academic office must be sent by e-mail, specifying the purpose of the request for quicker handling.