What are the principles of the music that are the basis of interpretation?
How can you develop your own personal reading of a piece, starting with an informed initial reading of the composition?
How can your performance be personal, while at the same time respecting the instructions given by the composer?
These are questions that all musicians ask themselves in their daily work. But they rarely find an answer that satisfies them. There is a commonly-held belief that interpretation is a completely inexplicable phenomenon, springing from the musical intuition and instincts of each individual musician, the “ispiration” of legend. Yet great professional pianists know very well that you can only arrive at a vision of music that is personal and satisfying through long, deep study of the semantic processes of the music and of the principles that underlie the structure of any composition.
In this course students will learn an approach to the reading of musical texts that is scientific and deeply analytical. This approach is based on the physical principles that inform music, as well as on historical documentation that allows an historically informed and contextualised reading of musical notation, from the 18th century to the present day.
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Expression and interpretation of music is the first module of Roberto Prosseda’s interactive workshop for pianists but can be attended as a single course. Like all the modules in the Workshop it is held over two months and consists of:
- Six meetings online online of two hours each. The lessons will be recorded on video and will be available to students.
- Intensive 12-hour workshop in person, held at the Accademia di Musica, where Prosseda will accompany his teaching with frequent demonstrations on the piano and the students will have the opportunity to put into practice the principles they have learnt.
- One hour of individual guidance individuale.
- Online sharing of materials distributed, video recordings of demonstrations, and scores.
Roberto Prosseda’s interactive workshop is intended for all pianists wishing to further develop their piano technique and culture, perhaps with a view to a career in teaching or as a concert performer, and who wish to develop greater awareness of how to make music on a piano.
Applications must reach our offices by 9 October 2022. When enrolling, please inform us whether you have received the enrolment application for the other two modules.
No selection test is necessary before enrolment, but the number of places on the course is limited. When two applicants are of equal merit, admission will be decided on the basis of the date when the enrolment application was sent.
Enrolment fee for one module:
€ 95,00
Tuition fees (annual):
– € 700,00 (1 module)
– € 1300,00 (2 modules)
– € 1800,00 (3 modules)
COVID-19 DISCOUNT on annual tuition fee
- Discount of € 70 for students of 2021/22 one-year courses
- Discount of € 50 for new students.
For students concurrently enrolled in one of the piano courses at the Accademia di Musica di Pinerolo, enrolment is free and there is a discount of € 100.00 on the annual tuition fees.
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PAYMENTS
The enrolment fee must be paid annually by bank transfer. It is non-refundable. Payments of enrolment and tuition fees must be made by bank transfer on the following bank account details:
BANK: Intesa San Paolo
ACCOUNT HELD TO: Accademia di Musica onlus
IBAN: IT71X0306909606100000101696
SWIFT/BIC: BCITITMM
ADRESS: Piazza Paolo Ferrari, 10 – 10121 Milano
