Keyboard instruments

Instruments in this group are played by pressing the keys of one or more keyboards with the fingers, or sometimes with the feet using a pedal board in the case of organs. Their popularity and complexity lie in their almost infinite possibilities for combining melody, harmony and rhythm.

• Individual tuition
• The piano captivates with the variety of its sounds, its expressive nuances and its vast polyphonic capabilities. It holds a central place in Western music, with a wealth of literature that includes some of the greatest masterpieces of our cultural heritage.
• Accessible from the age of 7 (stage 2.2 of primary education) with the possibility of earlier admission after audition.

• Individual tuition
• The organ is a unique instrument in terms of its size, range and acoustic capabilities, and fascinates with its ability to offer nuances ranging from incomparable softness to spectacular power. The great organs combine music, sound and architecture in a complete work of art.
• Accessible from the age of 7 (stage 2.2 of primary education) with the possibility of earlier admission after audition.

• Individual tuition
• The harpsichord is an emblematic instrument of the Baroque period, with one or more keyboards, and is distinguished by its unique sound, which has been rediscovered thanks to the revival of Baroque musical practice.
• Accessible from the age of 7 (stage 2.2 of primary education) with the possibility of earlier admission after audition.

• Individual tuition
• The accordion is a wind instrument played with two keyboards: one for the melody (right hand) and the other for the accompaniment (left hand), by compressing the air in the central bellows. It is played in classical and contemporary music, as well as in a wide range of popular and traditional music.
• Accessible from the age of 7 (stage 2.2 of primary education) with the possibility of earlier admission after audition.

The particular demands of chamber music (the different voices are not doubled) encourage the development of specific skills in students, such as flexibility, pitch accuracy and the ability to adapt in order to broaden their musical personality.

Prior tuition is a requirement. Please contact the school office or the teacher for further information.

This course is provided as individual tuition for instrumentalists other than pianists, and is both an introductory course and an approach to specialisation, with a flexible programme to meet students' needs.

Minimum age: 15 years, with sound previous instrumental training.

Please contact the school office or a teacher for further information.

Individual tuition in musical improvisation aims to stimulate musical imagination in terms of both composition and performance, as well as broaden the capacity to understand music as a form of living thought.

It is open to all pupils, instrumentalists and singers looking for an artistic form of personal expression. Prior instrumental training (first stage) is required.

Please contact the school office or the teacher for further information.

This individual tuition concentrates on organ technique: improvisation, the structure of different liturgical rites, playing preludes, interludes and postludes, accompaniment of popular and Gregorian chants etc.

Prior study of a keyboard instrument is required.

Please contact the school office or the teacher for further information.

Group tuition.