String Instruments

Training of qualified music artists – soloists, chamber and orchestra musicians with an emphasis on the study of a wide repertoire composed of all stylistic periods. Preparation for a professionally oriented employment in pedagogy for the level of primary art schools, conservatories, music grammar schools and universities (music academies).

The studies aim to create graduates who:

– have advanced skills in the field of performance and have mastered the wide repertoire of specialisation’s main subject;

– have deep knowledge of the history of the instrument and its repertory;

– are familiar with the aesthetics of art, as well as with the development of artistic trends;

– have practical experience gained from working on faculty or school-wide projects (solo projects, chamber and orchestral projects, often with international participation) or experience gained through a study stay abroad;

– have adequate skills to create scientific works.

During the studies, the graduate met with foreign experts in the field of instrument playing, chamber music and the history and repertory of the instrument.

The study system is designed so that a total of at least 120 credits is achieved in the two years of studies. We set the system so that students can achieve a minimum of 30 credits per semester (60 credits for one year of study) through the composition of courses.

The system is set up as follows:

Compulsory courses that include

– profiling courses for musical arts, forming the backbone of all master’s degree programmes

at Faculty of Music JAMU;

– profiling courses for specialisations – Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Guitar are the major courses that lead to the final graduation, they form the content of the final master’s thesis, the graduation performance and its documentation.

The set of compulsory courses is designed so that the final sum of credits is higher than 60 – specifically 65.

Elective courses include an expanding set of courses that further develop the content of compulsory courses. The

system is designed so that the resulting credit total of elective courses is greater than 30.

Optional courses are aimed at:

(a) verification of knowledge and competencies in the form of practical projects;

(b) acquisition of knowledge in the field of music art and language skills.

Students can obtain more than 7 credits in elective courses. In the accreditation file, we

present the courses we currently recommend for the programme, however, the

group of optional courses may be further expanded by courses of other programs of the Faculty of Music JAMU that will be gradually accredited.