Conservatory of Alessandria

A renewed academic curriculum designed to merge compositional rigor with the freedom of contemporary artistic research. Structured across Undergraduate (Bachelor's) and Graduate (Master's) levels, the program guides students from foundational technical mastery to the full realization of an autonomous, conscious voice.

Structure

The curriculum moves beyond traditional procedural fragmentation to integrate technique within organic compositional thought. Through the annual individual study plan, each student benefits from a dual-track framework:

• Dedicated Individual Sessions: a structured setting where critical score analysis and the morphological development of motivic material steer personal creative growth.
• Collective Course in Scoring and Arranging Techniques: the laboratory dedicated to acquiring harmonic, timbral, and orchestrational mechanics synchronized with individual compositional projects.

Undergraduate Level (Bachelor's)

The primary educational objective of the Undergraduate cycle is the solid mastery of technique. The curriculum guides students through motivic cell transformations, jazz counterpoint, and orchestration for progressively expanding ensembles:

• Year I: Motivic cell morphology, permutations, asymmetries in Song Form, and dedicated Trio scoring, accompanied by 2-to-4-part voicing mechanics and drop techniques.
• Year II: 2- and 3-part jazz counterpoint, through-composed forms, climax management, and Sextet orchestration (sound planes, close voicings, and formal mute applications).
• Year III: Macro-forms, expanded harmonic syntax, short score workflows, and professional Big Band orchestration.

Upon completing the three-year cycle, students command scoring techniques, analytical methodologies for historical and contemporary scores, and direct podium rehearsal execution.

Graduate Level (Master's)

The Master's specialization focuses on refining personal style: an advanced experimental framework where jazz tradition engages directly with avant-garde contemporary classical techniques, symphonic instrumentation, and interdisciplinary media:

• Year I (Crossover & Third Stream): Scoring for Sinfonietta and String Orchestra, timbral interaction of symphonic woodwinds (interlocking, enclosure, spectral mixing), and expanded languages (atonality, pitch-class sets, string textures).
• Year II (Synthesis & Large Forms): Interaction with dramaturgy and visual scoring, orchestral percussion, harp, extended brass, and the consolidation of an individual harmonic voice for Jazz Orchestra and Strings.

Join the Jazz Composition Class

Whether your aim is to consolidate the technical mechanics of scoring or to develop an ambitious artistic project for large ensembles, the course provides a meticulous laboratory environment with access to an advanced digital analytical archive and continuous practical engagement.

Admission requires passing an entrance examination. The links below provide instructions to verify requirements and submit applications.