Artesis Plantijn Hogeschool Antwerpen
Koninklijk Conservatorium van Antwerpen
Accordion 162/3300/2425/1/58
Study guide

Accordion 1

62/3300/2425/1/58
Academic year 2024-25
Is found in:
  • Bachelor of Arts in Music, programme stage 1
    Choice option within specialisation:
    • Accordion within Instrumental / Vocal Studies
This is a single course unit.
Study load: 21 credits
Co-ordinator: Proot Stephanie
Other teaching staff: Mariën Ludo
Languages: Dutch
Scheduled for: Academic year
This course unit is marked out of 20 (rounded to an integer).
Possible deadlines for learning account: 31.10.2024 ()
Re-sit exam: is possible.
Possibility of deliberation: You have to pass this course unit (will never be deliberated).
Total study time: 630,00 hours

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Educational organisation (text)

- individual lessons
- group lessons

Supplemented by a selection from:
- rehearsals with keyboard accompaniment
- participation in master classes, lectures and lecture recitals
- participation in student concerts
- participation in projects organized by the institution
- concert attendance

Prerequisite competencies (text)

Pass the entrance exam.
Performance on the entrance exam demonstrates that the student has the appropriate initial competencies. See entrance exams specifications on the website.

Learning outcomes (list)

1.1 The student masters the representative repertoire for his or her discipline.
The student can perform representative exam repertoire or works from the same level.
2.2 The student makes progress through independent study.
The student applies a structured and regular study method.
2.4 The student masters the correct playing techniques and postures.
The student masters the basic technical elements in relation to articulation and sound production.
The student has a healthy and functional posture when performing.

Course content

Read the vademecum.
The annual programme will be determined in consultation with the main teacher.

* Scales (Gr. Ttl. - Kl. Harm. Ttl. up to 4# - 4b)
* J.S. Bach: Inventions, Sinfonia, Prelude & Fugues (Wohltemperierte Klavier I & II)
* Development of polyphony
* Studies MI * Studies MII * Studies MIII
* Development of the contemporary repertoire (attention to the 20th century stylistic idiom)
* Attention to articulation (finger, bellow) in its most detailed form.
* Development of memory play.

* Individual lessons
* Class lessons (here we work with all students together, around a theme. These lessons have mainly a technical content).
* week-long workshop (during the project week (mid-March), we do a week-long extracurricular workshop where we work/study day in day out mainly in groups on chamber music, playing together, how to study, technical essentials, etc.)
* Extracurricular concerts (minimum 5 per academic year. These usually take place in various music academies in Flanders. During these concerts, there is room for solo work, chamber music & ensemble).
* Masterclass (these are given by accordionists (foreign) of international reputation)
* Concert visits
* collective moments: annual visit to music publishers specialising in the accordion, workshops on subjects related to our instrument, visits to museums, etc.

Study material (text): Mandatory

- Scores, textbooks and recordings cf. the teacher's specification
- Scores from the examination program. The examination programme will be determined in consultation with the main teacher.
- Suitable instrument

Educational organisation (list)

Learning Activities
Artistic praxis30,00 hours
Collaborative learning30,00 hours
Work time outside of contact hours570,00 hours

Evaluation (list)

Evaluation(s) for first exam chance
MomentForm%Remark
Eerste examenperiodeArtistic skills assessment during the examination series100,00
Evaluation(s) for re-sit exam
MomentForm%Remark
2nd examination periodArtistic skills assessment during the examination series100,00