The purpose of the Middle school vocational guidance program is to prepare the student to :
     - Further studies in Arts & Music or,
     - Begin their working life right afterward.

 The students accepted in such programs are offered to study a personalised curriculum based on their vocational project.
This project may include a wide spectrum of possibilities: preparation to the Conservatoires Supérieurs de musique et de danse de Paris et de Lyon  (higher degree schools of Music), or to the CEFEDEM (school preparing musicians to become Music teachers in High schools) selective examinations, pedagogical training, training to orchestra works, research, preparation to national and international music competition.


ADMISSION

Application in this program is reserved to students who hold a D.E.M or a similar foreign musical degree. In the latter case, the Pedagogical Council  must give its approval as to the equivalency of the foreign musical degree. The admission in the vocational guidance program is a two-tier selection : firstly, a pre-selection is made by examination of the application file, then, the students so selected will take a competitive examination at the beginning of the academic year. The program of the competition is free, and should last no longer than twenty minutes.
The candidates create himself his program that must include complementary musical styles; in the event where the program includes chamber music programs the candidate must secure the participation of the other instrumentalists.
When applying, the candidate must state in a short document his study project, that include his prior academic curriculum, his purposes regarding his future profession, his field of research and any other element that should enable the Jury to understand his curriculum.

Download the registration form at the heading Admissions and Contest  

Apart from the technical tests, the exams also embodies an interview with the jury, so as to allow it to specify the student's vocational goal.

A personal tutor, member of the faculty of the Conservatoire, will supervise each student who is admitted.


CREATION OF THE STUDY PROGRAM

 The student, with his personal tutor will define his curriculum. Then, such curriculum is submitted to the approval of the management who will sign with the student a contract of training detailing the respective rights and duties of the Conservatoire and the Student. This contract will serve as a "teaching landmark" for the duration of the student's curriculum.

 Curriculum

The Program should last between one and two academic years, taking into account the purpose stated in the contract of training. At the end of the first year, an assessment is made by the Conservatoire who will decide if the student is able to continue/ pursue his curriculum. The training is mainly based on "stage situation" and its purpose is to make the students aware of their responsibilities. To achieve these goals, the Conservatoire proposes the students to prepare for concerts and, for the youngest students to attend student counselling and to prepare special projects of broadcasting related to creation.
Graduation

Those various teachings are regularly assessed; for the whole duration of the curriculum each student has a personalised file kept up to date by his personal tutor; it may include some appreciation written by the student's teachers, records of the student's work and results obtained in extra curricular performances

 At the end of the curriculum, the student will be delivered a certificate where the content of his personal training is stated.