State Diploma for Music Teachers course

This joint DNSPM/DE course begins in semester 1 of the initial course and ends in semester 6, at the same time as the DNSPM and Bachelor’s degree.

Comprehensive, optimum training

• It is very rich in terms of training content, with a strong pedagogical component, but it also preserves the time needed for students to develop their artistic and technical potential.
• It is essential for their professional integration and responds to their legitimate concerns in terms of career opportunities: teaching in specialised structures or association schools represents a large part, and for some disciplines an even essential part, of their activity.
• It responds to the spirit of the reform initiated and led by the Ministry of Culture, enabling students to obtain 3 national diplomas within the same structure: the DNSPM, the Bachelor’s degree of Music and the DE. 
• It is in line with the logic of bringing together training courses leading to teaching and interpreting.

Organisation/course content  

 Documents to download (coming soon)

• Order of 05 May 2011 relating to the State Diploma for Music Teachers. 
• Decree of 28 April 2011 relating to the State Diploma for Music Teachers. 
• Annexes to the Order of 29 July 2016 — professional activities and certification reference framework
• Charter for specialised artistic education in dance, music and drama 
• National scheme of educational guidelines for initial music teaching (2023) 

The State Diploma applies to the following disciplines: 

• Ensemble conducting, instrumental and vocal* options

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• Instrumental or vocal teaching, in the four fields of Classical to Contemporary Music, Early Music, Jazz and Improvised Music, Contemporary Amplified Music
• Musical training
• Accompaniment, music option