Master’s degree · Other master’s award
Master Recherche et Pratique, option pratiques orchestrales cordes
Pôle supérieur d'enseignement artistique Paris - Boulogne-Billancourt (PSPBB) · PSPBB - Département musique · Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Official award
- Master Recherche et Pratique, option pratiques orchestrales cordes
- Subject
- Music PerformanceInstrument pathways: Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass
- Format
- On campus4 semesters over 2 years
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Two-year master for string players preparing for orchestral careers, combining intensive orchestral practice with research and a professional dissertation; the degree is delivered by Sorbonne Université.
- Department
- PSPBB - Département musique
- Awarding body
- Sorbonne Université
Award and subject
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- Official award
- Master Recherche et Pratique, option pratiques orchestrales cordes
- Award family
- Other master’s awardAnother earned master’s-level award, such as MMusEd, MRes, MPhil, Diplom or a locally named qualification, shown with its official title.
- Qualification level
- Master’s degree
- Qualification standing
- Academic qualificationA degree, or a certificate or diploma awarded by a degree-awarding institution within a national qualifications framework.
- Orientation
- Professional and research
- Official level
- RNCP 7 · Stated as niveau 7 du RNCPAs stated in the source. A framework level does not make different national awards equivalent.
- Previous degree required
- Not published
| Subject | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Music Performance | Named majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award. | “Master Recherche et Pratique, option pratiques orchestrales cordes”Source |
Instrument and voice pathways
This is ONE program with the verified pathways below, not a separate degree per instrument. A pathway is listed only where an official page names the instrument in the title, as a major or as a formal principal-study option.
| Instrument | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “s'adresse aux instrumentistes à cordes (violon, alto, violoncelle, contrebasse)”Source |
Accreditation, validation and recognition
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No program-level accreditation or validation record has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- 4 semesters over 2 years
- Ensembles
- Four orchestra sessions per year, each with at least two concerts
- Dissertation, thesis or artistic research
- Professional dissertation (mémoire professionnel) linked to the end-of-studies concert project
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- PSPBB, 18 rue Janssen, Paris 19e18 rue Janssen, 75019 Paris
Teaching language
- Taught in
- French
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Audition
- Audition requirement not published
- Portfolio
- Portfolio requirement not published
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- DNSPM, licence or bachelor level required; entry by competitive entrance examination; 12 places per intake
Fees and costs
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The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether lessons, accompanists, practice rooms, instrument hire, software, recording, recitals, travel and residency costs are extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, full-time or part-time options, intakes, audition requirement, whether a previous degree is required, accreditation or validation record.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 25 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 25 October 2026)