Curriculum

Academic year: from September to June.

Duration: three years, four calls.

Timetable: The school is open from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm.

Classes can be in the morning or afternoon. Attendance is required during class time and students may come to work in class at other times.

Objectives:

  • Build a string quartet (two violins, one viola, one cello).
  • Study the different varnishing techniques.
  • Learn repair and restoration techniques.
  • Bow care and repair.
  • Study the mechanical characteristics of the materials, the acoustics of the entire instrument and sound adjustment.
  • Learn about the working and business environment.
  • Strengthen entrepreneurship and labour resources.

ubjects and timetables:

  • First year
    • Building and set up a violin. 550 hours
    • Acoustics I: Basic concepts and material acoustics. 50 hours.
    • Lutherie history. 25 hours.
    • Drawing and design. 50 hours.
    • Bow rehairing and manteniance I. 50 hours.
    • Wood technology. 75 hours.
    • Toll technology. 50 hours.
    • New technologies applied to sound analisis I. 50 hours.
    • Instrument playing I. 25 hours.
    •  925 hours.

  • Second year
    • Building and set up a viola. 550 hours.
    • Varnishing violin and viola. 50 hours.
    • Acoustics II: Analisis of whole instrument. 25 hours.
    • History of music. 25 hours.
    • Bow rehairing and manteniance II. 50 hours.
    • Bow repair and restoration. 50 horas.
    • New technologies applied to design II. 50 hours.
    • Business environment. 75 hours.
    • Instrument playing II. 25 hours.
    •  900 hours.

  • Third year
    • Building and set up a viooncello. 550 hours.
    • Varnishing violoncello. 50 hours.
    • Acústica III: Diagnosis and sound treatment. 25 hours.
    • Instrument repair and restoration. 175 hours.
    • New technologies applied to bussines environment.III. 50 hours.
    • Instrument playing II III. 25 hours.
    • Final project. 100 hours.
    • Profesional trainig period. 200 hours.
    •  1175 hours.

Price:

The Basque Government’s Department of Education, Language Policy and Culture sets the public prices for educational services.

1st year: €900.
2nd year: €900.
3rd year: €1200.
Admissions test: €28.02.
Enrolment: (in small print)
Opening file: €9.36.
Compulsory services: €5.64.