The course aims to guide participants in solving problems in technique or musicality while teaching a self-learning technique that can be used at all levels.

The reflection on the nature of the musical gesture, applicable to all repertoires, will have a central part in this course.

The “secret” didactic alphabet of Marin Marais and the new sources related to him, rediscovered and studied by the Mozarteum research team, will play a significant part in the instruction of the course.

The entrance examination is by video audition only. A video recording must be sent along with the application form. 

In order to demonstrate a sufficient level of practical execution, candidates must present a video of their playing one or more pieces, to be freely selected from the significant works of the Baroque repertoire.