Regular programs

According to the French Higher education system, the music department offers three programmes

Study fields DNSPM-Licence

Classical and contemporary musics :

  • Strings – violin, viola, cello, bass
  • Brass – trumpet, horn, trombone, tuba (in Tours)
  • Percussions (in Tours)
  • Saxophone
  • Piano 

Early music : historical instruments, singing, organ

Traditional music : all regions of France (all instruments and singing)

Study fields Diplôme d’État

  • Piano accompaniment
  • “Formation musicale” (general music education, theorical subjects, culture, etc) 
  • Jazz
  • Woodwinds – transverse flute, oboe, clarinet, basoon
  • “Musiques actuelles amplifiées” (Pop, Rock)
  • and study fields opened in DNSPM

Master “Music: research and ensemble practice”

Early music : historical instruments, singing, organ

Estimated academic calendar for 2025-2026

  • 1st semestre : 8 september 2025 â€“ 12 january 2026
  • 2nd semestre : 12 january 2026 – 26 june 2026

The admission process is the same as for French students. Foreign candidates must follow the same application procedure as French candidates.
They must be able to provide proof of diplomas equivalent to those required of French candidates (baccalauréat, DEM or DNOP, or completion of preparatory classes for higher education).

Foreign candidates who do not hold equivalent diplomas may be granted a dispensation by the school management to sit the entrance exam, subject to the approval of an application validation committee. In such cases, it is particularly important to give precise details of the candidate’s training and experience. Candidates holding higher music diplomas must provide a certificate of comparability for these diplomas. This certificate should be requested from the ENIC-NARIC France center : https://www.france-education-international.fr/hub/reconnaissance-de-diplomes

Which procedure you follow to enter a French institution depends on your nationality, the country in which you reside, and your educational plans.

  • European students don’t need a visa. The admission procedures are simple.
  • Non-European citizen need to inform about the right procedure, on the Campus France website

Please note that non-European residents must contact pôle Aliénor by January 10 for the next academic year.

Tuition fee: € 500, including university
Health insurance: € 200 to 500 / year
Living expenses: € 800 / month (housing, food, bus, miscellaneous)

If you have diplomas from your country, or/and Higher Education studies, you need an attestation to certify the equivalence.
Contact the centre ENIC-NARIC France +33 (0)1 45 07 63 21 – enic-naric@ciep.fr

In any case, please contact pôle Aliénor before sending your application form.