| Code | MK-MK-SL |
|---|---|
| Organizational unit | Department of Church Music |
| Field of studies | Church music |
| Form of studies | Full-time |
| Level of education | First cycle |
| Educational profile | academic |
| Language(s) of instruction | Polish |
| Duration | 3 years |
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BA studies in the major of church music cover multifaceted education, preparing students for the function of a church musician responsible for the whole musical setting of a liturgy and practical rendering of all necessary elements as required by relevant liturgical rules and tradition. The major and basic modules cover, among others:
- conducting – preparing for work with vocal ensembles (monophonic and plyphonic), choir, liturgical schola – allowing to practically learn the repertoire of vocal and vocal-instrumental music which is representative for the major of studies,
- organ – allowing to present stylistically varied solo organ pieces from different periods, with special reference to compositions inspired by liturgy,
- organ improvisation and liturgical accompaniment – developing the ability to create liturgical accompaniment in various styles, as well as learning and practical implementation of improvised forms used in the liturgy.
Students also have an option to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge in voice production with teaching methods, the Gregorian history and semiology, performance principles of Gregorian chant, history of music and music literature with special attention paid to Polish music, theology and liturgy – especially in reference to the liturgy music law.
Teachers of individual classes in major and basic subjects:
- conducting: dr Anna Perzanowska-Tarasiuk, dr Jakub Szafrański
- organ: dr hab. Piotr Wilczyński, Associate Professor; dr hab. Ireneusz Wyrwa, Associate Professor; dr hab. Michał Markuszewski, Associate Professor; dr Michał Dąbrowski, dr Damian Skowroński,
- organ improvisation and liturgical accompaniment: dr hab. Michał Markuszewski, Associate Professor; dr Michał Dabrowski; dr Damian Skowroński,
- voice production: ad. dr Joanna Łukaszewska.
Tests
- organ or piano (candidate’s choice) with test of liturgical accompaniment predisposition
- ear training – an oral test
- conducting and vocal predisposition test
Scope of material
- organ or piano
- organ:
- J. S. Bach – prelude (toccata, fantasy) and fugue,
- J. S. Bach – the first or the last movement of a sonata (BWV 525-530),
- J.S. Bach – a chorale with figurative cantus firmus,
- a piece of candidate’s choice,
- piano:
- two studies with different technical problems,
- J.S. Bach – a prelude and fugue from Das wohltemperierte Klavier,
- a sonata-allegro,
- a piece of candidate’s choice,
- test of liturgy accompaniment predisposition – harmonisation on the organ of a church song selected by the candidate .
- ear training – an oral test:
- test of proficiency in sight singing,
- test of ability to identify melodic, harmonic and rhythmic structures and the comparison of their sound with notation,
- conducting and vocal predisposition test:
- conducting a choral a capella piece (at least two voices) – by heart,
- performance of a vocal part of a church song with accompaniment – by heart or a classical repertoire piece.
Additional documents
- programme of pieces performed during each test,
- scores of conducted pieces with their piano reductions,
- scores of pieces preformed during the vocal predisposition test,
- scores of pieces performed druid the organ/piano test
should be sent to muzykakoscielna@chopin.edu.pl by 03 June 2026 June (the date of the postmark is decisive).