TRADITIONAL BASQUE MUSIC
Musikene offers, starting from the academic year 2025-2026 a 45 ECTS training course in Traditional Basque Music, aimed at instrumentalists of traditional roots who wish to improve their professional skills, are interested in further training and/or wish to apply for the qualification to teach in the music and dance schools of the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country (as established by the Decree 64/2024, of 21 May).
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
- COURSE STRUCTURE: 45 ECTS credits of annual and semester subjects spread over 15 teaching weeks of the academic year.
- REGISTRATION: from 5 May to 5 June 2025
- AUDITIONS: 25-26 June 2025
- MATRICULATION: Online in July
- ACADEMIC CALENDAR: October 2025 – May 2026
- SCHEDULE: classes on Fridays and Saturdays
- PLACES OFFERED: 13 per academic year
TYPOLOGY OF PLACES
| Speciality | Number of places offered |
| Alboka | 2 |
| Gaita/Dulzaina | 2 |
| Pandero | 1 |
| Trikitixa | 6 |
| Txalaparta | 2 |
If you are interested in taking this course in Traditional Basque Music, don’t miss Open Day on 29th March at 11am at Musikene. This event will be held in person and free of charge.
What’s on offer?
- Detailed information about the curriculum
- Orientation for the entrance exams for your speciality
- Presentation of faculty and guest lecturers
- Organisation of the academic calendar
- Guided tour of the school
- Interaction with Musikene’s management and teaching staff, who will be happy to answer your questions
o attend, all you have to do is make a reservation in advance using the registration form. The closing date for registration is 21 March 2025.
We look forward to seeing you!
CURRICULUM
| AREAS | SUBJECTS | ECTS | NATURE |
| Thought and culture | Fundamentals of Ethnomusicology | 7 | Annual |
| Knowledge of the professional environment | 2 | Semester 1 | |
| Techniques of music/Writing | Harmonisation and arrangements | 6 | Annual |
| Pedagogy | Fundamentals of Didactics and resources for the classroom | 7 | Annual |
| Teaching placements | 4 | Semester 2 | |
| Instrumental practice | Collective musical practice | 15 | Annual |
| Workshops | 4 | Annual |
Audition
- Specific structure of the exam
- Sample exams:
- A Culture and Language of Traditional Music
- B3 Sight-Reading:
TEACHING STAFF
THOUGHT AND CULTURE
Fundamentals of Ethnomusicology: Juan María Beltrán, Itziar Navarro
Knowledge of the professional environment: Juan Antonio Ros, Juan Solaguren
TECHNIQUES OF MUSIC/WRITING
Harmonisation and arrangements: Asier López
PEDAGOGY
Fundamentals of Didactics and resources for the classroom: Maite Bilbao, Juan Solaguren, Xabier Urtasun
Teaching placements: Xabier Urtasun (musika eskoletan praktikak)
INSTRUMENTAL PRACTICE
Collective musical practice:
- Alboka: Xabier Valle
- Dultzaina/Gaita: Izar Martínez
- Panderoa: Iker Telleria
- Trikitixa: Agus Barandiaran
- Txalaparta: Jabi Alonso, Aitor Beltrán
- Collective sessions: Rubén Isasi
Workshops:
- Dance: Patxi Laborda, Jon Maia
- Improvisation: Jagoba Astiazaran, Mixel Ducau
- Voice: Marie Bidart, Thierry Biscary
Enrolment
Complete matriculation (45 ECTS): 2925 euros. The price of each credit in this COURSE is €65.
Payment will be made in 3 instalments:
- a third at matriculation
- the remaining amount in two halves, one in November and the other in February