TRADITIONAL BASQUE MUSIC
Musikene offers 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 2026
- AUDITIONS: 25-26 June 2026
- MATRICULATION: Online in July
- ACADEMIC CALENDAR: October 2026 – May 2027
- 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 April 18, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. at Musikene. This event will be held in person and free of charge and will follow the programme below:
- 12:00 | Information session
Everything you need to know about Musikene: curriculum, entrance examinations and enrolment, presented by Itxaso Sainz de la Maza, Deputy Director for Academic Planning at Musikene.
Xabier Urtasun, course lecturer, will explain the contents of the theoretical part of the entrance examinations, as well as the teaching practice placements.
- 13:00 | Guided tour of the centre
- 13:15 | Visit to the course “Collective Musical Practice”
- 13:30 | Talk with Rubén Isasi, course lecturer, about the contents of the performance part of the entrance examinations.
To attend, all you have to do is make a reservation in advance using the registration form. The registration deadline is April 13, 2026.
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
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- Registrations: from 5 May to 5 June 2026
- Auditions: 25-26 June 2026
As a reference, the documentation from the 2025 admission tests is provided:
- Specific structure of the exam 2025*
- Sample exams:
- A Culture and Language of Traditional Music
- B3 Sight-Reading:
*This information will be updated in February 2026.
TEACHING STAFF
THOUGHT AND CULTURE
Fundamentals of Ethnomusicology (Guest teachers): 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 2025 – 2026
Collective musical practice (Guest teachers):
- Alboka: Xabier Valle
- Dultzaina/Gaita: Izar Martínez
- Panderoa: Iker Telleria
- Trikitixa: Agus Barandiaran, Ruben Isasi
- Txalaparta: Aitor Beltrán
- Collective sessions: Ruben Isasi
Workshops (Guest teachers):
- 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
Regulation
