The Instrumental Department offers studies in two fields: instrumental performance and jazz and stage music. Studies at the Instrumental Department provide intensive improvement of musical skills and mastery of a wide repertoire, as well as frequent opportunities to perform in front of an audience. The core of the programme consists of classes in playing an instrument, chamber ensembles and larger ensembles: symphony orchestra, chamber orchestra, baroque orchestra (for early instruments), wind orchestra, choir and big band (for jazz and stage music).
The process of learning to play an instrument is enriched by a number of theoretical subjects that ensure a comprehensive musical education. This block includes ear training, musical analysis, literature related to the main subject, music history with literature, as well as humanities subjects, including the history of aesthetics and art history. The curriculum in each area is expanded to include highly specialised subjects such as harmony, counterpoint, organ studies and improvisation for organists, basso continuo for harpsichordists and accompaniment for pianists. Our university also offers a teaching course, which includes classes in psychology, pedagogy, teaching methodology for instruments, and practical training in lower-level music schools.

Students studying orchestral instruments have the opportunity to practise with the Academic Symphony Orchestra and the Academic Chamber Orchestra. This gives them the necessary experience to become highly qualified orchestra musicians in the future.

The curriculum is complemented by foreign language courses, physical education and a wide range of optional subjects, allowing students to broaden their interests and horizons.

The Instrumental Faculty conducts a rich artistic activity, including numerous concert series organised at the university and on other stages in Wrocław, as well as in other cities in Poland and abroad.

There are regular recitals by students and teachers, concerts by instrumental classes and individual departments, chamber and symphony concerts, and vocal and instrumental works are prepared in collaboration with the Vocal Department.

FIELDS OF STUDY:

Field of study: instrumental studies

instrumental performance in the following areas:

keyboard instruments:
- piano

- organ

- harpsichord

string instruments:
- violin

- viola

- cello

- double bass

wind instruments:
- flute

- oboe

- clarinet

- saxophone

- bassoon

- horn

- trumpet

- trombone

- tuba

early instruments:
- recorder

- transverse flute

- lute

- baroque oboe

- viola da gamba

- baroque violin

- baroque viola

- baroque cello

guitars
harps
accordion
percussion instruments
TYPES OF STUDIES:

full-time studies:

3-year first cycle (bachelor's)

2-year second cycle (master's)

POSTGRADUATE STUDIES:

Postgraduate Master's Studies in Instrumental Performance

Postgraduate Master's Studies in Chamber Music