The Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in

ASSESSMENT: semester I – pass/fail, semester II – exam
Learning the organ construction; description and working
rules of individual elements. Development of organ construction
through the centuries with the special emphasis on the
Baroque and Romanticism periods. Rules and methods of
action in case of minor breakdowns and inaccurate tuning.
ORGAN (H)
1 year, 1 hour a week
TYPE: individual
TEACHERS: professor Elżbieta Karolak, associate professor Sławomir
Kamiński
ASSESSMENT: semester I – pass/fail, semester II – exam
Mastering basic elements of organ playing technique with
the special emphasis on pedal playing and the basics of
proper articulation. Realization of figured bass on organ and
harpsichord.
PERCUSSION SET (P)
2 years, 1 hour a week
TYPE: individual
TEACHERS: lecturer Zbigniew Łowżył
ASSESSMENT: semesters III-VI – pass/fail
Playing the individual instruments of jazz set and broadening
extensive knowledge about playing in different jazz styles.
Classes with the use of piano, tape and rhythmic section.
STRING INSTRUMENT (VM)
4 years, 1 hour a week
TYPE: individual
TEACHERS: Karina Gidaszewska M.A., Arkadiusz Astriab M.A., lecturer
Marek Ważbiński
ASSESSMENT: semesters I, III, V, VII – pass/fail, semesters II, IV,
VI, VIII – exam
Mastering the basic technical elements of playing the string
instrument. Learning the ability to evaluate the sound of the
instrument.
VIOLIN-MAKING PRACTICE (VM)
2 years, 2 hours a week
TYPE: group
TEACHERS: associate professor Honorata Stalmierska, lecturer
Jan Mazurek
ASSESSMENT: semesters I-IV – pass/fail
Practical implementation of tasks disscussed at the violinmaking
lectures.
HISTORY OF VIOLIN-MAKING ART (VM)
4 years, 1 hour a week
TYPE: group
TEACHERS: professor Andrzej Łapa, lecturer Jan Mazurek, associate
professor Honorata Stalmierska
ASSESSMENT: semesters I-III, V, VII – pass/fail, semesters IV, VI,
VIII – exam
Issues of methodology of violin-making work analysis and
analysis of artistic activities of the most important representatives
of European violin-making schools from the Renaissance
to the present day.
VIOLIN-MAKING ACOUSTICS (VM)
1 year, 2 hours a week
TYPE: group
TEACHERS: professor Helena Harajda doctor habilitated
ASSESSMENT: semester I – pass/fail, semester II – exam
Extending knowledge of acoustics and physics. Learning the
skills of implementing the knowledge into artistic practice in
order to get the best sound of instruments which are built or
restored. Practice in measure technique in electroacoustics.
GENERAL INSTRUMENTS SCIENCE (VM)
2 years, 1 hour a week
TYPE: group
TEACHERS: lecturer Alina Mazur
ASSESSMENT: semester I-III – pass/fail, semester IV – exam
History of musical instruments. Discussed topics are presented
both through the European as well as other cultures.
Historical classification methods take into consideration not
only the acoustic aspect but also the performance practice.
VIBRATION AND SOUND ANALYSIS (VM)
2 years, 2 hours a week
TYPE: group
TEACHERS: assistant professor Ewa Skrodzka Ph.D.
ASSESSMENT: semesters III-V – pass/fail, semester VI – exam
Learning the theory and practice of acoustic signal analysis.
Elements of linear dynamics. Theory and practice of modal
analysis.
THEORY AND HISTORY OF VIOLIN-MAKING ART
SEMINAR (VM)
1 year, 2 hours a week
TYPE: group
TEACHERS: lecturer Jan Mazurek
ASSESSMENT: semesters V-VI – pass/fail
Issues of designing modern and historical instruments on
the basis of descriptive methods: descriptive geometry, the
golden rule and proportionality rules. Documentation of a
historical instrument construction.
CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
(PIANO, ORGAN, HARPSICHORD, GUITAR,
HARP, STRING INSTRUMENTS, WIND
INSTRUMENTS, ACCORDION, PERCUSSION)
organ: 1 year, 1 hour a week; piano duets, string duets, accordion,
guitar, harp: 2 years, 1 hour a week; piano, harpsichord, string
instruments, wind instruments (trios, quartets, quintets): 2 years,
2 hours a week; percussion: 4 years, 2 hours a week
TYPE: group
TEACHERS: organ – professor Elżbieta Karolak, associate professor
Sławomir Kamiński; accordion – lecturer Teresa Kaszuba;
guitar – senior lecturer Henryk Jóźwiak; harp – senior lecturer
Katarzyna Staniewicz; piano, harpsichord, string instruments
– professor Marcin Baranowski, professor Bartosz
Bryła, associate professor Arnold Dąbrowski, associate professor
Bogdana Janikowska, professor Jadwiga Kaliszewska, lecturer
Izabela Krajewska-Mrozek, lecturer Marlena Lewandowska,
professor Bogumił Nowicki, professor Henryk Tritt,
assistant professor Maria Banaszkiewicz-Bryła, professor Wojciech
Maliński, lecturer Piotr Niewiedział, Arkadiusz Astriab
M.A., lecturer Marek Ważbiński, assistant Jarosław Żołnierczyk;
wind instruments – senior lecturer Jerzy Pelc Ph.D.,
Krzysztof Stencel M.A., professor Tomasz Gubański, professor
Zdzisław Nowak, senior lecturer Leszek Walkowiak, senior lecturer
Edward Chmiel, senior lecturer Stanisław Kwapisz; percussion
– professor Marian Rapczewski, associate professor
Maria Anders
ASSESSMENT: semester III-VI – exam
Learning the skills of group playing and sensitivity to the
group sound. Solving interpretation problems. Preparation
and participation in concerts.
EAR TRAINING
2 years, 2 hours a week
TYPE: group
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