
classical music
Studying classical music at Saint Louis means opting for excellence and musical innovation seamlessly woven with tradition to cultivate performers. Embark on your journey with Foundation courses in classical guitar, opera singing, or piano. Alternatively, you can specialize in conducting through a training program that is unparalleled in Italy.
FOUNDATION COURSE
Duration: 1 year
Location: Rome
Attendance: on Site
Language: Italian / English
The Foundation course prepares you for a career in classical music. You will acquire fundamental skills in posture, physiology, and movement dynamics while exploring the complete classical repertoire, spanning from early and baroque music to the first half of the 20th century and contemporary classical music.
Upon completion of the Foundation course, you will be eligible to enroll in the Bachelor course in Classical music.
bachelor COURSES
Duration: 3 years
Location: Rome
Attendance: on Site
Language: Italian / English
CFA: 180 • EQF: 6
The bachelor course in Classical Guitar is recognized by the MUR (Italian Ministry of University and Research).
This path is tailored to acquire the essential knowledge and skills necessary for emerging as a classical music performer. Dive into the fundamental techniques of the instrument while nurturing your own unique artistic expression.
CUSTOM courses
Duration: Variable
Location: Rome
Attendance: on Site
Language: Italian / English
Customised music courses are designed to meet everyone's needs: structured as individual lessons, with the duration and frequency chosen by the student.
Choose your instrument and customise your course.
OTHER COURSES
Duration: 4 / 5 months
Location: Rome / Milan
Attendance: Online
Language: Italian / English
A successful career within the music industry also requires knowledge of one's rights or strategies to learn how to promote one's work.
Courses in digital music marketing, record rights and entertainment law are designed to provide in-depth and professional training for those who aspire to a successful career in music.
Study Classical Music at Saint Louis and:
- learn all the essentials for a career as an arranger in small and medium-sized ensembles.;
- collaborates with internationally acclaimed artists;
- acquire the knowledge and skills to transform your passion for classical music into a profession.
Job Outlets
- PERFORMER
- CONDUCTOR
- ARRANGER AND COMPOSER FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENSEMBLES
Classical music teachers are all renowned musicians in the industry. Find out from whom you will learn your profession!
Gianluca Podio
Gabriele Curciotti
Adriano Melchiorre
SAINT LOUIS COLLEGE OF MUSIC
Founded in 1976, Saint Louis is a private institution recognized by the Italian Ministry of University and Research. It stands out as one of the most prestigious music education establishments in Europe, attracting over 1,800 students annually from around the world. These students attend Foundation's, Bachelor's, Master's courses, Custom and Higher Specialization courses. The school prides itself on a stable faculty comprising 120 nationally and internationally renowned teachers, headed since 1998 by Maestro Stefano Mastruzzi. Saint Louis is located in culturally vibrant districts in Rome and Milan, offering students with multifunctional classrooms, recording studios for both teaching and recording productions, an artistic agency, independent record collections, a production center, the Jazz Archive, and a Bibliomediatheque.

INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
Saint Louis welcomes a vibrant international community, promoting global citizenship. The International Office provides support and mentoring, while students facilitate peer exchanges and organize social events for newcomers.

4 locations in rome and 1 in milan
Saint Louis has four locations in Rome and one in Milan, all equipped with soundproof classrooms, rehearsal rooms, and studios. In Rome, they are situated in the Monti district, known for its cafes and live music venues. The Milan branch, located near Bovisa and Isola, is positioned within a creative hub featuring teaching spaces and hosting events.

INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
Saint Louis organizes international music events and participates in the Erasmus+ program. It is also an incubator of new Projects promoting International growth and confrontation.

ALL-YEAR-ROUND CONCERTS
Saint Louis is the only High Education Music Institute in Italy working on the constant production of live events featuring its students. We believe in the practical learning on real stages, involving sound engineers, composers and applied music. And we put all our energies in that.