Programme and enrolment
Elementary stage - 2nd grade (4 years)
- Instrument-carillon (30 min)
- Theory and technique of the carillon (30 min): only for students under 15 years of age
- Ensemble and handbell choir (1hr)
- Instrument piano-carillon (30 min): only for students under 15 years of age
Intermediate stage - 3rd grade (3 or 4 years)
- Instrument-carillon (30 min)
- Harmony and practical harmony (30 min)
- Campanology: history and science of bells and carillons (30 min)
- Ensemble and handbell choir (1hr)
- Instrument piano-carillon (30 min): only for students under 15 years of age
Advanced stage - 4th grade (3 years)
- Instrument-carillon (1hr)
- Harmony, arrangement and composition (30 min)
- Improvisation (30 min)
- Campanology: history and science of bells and carillons (1hr)
- Ensemble and handbell choir (1hr)
- Instrument piano-carillon (30 min): only for students under 15 years of age
Specialization grade (2 years)
The specialization grade offers extra training for carillonneurs who graduated from the school. Students of the 4th grade who prepare themselves for studying at a higher art school, can also enroll after consultation with the director and the teachers
Enrolment
You can enroll in the Carillon School Jef Denyn from the age of 8. A preceding musical training is not required.
Students 15 years of age or older must present a certificate of the 2nd grade at least . Do you not have such a certificate? Then you will be asked to sit an admission test.
International students can follow an intensive course. The lessons are grouped by appointment with the teachers in several sessions during the school year.
ASK FOR YOUR REGISTRATION FORM at beiaardschool@mechelen.be
