Description and Structure
Dean
prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Sowiński
The Faculty of Instrumental Studies, Historical Performance, Jazz and Popular Music of the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań was created by merging two previous faculties: the Faculty of Instrumental Studies that offered two majors: instrumental studies as well as jazz and popular music, and the Faculty of String Instruments, Harp, Guitar and Artistic Lutherie that offered courses in instrumental studies.
In its current form, it is the largest faculty at the Academy that offers 53 specialisations covering the full range of artistic performance: from historical instruments, through all classical instruments, to jazz performance, including jazz vocals, composition, and arrangement. Such a wide spectrum of artistic exploration gives the faculty a unique opportunity to present a variety of concerts and conduct multifaceted academic research, and gives students the chance to participate in multidimensional artistic projects.
The Faculty comprises three Institutes composed of substantive units: departments, sections, and laboratories:
THE INSTITUTE OF INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC:
Head – prof. dr hab. Maciej Łakomy
Deputy Head – dr Kamil Lis
Deputy Head – mgr Renata Pabich
- The Department of Piano – Head: dr Jacek Kortus
- The Department of Organ – Head: dr Jarosław Tarnawski
- The Department of Brass Instruments – Head: prof. dr hab. Maciej Łakomy
- The Department of Woodwind Instruments – Head: prof. dr hab. Ewa Murawska
- The Department of Percussion – Head: prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Przybyłowicz
- The Department of Piano Chamber Music – Head: prof. AMP dr hab. Maciej Pabich, Deputy Head: mgr Michał Francuz
- The Department of Historical Performance Practices – Head: prof. dr hab. Maria Banaszkiewicz-Bryła
- The Section of Accordion and Contemporary Music Interpretation – Head: prof. dr hab. Teresa Adamowicz-Kaszuba
The Institute offers full-time first-cycle (Bachelor), second-cycle (Master), and third-cycle (Doctor of Musical Arts) courses in Instrumental Studies and Historical Performance Practice in thirty specialisations:
- piano performance
- organ performance
- accordion performance
- percussion performance
- flute performance
- oboe performance
- clarinet performance
- bassoon performance
- saxophone performance
- euphonium performance
- horn performance
- trumpet performance
- trombone performance
- tuba performance
- harpsichord performance
- clavichord performance
- traverso flute performance
- recorder performance
- historical oboe performance
- historical bassoon performance
- lute performance
- historical violin performance
- historical viola performance
- historical cello performance
- viola da gamba performance
- violone performance
- natural trumpet performance
- natural horn performance
- Viennesse double bass performance
- historical clarinet performance
- historical guitar performance
- dulcian performance
Head – prof. AMP dr hab. Piotr Niewiedział
Deputy Head – mgr Jan Mazurek
- The Department of String Instruments, Harp and Guitar – Head: prof. dr hab. Bartosz Bryła
- The Department of Artistic Lutherie – Head: dr Marcin Krupa
- The Department of Chamber Music – Head: prof. dr hab. Mariusz Derewecki
- The Department of Orchestral Music – Head: dr Jakub Drygas
The Institute offers full-time first-cycle (Bachelor), second-cycle (Master), and third-cycle (Doctor of Musical Arts) courses in Instrumental Studies in seven specialisations:
- violin performance
- viola performance
- cello performance
- double bass performance
- harp performance
- guitar performance
- artistic lutherie
THE INSTITUTE OF JAZZ AND POPULAR MUSIC:
Head – prof. dr hab. Wojciech Olszewski
Deputy Head – dr hab. Maciej Kociński
- The Department of Jazz Performance and Interpretation – Head: prof. dr hab. Katarzyna Stroińska-Sierant
The Institute offers full-time first-cycle (Bachelor), second-cycle (Master), and third-cycle (Doctor of Musical Arts) courses in Jazz and Popular Music in fourteen specialisations:
- jazz piano performance
- jazz trumpet performance
- jazz percussion performance
- jazz guitar performance
- bass guitar performance
- jazz saxophone performance
- jazz double bass performance
- jazz trombone performance
- jazz clarinet performance
- jazz vocal studies
- composition and arrangement
- jazz violin performance
- jazz accordion performance
- ethnic percussion instruments performance