Faculties

The Conservatory has a three-stage system of study:

• bachelor studies – 4 years
• master studies – 2 years
• postgraduate studies – 3 years (internal) and 4 years (by correspondence)

The Conservatory offers studies in “Musical Art” including the following specializations:

Instrumental Performance including:

• piano, organ (internal and by correspondence)
• string instruments - violin, viola, cello, double bass, harp, guitar (only internal)
• wind instruments – flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, French horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, percussion instruments (only internal)
• folk instruments and singing – tar, qanon, kamancha, oud, duduk, shvi, sring, bloul, santhur, bambir, folk vocal (only internal)
• military conducting (only internal)

• academic singing (only internal)
• pop and jazz singing and performance (only internal)

Composition (only internal)

Musicology (only internal)

All the specializations are joined in 3 faculties:

1. Piano Faculty
2. Orchestral Faculty
3. Vocal-Theoretical Faculty

The studies in YSC are in Armenian language. For those who don’t possess it, intensive study of Armenian language is provided at the preparatory course, together with special disciplines (6-8 hrs. weekly).

Big groups of foreign students from the same country speaking the same language can also be taught in their mother tongue to facilitate their adaptation.

The annual duration of study in YSC is 10 months, from September 1 to June 30. Details concerning application and study terms, examinations and vacations are available on corresponding pages of this website.