187 Avenue de Lys, Dammarie-les-Lys, 77190, France

Undergraduate programs

Diplôme national supérieur professionnel de musicien (DNSPM) (= Bachelor of Music). An emphasis on jazz and improvised music. Licence Musicologie or Musique (= Bachelor of Arts). Three years. In jazz and improvised music. Diplôme d’État de professeur de musique (DE). Gives the qualification to teach music in schools. May be taken concurrently with years 2 and 3 of the Bachelor. The emphasis is on jazz teaching and improvised music.

Diploma program

Diplôme du CMDL. Diplôme d’études musicales (DEM). A two- to three-year pre-professional program in contemporary performance and associated studies which include jazz and improvised music.

The Centre des Musiques Didier Lockwood (CMDL) is a private music school founded in 2000 and offering programs in jazz and contemporary music. The diploma program is a recognised national qualification; the Bachelor's degree is validated by Evry Val d'Essonne University and may lead on to a professional teacher training course. There are partnerships with the Pôle Supérieur Paris Boulogne-Billancourt and the National Federation of Schools of Influence jazz and Contemporary Music. The Centre offers non-professional courses in improvisation and big band participation. An associate member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique et Musikhochschulen.

October 2021