Centro Privado Autorizado Superior de Música "La Convergente"
Higher education centre in Malaga, Spain
ELCAMM (El Centro de Artes y Música Moderna de Málaga) is a private music school in Málaga, founded in 2014, next to the Teatinos university campus at Calle Flauta Mágica 30. Its higher music centre holds an official administrative authorisation as the centro autorizado de enseñanzas artísticas superiores de música "La Convergente" (Order of 15 June 2023). The school took the name ELCAMM in 2021.
The centre awards the official Grado en Enseñanzas Artísticas Superiores de Música under Andalusian Decree 260/2011, with these specialities and itineraries:
- Interpretación: piano and singing
- Dirección: orchestral conducting
- Interpretación: jazz instruments (piano, trumpet, saxophone, drums, double bass and guitar)
- Flamenco: flamenco singing (cante) and flamenco guitar
To enrol, students must pass the specific entrance exam for higher music studies at any authorised official body; ELCAMM holds its own exam sittings in June and September and offers preparation classes for the exam. Students can join a Big Band and a wind orchestra, the Wind Symphony Orchestra (WSO), and perform in the school's own hall, which holds up to 170 people. ELCAMM also runs non-professional music courses for all ages.
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Programmes
Grado en Enseñanzas Artísticas Superiores de Música (official degree under Andalusian Decree 260/2011):
- Interpretación speciality: piano and singing itineraries
- Dirección speciality: orchestral conducting itinerary
- Interpretación speciality: jazz instruments itinerary (piano, trumpet, saxophone, drums, double bass and guitar)
- Flamenco speciality: flamenco singing and flamenco guitar itineraries
Elective subjects are chosen in September.
Admission
Applicants must pass the specific entrance exam for higher music studies (prueba específica de acceso) at any authorised official body; with it they can apply to any higher music centre in Spain, including ELCAMM, which holds its own sittings in June and September. They must also hold the Bachillerato or have passed the maturity test or the university entrance exam for people over 25 or 40.
Enrolment is done by sending the form and documents to [email protected]. Students can enrol before taking the exam to reserve a place; the 250 EUR enrolment confirmation fee is deducted from the total.
Scholarships and financial aid
ELCAMM offers the Becas Talento ELCAMM scholarships with Fundación Unicaja and Fundación Kareema (second edition), only for studying at ELCAMM; applicants must be enrolling or have reserved a place. Fees are paid on enrolment, and the school works with some banks that can finance studies.