Violin making school (training)
A violin making school is a technical educational institution that enables training to become a violin maker.
Apprenticeship as a violin maker
Since the reform of the Crafts Code in 2004, the profession of violin maker in Germany has been a non-licensed craft and can be practiced without a journeyman or master craftsman's certificate. In Austria , the production of stringed instruments is still a trade that requires a master craftsman's examination and a trade license. In all other European countries, the profession of violin maker can be practiced freely and without additional tests.
The multi-year training as a violin maker is traditionally completed as an apprenticeship in a company or in a violin making school. The apprenticeship concludes with the journeyman's examination. After several years of professional experience, the master violin maker examination can be completed.
Germany
In general, there is the possibility of completing a 3-year dual training with an independent master violin maker. Prerequisites for this training are on the one hand secondary school leaving certificate and on the other hand creativity, musicality and manual dexterity. In addition, there are two state educational institutions where training is free of charge:
- Vocational and vocational school “Vogtland Musical Instrument Making” in Klingenthal
- State vocational school for musical instrument making, state vocational school in Mittenwald
The training lasts 3 years (36 months) and ends with the acquisition of the journeyman's certificate . The master craftsman's certificate can then be acquired, for which a corresponding master’s examination must be taken. This is currently possible at the Chamber of Crafts in Chemnitz.
There is also a musical instrument making course specializing in string instrument making at the West Saxon University of Zwickau .
Switzerland
The Brienz Violin Making School is the only violin making school in Switzerland . It is based in Brienz , in the Bernese Oberland . Two apprentices are accepted every year. To be accepted, you have to pass an entrance exam.
Austria
In Austria it is possible to learn how to make string instruments at the Higher Technical College (HTBLA) in Hallstatt .
Italy
In Cremona , the birth town of Antonio Stradivari , the Guarneri family and the Amati family , there is the Scuola Internazionale di Liuteria violin making school .
France
England
Belgium
In Belgium there is an instrument making school for violin and guitar making, the International Lutherie School Antwerp (ILSA). It is located in the municipality of Boom near Antwerp .
United States
Web links
- Violin making schools , overview of violin making schools on the website of the violin forum
Individual evidence
- ^ Website of the HTBLA Hallstatt
- ^ Website of the Scuola Internazionale di Liuteria
- ↑ Website of the International Lutherie School Antwerp ( Memento of the original from November 21, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
