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Academic calendar

Dates, schedules and the full agenda for the 2026/2027 academic year.

Annual calendar

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Classes Assessments Holidays Admission exams Assessments (resit period)

Full agenda

Listing of all class sessions and the Doctoral School Forum.

DateDayTimeCourse unit / activity
September 2026
28 SeptemberMonday10:30CMC — Musical Creation in Context — session 1 — Opening of the course unit
28 SeptemberMonday12:15HTMP — Thematic History of Music in Portugal — session 1 — Introduction to the course unit
28 SeptemberMonday15:15LIF — Reading and Interpretation of Sources — session 1 — General framework: what are sources
28 SeptemberMonday17:00PAM — Advanced Research in Music — session 1 — knowledge, epistemology, dominant paradigm
28 SeptemberMonday19:15Fórum ED — Doctoral School Forum
29 SeptemberTuesday10:00OPC I — Optional Course Unit I — session 1 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
29 SeptemberTuesday11:45OPC II — Optional Course Unit II — session 1 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
29 SeptemberTuesday14:45OPC III — Optional Course Unit III — session 1 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
29 SeptemberTuesday16:30OPC IV — Optional Course Unit IV — session 1 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
29 SeptemberTuesday18:30OPC V — Optional Course Unit V — session 1 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
October 2026
12 OctoberMonday10:30OPC I — Optional Course Unit I — session 2 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
12 OctoberMonday12:15CMC — Musical Creation in Context — session 2 — Context as a component of creation
12 OctoberMonday15:15CMC — Musical Creation in Context — session 3 — Programming across diverse contexts
12 OctoberMonday17:00OPC II — Optional Course Unit II — session 2 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
12 OctoberMonday19:15Fórum ED — Doctoral School Forum
13 OctoberTuesday10:00LIF — Reading and Interpretation of Sources — session 2 — Organising materials
13 OctoberTuesday11:45PAM — Advanced Research in Music — session 2 — a brief history of epistemology
13 OctoberTuesday14:45OPC III — Optional Course Unit III — session 2 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
13 OctoberTuesday16:30OPC IV — Optional Course Unit IV — session 2 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
13 OctoberTuesday18:30OPC V — Optional Course Unit V — session 2 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
26 OctoberMonday10:30OPC I — Optional Course Unit I — session 3 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
26 OctoberMonday12:15HTMP — Thematic History of Music in Portugal — session 2 — Fado
26 OctoberMonday15:15HTMP — Thematic History of Music in Portugal — session 3 — 20th and 21st centuries
26 OctoberMonday17:00OPC II — Optional Course Unit II — session 3 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
27 OctoberTuesday10:00CMC — Musical Creation in Context — session 4 — Laboratory — designing a device from a context
27 OctoberTuesday11:45LIF — Reading and Interpretation of Sources — session 3 — Case study: The Rite of Spring
27 OctoberTuesday14:45OPC III — Optional Course Unit III — session 3 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
27 OctoberTuesday16:30OPC IV — Optional Course Unit IV — session 3 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
27 OctoberTuesday18:30OPC V — Optional Course Unit V — session 3 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
November 2026
9 NovemberMonday10:30HTMP — Thematic History of Music in Portugal — session 4 — Vicente Lusitano
9 NovemberMonday12:15LIF — Reading and Interpretation of Sources — session 4 — Introduction to critical editing
9 NovemberMonday15:15LIF — Reading and Interpretation of Sources — session 5 — Oral tradition sources
9 NovemberMonday17:00OPC II — Optional Course Unit II — session 4 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
9 NovemberMonday19:15Fórum ED — Doctoral School Forum
10 NovemberTuesday10:00PAM — Advanced Research in Music — session 3 — situated knowledge
10 NovemberTuesday11:45OPC I — Optional Course Unit I — session 4 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
10 NovemberTuesday14:45OPC III — Optional Course Unit III — session 4 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
10 NovemberTuesday16:30OPC IV — Optional Course Unit IV — session 4 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
10 NovemberTuesday18:30OPC V — Optional Course Unit V — session 4 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
23 NovemberMonday10:30HTMP — Thematic History of Music in Portugal — session 5 — experimental music in 2026
23 NovemberMonday12:15PAM — Advanced Research in Music — session 4 — knowledge as self-knowledge
23 NovemberMonday15:15PAM — Advanced Research in Music — session 5 — historical musicology
23 NovemberMonday17:00OPC II — Optional Course Unit II — session 5 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
24 NovemberTuesday10:00CMC — Musical Creation in Context — session 5 — From concept to artistic device
24 NovemberTuesday11:45OPC I — Optional Course Unit I — session 5 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
24 NovemberTuesday14:45OPC III — Optional Course Unit III — session 5 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
24 NovemberTuesday16:30OPC IV — Optional Course Unit IV — session 5 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
24 NovemberTuesday18:30OPC V — Optional Course Unit V — session 5 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
December 2026
14 DecemberMonday10:30CMC — Musical Creation in Context — session 6 — Assessment
14 DecemberMonday12:15CMC — Musical Creation in Context — session 7 — Assessment
14 DecemberMonday15:15LIF — Reading and Interpretation of Sources — session 6 — Assessment
14 DecemberMonday17:00LIF — Reading and Interpretation of Sources — session 7 — Assessment
14 DecemberMonday19:15Fórum ED — Doctoral School Forum
15 DecemberTuesday10:00HTMP — Thematic History of Music in Portugal — session 6 — Assessment
15 DecemberTuesday11:45HTMP — Thematic History of Music in Portugal — session 7 — Assessment
15 DecemberTuesday14:45PAM — Advanced Research in Music — session 6 — Assessment
15 DecemberTuesday16:30PAM — Advanced Research in Music — session 7 — Assessment
16 DecemberWednesday10:00OPC I — Optional Course Unit I — session 6 — Assessment
16 DecemberWednesday11:45OPC I — Optional Course Unit I — session 7 — Assessment
16 DecemberWednesday14:45OPC III — Optional Course Unit III — session 6 — Assessment
16 DecemberWednesday16:30OPC III — Optional Course Unit III — session 7 — Assessment
16 DecemberWednesday18:30OPC V — Optional Course Unit V — session 6 — Assessment
17 DecemberThursday10:00OPC II — Optional Course Unit II — session 6 — Assessment
17 DecemberThursday11:45OPC II — Optional Course Unit II — session 7 — Assessment
17 DecemberThursday14:45OPC IV — Optional Course Unit IV — session 6 — Assessment
17 DecemberThursday16:30OPC IV — Optional Course Unit IV — session 7 — Assessment
17 DecemberThursday18:30OPC V — Optional Course Unit V — session 7 — Assessment
January 2027
18 JanuaryMonday10:30OPC I — Optional Course Unit I — session 8 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
18 JanuaryMonday12:15CMC — Musical Creation in Context — session 8 — Experimentation and revision
18 JanuaryMonday15:15HTMP — Thematic History of Music in Portugal — session 8 — the belle époque in Porto
18 JanuaryMonday17:00OPC II — Optional Course Unit II — session 8 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
18 JanuaryMonday19:15Fórum ED — Doctoral School Forum
19 JanuaryTuesday10:00LIF — Reading and Interpretation of Sources — session 8 — Organology and musical iconography
19 JanuaryTuesday11:45PAM — Advanced Research in Music — session 8 — from musicology to musical practice
19 JanuaryTuesday14:45OPC III — Optional Course Unit III — session 8 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
19 JanuaryTuesday16:30OPC IV — Optional Course Unit IV — session 8 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
19 JanuaryTuesday18:30OPC V — Optional Course Unit V — session 8 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
February 2027
1 FebruaryMonday10:30CMC — Musical Creation in Context — session 9 — Laboratory — plugged/unplugged
1 FebruaryMonday12:15CMC — Musical Creation in Context — session 10 — Collaboration and co-creativity
1 FebruaryMonday15:15LIF — Reading and Interpretation of Sources — session 9 — Essays and theoretical writings
1 FebruaryMonday17:00LIF — Reading and Interpretation of Sources — session 10 — The essay as a source
1 FebruaryMonday19:15Fórum ED — Doctoral School Forum
2 FebruaryTuesday10:00HTMP — Thematic History of Music in Portugal — session 9 — João Rodrigues Esteves
2 FebruaryTuesday11:45HTMP — Thematic History of Music in Portugal — session 10 — the glosas in Lopes Graça
2 FebruaryTuesday14:45PAM — Advanced Research in Music — session 9 — a brief history of artistic research
2 FebruaryTuesday16:30PAM — Advanced Research in Music — session 10 — relational ontology
3 FebruaryWednesday10:00OPC I — Optional Course Unit I — session 9 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
3 FebruaryWednesday11:45OPC I — Optional Course Unit I — session 10 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
3 FebruaryWednesday14:45OPC III — Optional Course Unit III — session 9 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
3 FebruaryWednesday16:30OPC III — Optional Course Unit III — session 10 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
3 FebruaryWednesday18:30OPC V — Optional Course Unit V — session 9 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
4 FebruaryThursday10:00OPC II — Optional Course Unit II — session 9 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
4 FebruaryThursday11:45OPC II — Optional Course Unit II — session 10 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
4 FebruaryThursday14:45OPC IV — Optional Course Unit IV — session 9 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
4 FebruaryThursday16:30OPC IV — Optional Course Unit IV — session 10 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
4 FebruaryThursday18:30OPC V — Optional Course Unit V — session 10 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
15 FebruaryMonday10:30OPC I — Optional Course Unit I — session 11 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
15 FebruaryMonday12:15CMC — Musical Creation in Context — session 11 — Authorship and collaboration in the studio
15 FebruaryMonday15:15CMC — Musical Creation in Context — session 12 — Laboratory — 3 projects in 90 minutes
15 FebruaryMonday17:00OPC II — Optional Course Unit II — session 11 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
15 FebruaryMonday19:15Fórum ED — Doctoral School Forum
16 FebruaryTuesday10:00LIF — Reading and Interpretation of Sources — session 11 — Audiovisual sources and phonogram analysis
16 FebruaryTuesday11:45PAM — Advanced Research in Music — session 11 — relational ontology, practice in context
16 FebruaryTuesday14:45OPC III — Optional Course Unit III — session 11 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
16 FebruaryTuesday16:30OPC IV — Optional Course Unit IV — session 11 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
16 FebruaryTuesday18:30OPC V — Optional Course Unit V — session 11 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
March 2027
1 MarchMonday10:30OPC I — Optional Course Unit I — session 12 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
1 MarchMonday12:15HTMP — Thematic History of Music in Portugal — session 11 — [ethnomusicological topic to be defined]
1 MarchMonday15:15HTMP — Thematic History of Music in Portugal — session 12 — Traditional music as a platform for other languages
1 MarchMonday17:00OPC II — Optional Course Unit II — session 12 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
1 MarchMonday19:15Fórum ED — Doctoral School Forum
2 MarchTuesday10:00CMC — Musical Creation in Context — session 13 — Rehearsal as a space for research
2 MarchTuesday11:45PAM — Advanced Research in Music — session 12 — Case Study: Music at the Teatro de São João
2 MarchTuesday14:45OPC III — Optional Course Unit III — session 12 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
2 MarchTuesday16:30OPC IV — Optional Course Unit IV — session 12 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
2 MarchTuesday18:30OPC V — Optional Course Unit V — session 12 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
15 MarchMonday10:30HTMP — Thematic History of Music in Portugal — session 13 — The serenade under the reign of D. Maria I
15 MarchMonday12:15LIF — Reading and Interpretation of Sources — session 12 — Digital sources and databases
15 MarchMonday15:15LIF — Reading and Interpretation of Sources — session 13 — Musical notation
15 MarchMonday17:00OPC II — Optional Course Unit II — session 13 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
15 MarchMonday19:15Fórum ED — Doctoral School Forum
16 MarchTuesday10:00CMC — Musical Creation in Context — session 14 — Rehearsal and interpretive authority
16 MarchTuesday11:45OPC I — Optional Course Unit I — session 13 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
16 MarchTuesday14:45OPC III — Optional Course Unit III — session 13 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
16 MarchTuesday16:30OPC IV — Optional Course Unit IV — session 13 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
16 MarchTuesday18:30OPC V — Optional Course Unit V — session 13 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
April 2027
5 AprilMonday10:30HTMP — Thematic History of Music in Portugal — session 14 — experimental music in Porto's garages, ca. 1982
5 AprilMonday12:15PAM — Advanced Research in Music — session 13 — Case Study: Frágua d'Amor, by Gil Vicente
5 AprilMonday15:15PAM — Advanced Research in Music — session 14 — Case Study (topic to be defined)
5 AprilMonday17:00OPC II — Optional Course Unit II — session 14 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
5 AprilMonday19:15Fórum ED — Doctoral School Forum
6 AprilTuesday10:00LIF — Reading and Interpretation of Sources — session 14 — Musical palaeography
6 AprilTuesday11:45OPC I — Optional Course Unit I — session 14 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
6 AprilTuesday14:45OPC III — Optional Course Unit III — session 14 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
6 AprilTuesday16:30OPC IV — Optional Course Unit IV — session 14 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
6 AprilTuesday18:30OPC V — Optional Course Unit V — session 14 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
19 AprilMonday10:30OPC I — Optional Course Unit I — session 15 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
19 AprilMonday12:15CMC — Musical Creation in Context — session 15 — Laboratory — one choir, thirteen conductors
19 AprilMonday15:15HTMP — Thematic History of Music in Portugal — session 15 — Portuguese Hip Hop
19 AprilMonday17:00OPC II — Optional Course Unit II — session 15 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
19 AprilMonday19:15Fórum ED — Doctoral School Forum
20 AprilTuesday10:00LIF — Reading and Interpretation of Sources — session 15 — The ephemeral as a source.
20 AprilTuesday11:45PAM — Advanced Research in Music — session 15 — Pre-assessment of projects
20 AprilTuesday14:45OPC III — Optional Course Unit III — session 15 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
20 AprilTuesday16:30OPC IV — Optional Course Unit IV — session 15 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
20 AprilTuesday18:30OPC V — Optional Course Unit V — session 15 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
May 2027
3 MayMonday10:30OPC I — Optional Course Unit I — session 16 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
3 MayMonday12:15PAM — Advanced Research in Music — session 16 — Pre-assessment of projects
3 MayMonday15:15LIF — Reading and Interpretation of Sources — session 16 — Technological sources
3 MayMonday17:00OPC II — Optional Course Unit II — session 16 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
3 MayMonday19:15Fórum ED — Doctoral School Forum
4 MayTuesday10:00CMC — Musical Creation in Context — session 16 — Relationship with communities and agents
4 MayTuesday11:45HTMP — Thematic History of Music in Portugal — session 16 — Jazz in Portugal
4 MayTuesday14:45OPC III — Optional Course Unit III — session 16 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
4 MayTuesday16:30OPC IV — Optional Course Unit IV — session 16 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
4 MayTuesday18:30OPC V — Optional Course Unit V — session 16 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
5 MayWednesday10:00CMC — Musical Creation in Context — session 17 — Materialisation and circulation — rights
5 MayWednesday11:45CMC — Musical Creation in Context — session 18 — The syntax of materials
17 MayMonday10:30OPC I — Optional Course Unit I — session 17 — Assessment
17 MayMonday12:15OPC I — Optional Course Unit I — session 18 — Assessment
17 MayMonday15:00OPC I — Optional Course Unit I — session 19 — Assessment
17 MayMonday16:45OPC I — Optional Course Unit I — session 20 — Assessment
17 MayMonday18:30OPC V — Optional Course Unit V — session 17 — Assessment
18 MayTuesday10:30OPC II — Optional Course Unit II — session 17 — Assessment
18 MayTuesday12:15OPC II — Optional Course Unit II — session 18 — Assessment
18 MayTuesday15:00OPC II — Optional Course Unit II — session 19 — Assessment
18 MayTuesday16:45OPC II — Optional Course Unit II — session 20 — Assessment
18 MayTuesday18:30OPC V — Optional Course Unit V — session 18 — Assessment
19 MayWednesday10:30OPC III — Optional Course Unit III — session 17 — Assessment
19 MayWednesday12:15OPC III — Optional Course Unit III — session 18 — Assessment
19 MayWednesday15:00OPC III — Optional Course Unit III — session 19 — Assessment
19 MayWednesday16:45OPC III — Optional Course Unit III — session 20 — Assessment
19 MayWednesday18:30OPC V — Optional Course Unit V — session 19 — Assessment
20 MayThursday10:30OPC IV — Optional Course Unit IV — session 17 — Assessment
20 MayThursday12:15OPC IV — Optional Course Unit IV — session 18 — Assessment
20 MayThursday15:00OPC IV — Optional Course Unit IV — session 19 — Assessment
20 MayThursday16:45OPC IV — Optional Course Unit IV — session 20 — Assessment
20 MayThursday18:30OPC V — Optional Course Unit V — session 20 — Assessment
21 MayFriday10:30LIF — Reading and Interpretation of Sources — session 17 — Assessment
21 MayFriday12:15LIF — Reading and Interpretation of Sources — session 18 — Assessment
21 MayFriday15:00LIF — Reading and Interpretation of Sources — session 19 — Assessment
21 MayFriday16:45LIF — Reading and Interpretation of Sources — session 20 — Assessment
24 MayMonday10:30PAM — Advanced Research in Music — session 17 — Assessment
24 MayMonday12:15PAM — Advanced Research in Music — session 18 — Assessment
24 MayMonday15:00PAM — Advanced Research in Music — session 19 — Assessment
24 MayMonday16:45PAM — Advanced Research in Music — session 20 — Assessment
25 MayTuesday10:30HTMP — Thematic History of Music in Portugal — session 17 — Assessment
25 MayTuesday12:15HTMP — Thematic History of Music in Portugal — session 18 — Assessment
25 MayTuesday15:00HTMP — Thematic History of Music in Portugal — session 19 — Assessment
25 MayTuesday16:45HTMP — Thematic History of Music in Portugal — session 20 — Assessment
26 MayWednesday10:30CMC — Musical Creation in Context — session 19 — General rehearsal
26 MayWednesday12:15CMC — Musical Creation in Context — session 20 — General rehearsal
26 MayWednesday15:00CMC — Musical Creation in Context — session 21 — Assessment
26 MayWednesday16:45CMC — Musical Creation in Context — session 22 — Assessment
28 MayFriday10:30CMC — Musical Creation in Context — session 23 — General rehearsal
28 MayFriday12:15CMC — Musical Creation in Context — session 24 — General rehearsal
28 MayFriday15:00CMC — Musical Creation in Context — session 25 — Assessment
28 MayFriday16:45CMC — Musical Creation in Context — session 26 — Assessment
29 MaySaturday10:30CMC — Musical Creation in Context — session 27 — General rehearsal
29 MaySaturday12:15CMC — Musical Creation in Context — session 28 — General rehearsal
29 MaySaturday15:00CMC — Musical Creation in Context — session 29 — Assessment
29 MaySaturday16:45CMC — Musical Creation in Context — session 30 — Assessment
DateDayTimeSession
PAM — Advanced Research in Music
28 SeptemberMonday17:00session 1 — knowledge, epistemology, dominant paradigm
13 OctoberTuesday11:45session 2 — a brief history of epistemology
10 NovemberTuesday10:00session 3 — situated knowledge
23 NovemberMonday12:15session 4 — knowledge as self-knowledge
23 NovemberMonday15:15session 5 — historical musicology
15 DecemberTuesday14:45session 6 — Assessment
15 DecemberTuesday16:30session 7 — Assessment
19 JanuaryTuesday11:45session 8 — from musicology to musical practice
2 FebruaryTuesday14:45session 9 — a brief history of artistic research
2 FebruaryTuesday16:30session 10 — relational ontology
16 FebruaryTuesday11:45session 11 — relational ontology, practice in context
2 MarchTuesday11:45session 12 — Case Study: Music at the Teatro de São João
5 AprilMonday12:15session 13 — Case Study: Frágua d'Amor, by Gil Vicente
5 AprilMonday15:15session 14 — Case Study (topic to be defined)
20 AprilTuesday11:45session 15 — Pre-assessment of projects
3 MayMonday12:15session 16 — Pre-assessment of projects
24 MayMonday10:30session 17 — Assessment
24 MayMonday12:15session 18 — Assessment
24 MayMonday15:00session 19 — Assessment
24 MayMonday16:45session 20 — Assessment
CMC — Musical Creation in Context
28 SeptemberMonday10:30session 1 — Opening of the course unit
12 OctoberMonday12:15session 2 — Context as a component of creation
12 OctoberMonday15:15session 3 — Programming across diverse contexts
27 OctoberTuesday10:00session 4 — Laboratory — designing a device from a context
24 NovemberTuesday10:00session 5 — From concept to artistic device
14 DecemberMonday10:30session 6 — Assessment
14 DecemberMonday12:15session 7 — Assessment
18 JanuaryMonday12:15session 8 — Experimentation and revision
1 FebruaryMonday10:30session 9 — Laboratory — plugged/unplugged
1 FebruaryMonday12:15session 10 — Collaboration and co-creativity
15 FebruaryMonday12:15session 11 — Authorship and collaboration in the studio
15 FebruaryMonday15:15session 12 — Laboratory — 3 projects in 90 minutes
2 MarchTuesday10:00session 13 — Rehearsal as a space for research
16 MarchTuesday10:00session 14 — Rehearsal and interpretive authority
19 AprilMonday12:15session 15 — Laboratory — one choir, thirteen conductors
4 MayTuesday10:00session 16 — Relationship with communities and agents
5 MayWednesday10:00session 17 — Materialisation and circulation — rights
5 MayWednesday11:45session 18 — The syntax of materials
26 MayWednesday10:30session 19 — General rehearsal
26 MayWednesday12:15session 20 — General rehearsal
26 MayWednesday15:00session 21 — Assessment
26 MayWednesday16:45session 22 — Assessment
28 MayFriday10:30session 23 — General rehearsal
28 MayFriday12:15session 24 — General rehearsal
28 MayFriday15:00session 25 — Assessment
28 MayFriday16:45session 26 — Assessment
29 MaySaturday10:30session 27 — General rehearsal
29 MaySaturday12:15session 28 — General rehearsal
29 MaySaturday15:00session 29 — Assessment
29 MaySaturday16:45session 30 — Assessment
HTMP — Thematic History of Music in Portugal
28 SeptemberMonday12:15session 1 — Introduction to the course unit
26 OctoberMonday12:15session 2 — Fado
26 OctoberMonday15:15session 3 — 20th and 21st centuries
9 NovemberMonday10:30session 4 — Vicente Lusitano
23 NovemberMonday10:30session 5 — experimental music in 2026
15 DecemberTuesday10:00session 6 — Assessment
15 DecemberTuesday11:45session 7 — Assessment
18 JanuaryMonday15:15session 8 — the belle époque in Porto
2 FebruaryTuesday10:00session 9 — João Rodrigues Esteves
2 FebruaryTuesday11:45session 10 — the glosas in Lopes Graça
1 MarchMonday12:15session 11 — [ethnomusicological topic to be defined]
1 MarchMonday15:15session 12 — Traditional music as a platform for other languages
15 MarchMonday10:30session 13 — The serenade under the reign of D. Maria I
5 AprilMonday10:30session 14 — experimental music in Porto's garages, ca. 1982
19 AprilMonday15:15session 15 — Portuguese Hip Hop
4 MayTuesday11:45session 16 — Jazz in Portugal
25 MayTuesday10:30session 17 — Assessment
25 MayTuesday12:15session 18 — Assessment
25 MayTuesday15:00session 19 — Assessment
25 MayTuesday16:45session 20 — Assessment
LIF — Reading and Interpretation of Sources
28 SeptemberMonday15:15session 1 — General framework: what are sources
13 OctoberTuesday10:00session 2 — Organising materials
27 OctoberTuesday11:45session 3 — Case study: The Rite of Spring
9 NovemberMonday12:15session 4 — Introduction to critical editing
9 NovemberMonday15:15session 5 — Oral tradition sources
14 DecemberMonday15:15session 6 — Assessment
14 DecemberMonday17:00session 7 — Assessment
19 JanuaryTuesday10:00session 8 — Organology and musical iconography
1 FebruaryMonday15:15session 9 — Essays and theoretical writings
1 FebruaryMonday17:00session 10 — The essay as a source
16 FebruaryTuesday10:00session 11 — Audiovisual sources and phonogram analysis
15 MarchMonday12:15session 12 — Digital sources and databases
15 MarchMonday15:15session 13 — Musical notation
6 AprilTuesday10:00session 14 — Musical palaeography
20 AprilTuesday10:00session 15 — The ephemeral as a source.
3 MayMonday15:15session 16 — Technological sources
21 MayFriday10:30session 17 — Assessment
21 MayFriday12:15session 18 — Assessment
21 MayFriday15:00session 19 — Assessment
21 MayFriday16:45session 20 — Assessment
OPC I — Optional Course Unit I
29 SeptemberTuesday10:00session 1 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
12 OctoberMonday10:30session 2 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
26 OctoberMonday10:30session 3 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
10 NovemberTuesday11:45session 4 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
24 NovemberTuesday11:45session 5 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
16 DecemberWednesday10:00session 6 — Assessment
16 DecemberWednesday11:45session 7 — Assessment
18 JanuaryMonday10:30session 8 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
3 FebruaryWednesday10:00session 9 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
3 FebruaryWednesday11:45session 10 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
15 FebruaryMonday10:30session 11 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
1 MarchMonday10:30session 12 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
16 MarchTuesday11:45session 13 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
6 AprilTuesday11:45session 14 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
19 AprilMonday10:30session 15 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
3 MayMonday10:30session 16 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
17 MayMonday10:30session 17 — Assessment
17 MayMonday12:15session 18 — Assessment
17 MayMonday15:00session 19 — Assessment
17 MayMonday16:45session 20 — Assessment
OPC II — Optional Course Unit II
29 SeptemberTuesday11:45session 1 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
12 OctoberMonday17:00session 2 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
26 OctoberMonday17:00session 3 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
9 NovemberMonday17:00session 4 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
23 NovemberMonday17:00session 5 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
17 DecemberThursday10:00session 6 — Assessment
17 DecemberThursday11:45session 7 — Assessment
18 JanuaryMonday17:00session 8 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
4 FebruaryThursday10:00session 9 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
4 FebruaryThursday11:45session 10 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
15 FebruaryMonday17:00session 11 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
1 MarchMonday17:00session 12 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
15 MarchMonday17:00session 13 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
5 AprilMonday17:00session 14 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
19 AprilMonday17:00session 15 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
3 MayMonday17:00session 16 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
18 MayTuesday10:30session 17 — Assessment
18 MayTuesday12:15session 18 — Assessment
18 MayTuesday15:00session 19 — Assessment
18 MayTuesday16:45session 20 — Assessment
OPC III — Optional Course Unit III
29 SeptemberTuesday14:45session 1 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
13 OctoberTuesday14:45session 2 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
27 OctoberTuesday14:45session 3 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
10 NovemberTuesday14:45session 4 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
24 NovemberTuesday14:45session 5 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
16 DecemberWednesday14:45session 6 — Assessment
16 DecemberWednesday16:30session 7 — Assessment
19 JanuaryTuesday14:45session 8 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
3 FebruaryWednesday14:45session 9 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
3 FebruaryWednesday16:30session 10 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
16 FebruaryTuesday14:45session 11 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
2 MarchTuesday14:45session 12 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
16 MarchTuesday14:45session 13 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
6 AprilTuesday14:45session 14 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
20 AprilTuesday14:45session 15 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
4 MayTuesday14:45session 16 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
19 MayWednesday10:30session 17 — Assessment
19 MayWednesday12:15session 18 — Assessment
19 MayWednesday15:00session 19 — Assessment
19 MayWednesday16:45session 20 — Assessment
OPC IV — Optional Course Unit IV
29 SeptemberTuesday16:30session 1 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
13 OctoberTuesday16:30session 2 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
27 OctoberTuesday16:30session 3 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
10 NovemberTuesday16:30session 4 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
24 NovemberTuesday16:30session 5 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
17 DecemberThursday14:45session 6 — Assessment
17 DecemberThursday16:30session 7 — Assessment
19 JanuaryTuesday16:30session 8 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
4 FebruaryThursday14:45session 9 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
4 FebruaryThursday16:30session 10 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
16 FebruaryTuesday16:30session 11 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
2 MarchTuesday16:30session 12 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
16 MarchTuesday16:30session 13 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
6 AprilTuesday16:30session 14 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
20 AprilTuesday16:30session 15 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
4 MayTuesday16:30session 16 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
20 MayThursday10:30session 17 — Assessment
20 MayThursday12:15session 18 — Assessment
20 MayThursday15:00session 19 — Assessment
20 MayThursday16:45session 20 — Assessment
OPC V — Optional Course Unit V
29 SeptemberTuesday18:30session 1 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
13 OctoberTuesday18:30session 2 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
27 OctoberTuesday18:30session 3 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
10 NovemberTuesday18:30session 4 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
24 NovemberTuesday18:30session 5 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
16 DecemberWednesday18:30session 6 — Assessment
17 DecemberThursday18:30session 7 — Assessment
19 JanuaryTuesday18:30session 8 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
3 FebruaryWednesday18:30session 9 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
4 FebruaryThursday18:30session 10 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
16 FebruaryTuesday18:30session 11 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
2 MarchTuesday18:30session 12 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
16 MarchTuesday18:30session 13 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
6 AprilTuesday18:30session 14 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
20 AprilTuesday18:30session 15 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
4 MayTuesday18:30session 16 — the 4 optional units will be chosen by students at the start of 2026/2027
17 MayMonday18:30session 17 — Assessment
18 MayTuesday18:30session 18 — Assessment
19 MayWednesday18:30session 19 — Assessment
20 MayThursday18:30session 20 — Assessment
Fórum ED — Doctoral School Forum
28 SeptemberMonday19:15 
12 OctoberMonday19:15 
9 NovemberMonday19:15 
14 DecemberMonday19:15 
18 JanuaryMonday19:15 
1 FebruaryMonday19:15 
15 FebruaryMonday19:15 
1 MarchMonday19:15 
15 MarchMonday19:15 
5 AprilMonday19:15 
19 AprilMonday19:15 
3 MayMonday19:15 
Key: LIF — Reading and Interpretation of Sources · CMC — Musical Creation in Context · HTMP — Thematic History of Music in Portugal · PAM — Advanced Research in Music · OPC I-V — Optional Course Units · Fórum ED — Doctoral School Forum.