In 1806, Rossini was admitted to the Bologna Conservatoire to study cello performance. The school soon discovered that the young Pizarro native had excellent musical talent, so he added two difficult theoretical courses - counterpoint and composition. No matter how difficult the homework assigned by Father Mattei, the classroom teacher, Rossini could complete it with ease. Not only that, his music creation seems effortless, prolific and rapid, which makes him often the object of surprise and the topic of discussion among teachers and students in the school. Rossini was full of vivid musical taste, while Father Mattei's teaching system was extremely rigid, cumbersome and boring. Sharp conflicts inevitably arose between the two, and the young Pissarro had to plunge headlong into it. The school library has a rich collection of books, drawing nourishment from the works of previous masters. In 1810, 18-year-old Rossini graduated from the Bologna Conservatoire. Like his parents, he became a member of a traveling troupe. In the troupe, he is both an actor, band conductor and composer.