Course code

KUM6056.FK

old course code

KUM6056

Course title in Estonian

Koori dirigeerimine ja partituuri lugemine I

Course title in English

Conducting Techniques and Score Reading I

ECTS credits

2.0

Assessment form

assessment

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

To support students in acquiring skills and to gain experience of choir conducting and performing in front of other students. To introduce choir specific score reading and playing techniques.

Brief description of the course

Conducting techniques. Conducting the most common time signatures. Pitch. Dynamics gestures: piano, forte, mezzoforte. Singing voice parts, playing choral scores. The basic and formal analysis and interpretation of songs. Working with the repertoires of children’s and boys’ choirs. Independent work with music listed in the course programme.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- The student can conduct music in different time signatures
- Is in command of different conducting techniques (Upbeat)
- Is able to play the choral scores and sing different voice parts
- Can independently analyse the choral pieces (in writing, orally)

Teacher

dots Merike Aarma, dots Raul Talmar

The course is a prerequisite

Additional information

Mid-term colloquiums, voice parts of mandatory songs to be played on the piano and sung.

Study programmes containing that course

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