Course code

KUM6057.FK

old course code

KUM6057

Course title in Estonian

Koori dirigeerimine ja partituuri lugemine II

Course title in English

Conducting Techniques and Score Reading II

ECTS credits

2.0

Assessment form

Examination

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 conducting a choir and performing in front of other students. To introduce choir specific score reading and techniques of piano play.

Brief description of the course

Conducting techniques: Enhancing the skills learnt in the first semester; broken and divided beat. Dynamic gestures: crescendo, diminuendo. Singing voice parts and playing choral scores. Formal analysis and interpretation of songs. Translating lyrics from foreign languages. Working with the repertoires of children’s, female- and male 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 able to play choral scores.
- Can sing the voice parts.
- Is able to independently analyse choral pieces (in writing, orally)

Teacher

dots Merike Aarma, dots Raul Talmar

Prerequisite course 1

Conducting Techniques and Score Reading I (KUM6056.FK)

The course is a prerequisite

Additional information

Passing the mid-term colloquiums.
- Sings the voice parts of 5 choral songs
- Plays the scores of 5 choral songs
- Submits 1 concert review in writing
- Submits 1 analysis of a choral song in writing

Study programmes containing that course

Music (KUMUB/13.FK)
Music (KUMUB/12.FK)
Music (KUMUB/11.FK)
Music (KUMUB/10.FK)
Music (KUMUB/09_3T.FK)
Music (KUMUB/09_1T.FK)
Music (KUMUB/09_1E.FK)
Music (KUMUB/09_3E.FK)
Music (KUMUB/09_E.FK)
Music (KUMUB/09_T.FK)
Music (KUMUB/08_2A.FK)
Music (KUMUB/08_2B.FK)
Music (KUMUB/08_1A.FK)
Music (KUMUB/08.FK)
Music (KUMUB/08_2C.FK)