Course code

KUM6059.FK

old course code

KUM6059

Course title in Estonian

Koori dirigeerimine ja partituuri lugemine IV

Course title in English

Conducting Techniques and Score Reading IV

ECTS credits

2.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

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

lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester

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

Course aims

To support students in conducting a more demanding repertoire in front of a choir. To introduce techniques for playing more complicated choral songs on the piano.

Brief description of the course

Conducting techniques: Enhancing skills acquired during the third semester; broken and divided beat. Conducting combined- and changing meters. Conducting various tempos, agogics and dynamics. Conducting tuplet, syncopation. Gestures using both hands. Singing voice parts and playing choral scores. Basic and formal analysis and interpretation of songs. Recognising different musical styles when conducting. Student’s work with five different choral songs.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- The student can conduct music in combined- and changing meters.
- Is able to conduct changes in tempo, dynamics and agogics.

Teacher

dots Merike Aarma, dots Raul Talmar

Prerequisite course 1

Conducting Techniques and Score Reading III (KUM6058.FK)

The course is a prerequisite

Additional information

Mid-term colloquiums
- Plays the voice parts of 5 choral songs
- Sings the voice parts of 5 choral songs
- Submits 1 concert review in writing
- Submits the analysis of 1 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_E.FK)
Music (KUMUB/09_1T.FK)
Music (KUMUB/09_1E.FK)
Music (KUMUB/09_T.FK)
Music (KUMUB/08.FK)
Music (KUMUB/08_2B.FK)