Conducting Techniques and Score Reading V
Course code
KUM6060.FK
old course code
KUM6060
Course title in Estonian
Koori dirigeerimine ja partituuri lugemine V
Course title in English
Conducting Techniques and Score Reading V
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 guide students in enhancing various conducting technique skills according to the chosen repertoire. To introduce the characteristics of conducting masterpieces.
Brief description of the course
Working with the repertoires of ensembles, children’s, boys, female, male and mixed choirs. Conducting masterpieces for different choirs. Conducting instrumental accompaniment and choral scores and creating a musical entirety. Conducting techniques: enhancing skills acquired during the fourth semester; broken and divided beat. Conducting combined- and changing meters. Gestures: breaking, bouncing, conducting with both hands. Singing voice parts and playing choral scores. Contextual and formal analysis and interpretation of songs. Recognising different musical styles when conducting. Working with choral scores: transposing music by one tone; playing all voice parts; studying the alto-, soprano- and tenor clefs and implementing them in playing the scores. Student’s work with five different choral songs.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- The student can conduct musical masterpieces a cappella and with orchestral accompaniment.
- Is able to play the choral scores.
- Can perform voice parts in a vocally and intonationally high level.
- Can independently analyse choral pieces (in writing, orally)
- The student can conduct choral pieces in changing- and combined meters.
- The student can conduct musical masterpieces a cappella and with orchestral accompaniment.
- Is able to play the choral scores.
- Can perform voice parts in a vocally and intonationally high level.
- Can independently analyse choral pieces (in writing, orally)
- The student can conduct choral pieces in changing- and combined meters.
Teacher
dots Merike Aarma, dots Raul Talmar
Prerequisite course 1
Additional information
Mid-term colloquiums:
- Is able to play choral scores on the piano;
- Can perform voice parts in a high vocal and intonational level;
- Can independently analyse choral pieces (in writing and orally).
- Is able to play choral scores on the piano;
- Can perform voice parts in a high vocal and intonational level;
- Can independently analyse choral pieces (in writing and orally).
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