MUS31230 Introduction to Conducting

Academic Year 2020/2021

This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of conducting. It is essentially a practical course that shall prepare the student to conduct a variety of works for choir and/or orchestra. It should be considered of particular use for students who intend to engage in performance, composition or group teaching. Technique shall be discussed in online seminars, and workshopped in live small-group classes with piano that shall primarily focus on orchestral repertoire. Different aspects of conducting activity shall be examined via a series of guest lectures.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

The student should be able to:
control the tempo and musical shape of a short musical work or excerpt;
have a fluent command of the basic conducting shapes (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) and an understanding of more complex patterns;
show details within performance such as dynamics, fermatas, cues, articulation;
appreciate the importance of phrase structure and balance;
distinguish basic technical issues in choral and orchestral conducting;
understand the role of the conductor in a variety of professional and non-professional settings.

Indicative Module Content:

History of conducting
Conducting technique
Reading, analysing & marking scores
Orchestral/choral conducting
The role of the conductor in practice

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

12
Practical

24
Autonomous Student Learning

164
Total

200
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures
Guest seminars with Q&A
Small-group workshops
Practice with piano
 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Incompatibles:
MUS31120 - Introduction to Conducting


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Practical Examination: Indicative study Week 7 n/a Graded No

15
Portfolio: A set of reports on the guest lectures Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

30
Continuous Assessment: Attendance, contribution and progress Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

20
Practical Examination: Conducting an orchestral work (with pianos) Week 12 n/a Graded No

35

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

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