MUSI2581: CONDUCTING

• MUSI1241 Performance 1: Practice through History (with recital) OR MUSI1291 Performance 1: Practice through History (with essay)

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• To develop fundamental technical skills in conducting.
• To develop allied skills pertaining to the study of scores, interpretation and the effective communication of musical ideas in rehearsal and performance.
• To acquire transferable skills that could be applied to various types of music teaching and group instruction in the world of music.

• The practical aspects will focus on the development of hand and stick technique and control of appropriate gestures in order to communicate musical intentions to the performers, as well as effective rehearsal techniques. The theoretical aspects will aim to develop the intellectual, musical and conceptual skills required by conductors to realise musical works appropriately in performance.

Subject-specific Knowledge:

• Students will be introduced to the practical and theoretical aspects of conducting both in class work and also individual practice through which they will gain an understanding of the effect conducting has in performance.
• This basic training will facilitate further study of conducting and group leadership.

Subject-specific Skills:

• These will include a range of skills and techniques associated with conducting, including basic hand co-ordination and stick technique and allied aural skills.

Key Skills:

• The ability to communicate musical ideas through words and gestures.
• The ability to work with other musicians as a leader.
• The ability to work with initiative and drive.
• The ability to realise composers intentions in performance.
• The ability to work under the pressure of time constraints.

• Delivered via a mixture of lectures, tutorials and workshops, with some essay-based work.
• Students will conduct a variety of ensembles in workshops to gain practical experience. Detailed feedback will be provided during workshops and in group tutorials.
• Peer comment and open discussion in lectures and workshops will assist the acquisition of pertinent intellectual and practical skills.
• Group tutorials will provide opportunities for reflection upon theoretical and practical issues.

1 essay (1,000 words) on specific issues, in the Michaelmas Term. Each student will have the opportunity of podium time during one of the workshops in the first or second term.

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