Choir Conducting 1

Subject guarantor:

Jiří CHVÁLA, Jaroslav BRYCH

Name of lecturer(s):

Jiří CHVÁLA, Jaroslav BRYCH

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

The task of this course is the mastery of basic issues of choral interpretation in relation to the requirements of modern creative methods and the acquisition of experience in working with a choral body.

Mode of study:

Choir conducting

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

None

Recommended optional programme components:

None

Course contents:

Study and conducting Renaissance (Palestrina, Lasso, Vittoria) and Romance (Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms) compositions and selected works in Czech music (Dvořák, Moravské Dvojypěvy, V Přírodě: Foerster: Oblačný Pták), appropriate for a chamber ensemble. Study and conducting of more challenging ensemble compositions with regards to important contemporary works (Eben, Lukáš, etc.)

Recommended or required reading:

Study literature: See course curriculum.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

None

Assessment methods and criteria:

Repertoire preparation.

Course web page:

Note:

None

Schedule for winter semester 2013/2014:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2013/2014:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Obor Dirigování (Bc) (compulsory subject of the main qualification)