Introduction to Conducting 1

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Code	Completion	Credits	Range	Language Instruction	Semester
102ZD1	credit	1	1 lecture hours (45 min) of instruction per week, 16 to 21 hours of self-study	English, Czech	winter

Subject guarantor

Tomáš KOUTNÍK, Leoš SVÁROVSKÝ

Name of lecturer(s)

Tomáš KOUTNÍK, Leoš SVÁROVSKÝ

Learning objectives:

The student will learn the basic principles of the conductor's profession. He/she will learn the schemes for timing, understand the meaning of gesture and learn to use it to express speed, dynamics, character, /e.g. legato, staccato, accent.

He/she will become familiar with the principles of score study, different types of score notation, transpositions, the possibilities of instrument placement in different types of orchestras, and the full range of possibilities for expressing one's own musical opinion. The teaching blends theoretical interpretation with practical exercises.

Thematic areas:

The origin and development of the conducting profession

Notation and reading of the score

Realisation of musical notation using manual technique

The course topics during both semesters are taught without a preferred order and according to individual agreement with the student

Learning outcomes

The student thoroughly learns the conducting patterns for various time signatures. He/she is able begin and end a piece, understands the principles of accelerando, ritardando, fermata, and is well-oriented within the score.

Prerequisites and other requirements

none

Literature

Required bibliography:

W. A. Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor K550

A. Dvořák: Slavonic Dances op. 46

Recommended bibliography:

GROSBAYNE, Benjamin. Techniques of Modern Orchestral Conducting. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1956

MARPLE, Hugo. The Beginning Conductor. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1972.

McELHERAN, Brock. Conducting Technique for Beginners and Professionals. London: Oxford University Press, 1966.

SCHULLER, Gunther. The Compleat Conductor. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Credit examination is awarded based on the result of an examination in which the student demonstrates the required minimal manual technique and knowledge of the subjects specified in the course annotation

The student's attendance at lectures must be at least 70 %.

Note

None

Schedule for winter semester 2023/2024:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2023/2024: