Objectives and competences
• To recognize the appropriate music literature
• to analyse the music note text in a conducting manner
• to fortify the technical conducting elements
• to lead the polyphony
• to play some more difficult vocal scores on piano in a manner of playing scores on piano.
• to fortify and continue singing technques
• to recognize the composers of this era
• to get to know the manner in harmonical and melodical meaning
• to develop style and interpretation.
Content (Syllabus outline)
• introducing coral works of slovene composers for three or more voices,
• fortifying the already aquired technical knowledge of conducting,
• inscribtion and conducting the »conductor's voice«,
• conducting the polyphony,
• playing scores on the piano,
• continuation of singing techniques,
• works written by Slovene »reading society«,
• recognizing composers,
• specialties in harmony,
• style interpretation.
Learning and teaching methods
• Group and individual work, preparation to work with the choir,
• role-playing games,
• group singing.
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Knowledge and understanding:
On completion of the course of choir conducting the student will be able:
• to use the acquired knowledge and manual skilfulness to conduct the choir,
• to combine theoretical and practical knowledge,
• to analyse and evaluate works of domestic composers,
• to conduct rehearsal and performance of the youth choir.
Transferable/Key skills and other attributes:
• self-dependency in leading one's own hands
capability ,
• to express the interpretation capability,
• to underline the harmonic characteristics.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
• Self-dependency in leading one's own hands capability
• to express the interpretation capability
• to underline the harmonic characteristics partial harmonisation of score by playing the piano
• the student is getting more knowledge in singing
• realizes and spreads his knowledge about this era in the region he is living in.
Readings
• Adamič, E. 1957: Otroški in mladinski zbori , Državna založba Slovenije, Ljubljana,
• Revija Grlica, 1975: št..XVII, 1979: št.XXI, 1983: št.XXV, Zveza kulturnih organizacij Slovenije, Ljubljana,
• Pirnik, M. 1973: Izbrani mladinski zbori, Zveza kulturnih in prosvetnih organizacij Slovenije, Ljubljana,
• Adamič, E. 1957: Children and Youth Choirs, State Publishing house Slovenia, Ljubljana,
• Review Grlica, 1975: Nr..XVII, 1979: Nr.XXI, 1983 Nr.: XXV, Union of Cultural Organisations of Slovenia, Ljubljana,
• Smrekar, B., 2015: Osnove dirigentske tehnike, JSKD, Ljubljana
Prerequisits
There are no prerequisits for entering the subject.
Additional information on implementation and assessment 80% attendance of tutorial is required to take the exam.
Prerequisite for the exam is homework submitted on time.
• Colloquium:
- Choir (20%),
- vocal technique (10%).
• Examination:
- Conducting (70%).
