Objectives and competences

• to recognize works of contemporary period, • to learn main demands in conducting and in the interpretation, • to play the contemporary scores on the piano, • fortify singing technique, • to analyse modern vocal music from abroad, • to learn how to express and to perform contemporary music, • to recognize and to hear all harmonic and other specialities of these era, • to get acquainted with the written singing effects, • to interpret contemporary vocal music in singing.

Content (Syllabus outline)

• recognizing vocal scores of contemporary Slovene composers, • amelioration and spreading of the knowledge in singing techniques, • recognizing contemporary vocal music from abroad, • acquaintance of the harmonic and composital specialties of contemporary music, • recognizing of diversity in form, text in foreign language, • pronunciation in foreign language and its specialties, • diversity in vowels in foreign language, • connection between word and music, • word and musical 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

On completion of this course the student will be able to: • harmonize works, play them on the piano andbe able to get the complete sound image of work and explain it, • list the most important representatives and works of this period, • clearly approach to foreign contemporary vocal music, • interpret and value contemporary music, • present contemporary music, • transfer the knowledge to primary school and into other educational processes, • make program for a concert of contemporary vocal music and argue it.

Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes

Readings

• Gröbming, A. (1946). Zborovodja (str. 3 zv.). Državna založba Slovenije. • Vulc, T. (2022). Sončne ure: zbirka skladb na besedila s sončnih ur = Sundials (1. izd., 1. natis, str. 1 partitura (118 )). Notkanje, Tadeja Vulc. • Pompe, G. (2016). Novi tokovi v glasbi 20. stoletja (2. natis, str. 292). Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete. • Vulc, T. (2023). Upevalne zgodbe snežinke Marinke za otroški pevski zbor (1. izd., 1. natis, str. 14). T. Vulc. • Gobec, R. (1971). Dirigiranje: tehnika zborovskega dirigiranja (str. 181). Pedagoška akademija. • Vulc, T. (2020). Smernice za zapisovanje sodobnega zborovskega jezika. V Dramilo: novitete mladih slovenskih skladateljev za mešani zbor (SATB) brez spremljave (str. 19–62). Kulturno umetniško društvo študent.

Prerequisits

80% attendance of tutorial is required to take the exam.