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| Module Availability |
| Semester 1 |
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| Assessment Pattern |
Performance with small ensemble of set piece (10 minutes maximum)* - 60%
Written assignment (2,000 words) - 25%
Management responsibilities, involved in running, rehearsing and performing with ensembles(eg librarian duties, personnel management etc) - 15%
Reassessment method
*Performance with small ensemble to be taken with piano in place of ensemble
No more than four students will be allowed to take this module.
A mark of at least 60% in the HE2 conducting course, or equivalent in audition.
Interview/presentation with the Director of Conducting
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| Module Overview |
| This module helps you develop your skills as a conductor beyond the basic, and gives you a sense of self-assurance when leading other musicians in rehearsals and performance. In addition to your assessed performance you will be required to perform at least once on an unassessed basis. |
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| Prerequisites/Co-requisites |
| Pre-requisite: Conducting module at HE2; or audition |
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| Module Aims |
| To develop your skills as a conductor to a level which prepares you for working with relatively small groups of musicians. |
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| Learning Outcomes |
By the end of this module you should be able to:
• demonstrate a secure practical application of a physical, gestural technique for communicative conducting
• read fluently and interpret a simple ensemble score
• prepare such scores for rehearsal in a professional manner
• discuss some of the problems of running rehearsals, and have an awareness of how to solve them
• apply your skills to a range of music
• exhibit greater self-confidence when dealing with other performers
• contribute successfully to the range of administrative functions involved in management of an ensemble, as appropriate to a conductor
• participate in informed discussion about a wide range of conducting issues
Transferable skills
• Team leadership skills
• Team building skills
• Time management skills
• Non-verbal communication
• Independent learning
• Ability to make quick and intuitive critical judgments
• Organisational skills
• Administrative skills
• Self confidence and assurance
• Ability to motivate others
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| Module Content |
Study of beating patterns and how to move between changing metres
Detailed study of the essentials of harmonic, textural and formal analysis
Aural exploration of a range of different musical styles.
Shaping of musical structures through gesture.
Study of historical examples of conductors at work.
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| Methods of Teaching/Learning |
Conducting seminars
Performance seminars
Coaching
Tutorials
Rehearsals
Concerts
Private score study
Private listening/viewing
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| Selected Texts/Journals |
Recommended
Leinsdorf, Erich, 1981: The composer's advocate
(New Haven/London: Yale University Press)
Schonberg, Harold, 1967: The great conductors
(New York: Simon & Schuster)
Grosbayne, Benjamin, 1973: Techniques of modern orchestral conducting
(Cambridge Mass.: Harvard University Press)
Bowen, José Antonio, ed. 2003: The Cambridge companion to conducting
(Cambridge: Cambridge University Press)
McElheran, Brock, 1989: Conducting technique for beginners and professionals
(Oxford: Oxford University Press)
Del Mar, Norman, 2009: Anatomy of the orchestra
(London: Faber and Faber)
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| Last Updated |
| CW 16/3/11 |
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