you can enroll for the course repeatedly course can be enrolled in outside the study plan enabled for web enrollment priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan you can enroll for the course in winter and in summer semester
Last update: doc. Mgr. MgA. Marek Valášek, Ph.D. (31.12.2023)
Conducting Practice is a subject in which students of the Choir Master Program have the opportunity to practically use the knowledge gained in the study of other disciplines (Conductor Preparation, Sheet Music, Voice Education, etc.). It offers the opportunity to rehearse with the chamber choir literature interesting mainly from the Dirigenst point of view. The importance of the subject lies in the immediate possibility of consulting the conductor with the teacher.
Last update: doc. Mgr. MgA. Marek Valášek, Ph.D. (31.12.2023)
Conducting Practice is a subject in which students of the Choir Master Program have the opportunity to practically use the knowledge gained in the study of other disciplines (Conductor Preparation, Sheet Music, Voice Education, etc.). It offers the opportunity to rehearse with the chamber choir literature interesting mainly from the Dirigenst point of view. The importance of the subject lies in the immediate possibility of consulting the conductor with the teacher.
Literature -
Last update: doc. Mgr. MgA. Marek Valášek, Ph.D. (29.01.2024)
Sheet music for choir with different interpretive issues.
Sandt, Johann. Choral conducting. Bologna : Libreria Musicale Italiana, 2017. ISBN 97-8887-0969-20-7
David, Julia & La Tour, Stephen. Vocal Technique: A Guide for Conductors, Teachers, and Singers. ISBN-13: 978-1577667827.
Duane S. Crowther. KEY CHORAL CONCEPTS: Teaching Techniques & Tools to Help Your Choir Sound Great (Techniques For Teaching & Conducting High School & Adult Choirs). Horizon Publishers & Distributors, Inc., 2016.
McElheran, Brock. Conducting Technique for Beginners and Professionals. OUP USA, 2004.
Last update: doc. Mgr. MgA. Marek Valášek, Ph.D. (31.12.2023)
Sheet music for choir with different interpretive issues.
David, Julia & La Tour, Stephen: Vocal Technique: A Guide for Conductors, Teachers, and Singers, ISBN-13: 978-1577667827.
Duane S. Crowther: KEY CHORAL CONCEPTS: Teaching Techniques & Tools to Help Your Choir Sound Great (Techniques For Teaching & Conducting High School & Adult Choirs), Horizon Publishers & Distributors, Inc., 2016.
McElheran, Brock: Conducting Technique for Beginners and Professionals. OUP USA, 2004.
Syllabus
Last update: doc. Mgr. MgA. Marek Valášek, Ph.D. (21.01.2024)
Warm-up methodology
Motivational introduction to practice and text translation
Using the right training methods
Playing the score on the piano
Conducting the piece
Working with declamation, dynamics, agogics
Problem analysis and formulation
Motivational communication
Time management of the rehearsal
Course completion requirements
Last update: doc. Mgr. MgA. Marek Valášek, Ph.D. (21.01.2024)
Regular active participation in classes (max. 3 absences), two practical choirmaster performances.
