F461-F462 Score Reading I-II (1-1 cr.)
Prerequisite: T232 Musical Skills III, adequate skill at the keyboard Performance at the piano of graded examples of scores, both vocal and instrumental. Development of sight-transposition skills.
G555 Foundations in Choral Conducting for Graduate Students(3 cr.)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in the School of Music or permission of instructor Techniques for the beginning choral conductor, including basic fundamentals of stick technique, development of aural and rehearsal skills, and score analysis for the conductor. Intended to satisfy deficiency requirements as a prerequisite for G560 Graduate Choral Conducting or to serve as an elective. Does not satisfy any existing degree requirement in conducting on the graduate level.
G560 Graduate Choral Conducting (3 cr.)
Prerequisite: G371 Choral Conducting I or G555 Foundations in Choral Conducting for Graduate Students For graduate students majoring in fields other than Choral Conducting. Admission by examination during orientation week. May be taken more than once.
G561-G562 Master's Choral Conducting I-II(3-3 cr.)
Study of the art and techniques of choral conducting as related to the study of the score. Major works from the choral and choral/orchestral literature are conducted. Taken concurrently with M565 Master's Seminar in Choral Literature.
G661-662-663-664 Doctoral Choral Conducting (3 cr.)
Study of the art and techniques of choral conducting as related to the study of the score. Major works from the choral and choral/orchestral literature are conducted. Taken four times.
G810-G811 Choral Conducting Performance I-II (3-3 cr.)
Construct, rehearse, and conduct program of major choral works with one of the department's major ensembles.
M565-566-567 Master's Seminar in Choral Literature (3 cr.)
Historical and structural analysis of major choral literature from the Renaissance to the present. Different literature covered each semester. Taken concurrently with G561-G562 Master's Choral Conducting I-II. Third-semester conducting majors meet with the Doctoral Seminar.
M620 Doctoral Document/Essay (3 cr.)
Guided research in the area of choral music culminating in a major research document to be defended before a faculty committee.
M567 Doctoral Seminar in Choral Literature (3 cr.)
Historical and analytical studies of major choral literature.
X070 University Choral Ensembles (2 cr.)
Assignments made by audition during first week of classes. Most ensembles rehearse daily; several make various tours and are available for special performances. |
