Instrumental Conducting

Catalog description

Prerequisites: MUS 351-354, MUS 118, MUS 360. Co-Requisite: MUS 446. Open only to music education majors. This course is designed to engage students in the development of skills involved in conducting contemporary instrumental ensembles. The course is weekly lab offered concurrently with MUS 446 Instrumental Methods. The focus of the class will be on using score analysis to develop a clear understanding of expressive qualities and technical challenges of the work and communicating musically with an ensemble through clear and effective gestures.