General Conducting
Module code
M-FT-GCO
Curricular domain
Practical Classes
Credits
3
Group size
8
Number of course weeks
30 (number of weeks may be adjusted if the group is larger or smaller than listed here)
Class duration
One 60-minute lesson per week (duration per class may be adjusted if the group is larger or smaller than listed here)
Total contact hours
30 hours
Study load
54 hours
Form / content / level
Prerequisites
Required for all ArtEZ Composition for Film and Theatre year 3 students, plus open for eventual J&P students choosing this course as an elective.
Competencies
Aims
Developing conducting skills.
Relation to other modules
Related to other conducting modules.
Content
Stroke technique
Rehearsal technique
Instrument knowledge
Knowledge of the score
Score study
In addition to the theoretical elements, this module will focus on stroke technique and conducting contemporary pieces as well as standards. In this, the ability to lead a group is of central importance.
Mode(s) of instruction
Group lessons that, depending on the composition of the group, take place entirely on-campus, entirely online or in a combination of both, i.e., that there are attendees both physically in the classroom and virtually via a screen. Online attendees communicate by seeing, talking and listening to each other and the on-campus attendees equally. The teacher has access to a whiteboard, application sharing, desktop sharing and document sharing and can hand this privilege to any other participants.
Apart from the video conference a high quality stereo audio stream is open at the same time via source connect. That way students and instructor can listen to music from any source of the group and talk about it simultaneously.
All online lessons are recorded and though available for students later on.
Material & Tools
n/a
Student activity
n/a
Examination and assessment
Mode(s) of assessment
Assessment by the instructor at the end of each semester.
Criteria
Students should have mastered the elements described under Contents.
Pass requirements
The student has completed this module if they are awarded a minimum grade of 5.5 at the end of the second semester.
Examination procedure
Students are assessed at the end of both semesters. Assessment at the end of the autumn semester is formative and expressed in terms of satisfactory/unsatisfactory. It indicates a student's progress in this module. No ECs are awarded and there is no resit. Modules can only be absolved, and ECs awarded, after the end of the spring semester. The end-of-semester assessments comprise evaluations of students' performance during the lessons and, if applicable, public performances.
Tests conducted online are valid only if it is done without interruption. The assessor will decide whether or not the test was valid.
Resit options
Module summary
The world of wind music has expanded enormously over the past ten to twenty years. Apart from theory subjects such as knowledge of instruments, instrumentation and the history of the wind orchestra, ample attention will also be paid to the subject of baton technique along with the studying and conducting of both recent works and wind music classics.