MUS 5160 - Conducting Seminar (1)

When Offered: Fall, Spring
The Conducting Seminar and private conducting lessons are the primary applied courses for graduate conductors. The course will focus on the following topics: Gestural Technique, Performance Practice, Rehearsal Technique, Analytical and Historical Repertoire Study, Aural Skills, Conducting Pedagogy, and other important topics necessary for the development of the artist conductor. Students will give presentations on important works, composers, and various other topics related to leading a music program, and may also be asked to share recordings of rehearsals in an effort to learn from each other and the instructor. May be repeated for a total of four semester hours.